Access to a healthy environment, declared as a human right by UN rights council.

The Human Rights Council has recognised, for the first time, that having a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is a human right.  In resolution 48/13, the Council called on States around the world to work together, and with other partners, to implement this newly reco…

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The State of Climate Services 2021: Water

This latest World Metrological Organisation (WMO) report explores the progress made by WMO Members in using climate services to address water-related challenges and highlights the gaps in user engagement, forecasting, observing networks, and data collection that still exist…

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Global warming kills 14 percent of world’s corals in 10 years.

Global warming helped wipe out 14 percent of the world’s coral reefs between 2009 and 2018, the largest-ever survey of coral health has found, warning that more of the vibrant underwater ecosystems were likely to die if oceans warm further. Corals in South Asia and the Pacif…

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Guatemala's Fuego volcano erupted.

Guatemala's Fuego volcano began a strong eruptive phase on Thursday (23rd), spewing lava and ash in a series of explosions that have not yet forced any evacuations. The eruptions produced a long river of lava flowing down to the base of the volcano, some 35 kilometers (2…

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Heavy rains as Cyclone Gulab makes landfall in India.

A cyclone packing strong winds and rains has barrelled into India’s east coast, as tens of thousands of people in three states were evacuated to shelters. Heavy rains and strong winds were reported along the coast on Sunday evening as the tropical storm over the Bay of Benga…

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WHO revises air quality norms for first time since 2005.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced a tight revision in its air quality guidelines (AQG). This is the first revision in the global air quality by WHO since 2005. In the new guidelines, WHO has lowered the acceptable exposure levels to key pollutants, including…

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UNESCO steps up efforts for biodiversity conservation with the designation of 20 new biosphere reserves.

UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme today added 20 new sites, in 21 countries to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, which now numbers 727 biosphere reserves in 131 countries, including 22 transboundary sites. UNESCO Biosphere reserves now cover more than 5%…

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Tropical Storm Peter and TD 17 form in tropical Atlantic Ocean.

Forecasters said Tropical Storm Peter formed over the Atlantic Ocean early Sunday (19th), and a new tropical depression was spinning over the far eastern Atlantic. Peter was centered about 630 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in …

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DGCA, EASA partner for safety, environment protection standards.

Aviation regulators European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have entered into a working arrangement to achieve common safety and environmental protection standards. Through the agreement, which recognises mutual interests…

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U.S., EU pursuing global deal to slash planet-warming methane.

The United States and the European Union have agreed to aim to cut emissions of the planet-warming gas methane by around a third by the end of this decade and are pushing other major economies to join them. Their pact comes as Washington and Brussels seek to galvanize other …

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Alejandro Prieto: The grand prize winner of Bird Photographer of the Year 2021

Mexican photographer Alejandro Prieto's image of a bird at the US-Mexico border wall has won a prestigious photo contest. Mr Prieto was named the grand prize winner of the Bird Photographer of the Year competition after his image was selected from 22,000 entries. His winn…

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Hurun Future Unicorn List 2021.

The Hurun Research Institute has released the Hurun Future Unicorn List 2021, a ranking of  start-ups founded in the 2000s. As per the report, number of Unicorns in USA and China is at 396 and 277 respectively while India follows at number three with 51 unicorns. UK is numbe…

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Air pollution shortens life expectancy in India.

Air pollution is likely to reduce the life expectancy of about 40% of Indians by more than nine years, according to a report released by a U.S. research group on Wednesday. More than 480 million people living in the vast swathes of central, eastern and northern India, includ…

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New island created by underwater volcano in Japan.

An underwater volcano has erupted in Japan, creating a new tiny island. The new island is around one kilometre in diameter, and is located near to the volcanic island Iwo Jima, about 1.2 kilometres south of Tokyo. It was spotted by the Japan Coast Guard after a nearby underw…

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World's Most Polluted Cities - 2020.

According to a report prepared by HouseFresh, a British company, Ghaziabad was the second most polluted city in the world in 2020. As per the report, Bangladesh was the most polluted country in the world in 2020. The report has stated that after Bangladesh, Pakistan, India …

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July was Earth’s hottest month on record.

July was the hottest month globally ever recorded, a US scientific agency said Friday (13), in the latest data to sound the alarm about the climate crisis. July is typically the world's warmest month of the year, but July 2021 outdid itself as the hottest July and month …

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Indonesia's most active Mount Merapi in New Eruption.

Indonesia’s most active volcano erupted Monday (16) with its biggest lava flow in months, sending a river of lava and searing gas clouds flowing 3.5 kilometers (more than 2 miles) down its slopes on the densely populated island of Java. The rumbling sound could be heard seve…

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Three volcanoes are erupting at the same time in Alaska.

The simultaneous eruptions have been going on for more than a week but do not currently pose a threat to nearby communities or air travel. Along a remote, roughly 800-mile stretch of Alaska's Aleutian island chain, three volcanoes are erupting at the same time, with at l…

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New UN report on climate change.

The U.N.-appointed Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published a new report Monday summarizing the latest authoritative scientific information about global warming. Here are five important takeaways. BLAMING HUMANS The report says almost all of the warming that has oc…

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Thailand bans coral-damaging sunscreens in marine parks.

Thailand has banned sunscreens containing chemicals that damage coral from all of its marine national parks. Concerns are growing that lotions tourists use for sun protection are harming slow-growing corals. The Thai Department of Conservation said four ingredients commonly f…

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