In a first, tourism is included in the action agenda of the UN Climate Change Conference with more than 50 governments endorsing the COP29 Declaration on Enhanced Climate Action in Tourism.
He was peaking at the inauguration of the four-day National Agriculture Summit & Farmers’ Fair-2024 at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), Jammu.
The statement delivered at the High-Level Ministerial Dialogue Climate Change Adaptation, during the CoP29 to the UN Climate Change Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India is accelerating its goals for fighting climate change and sharing its initiatives with the Global South.
Amid record year for dengue infections globally, a new study has found that climate change is responsible for 19 per cent of rising dengue burden.
Environmental activists from Just Stop Oil target private jets, including one reportedly used by Taylor Swift, in a climate protest at Stansted Airport.
As the world hits the 12th consecutive month with record-high global temperatures, it is no surprise that there have been so many extreme weather events.
India is facing a potentially severe agricultural and humanitarian crisis due to the delayed arrival of the monsoon.
Climate change, with rising temperatures and altered precipitation patterns, disrupts insect life cycles and habitats, causing many species to struggle to adapt.
As heat waves threaten economic growth and health and test resilience across Indian states, measures must be taken to tackle the rising impacts of heat and the resulting changes in monsoon patterns.
