Environment

NEW DELHI- Emissions from the global plastics system -greenhouse gases, air-polluting particles, and toxic chemicals released particularly from plastics production processes -could double health risks by 2040 if no meaningful action is taken to change current practices, according to a

NEW DELHI- India’s energy sector must mobilize about $145 billion a year to bridge the gap between its robust economic expansion and ambitious net-zero pathways, with the investments concentrated in power generation, storage and urgent grid modernization, a report said

NEW YORK, NY -India has positioned itself at the forefront of the global clean energy movement, achieving its 2030 renewable energy targets five years ahead of schedule, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi wrote in a Newsweek

NEW YORK, NY - As icy roads and dangerous winter conditions continued to grip New York City, early media and social media reaction suggests Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s initial response to the storm has been broadly well received, marking a steady

NEW DELHI- India’s installed power capacity surged nearly 36 per cent over the past five years, driven largely by a surge in renewable energy, the Reserve Bank of India said in a new report. The Central Bank said that India recorded

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC -  U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta on January 12 delivered a sharp rebuke to the Trump administration, ruling that its decision to cancel billions of dollars in federal energy grants crossed a constitutional line by

NEW DELHI- India will continue to work with member countries of the International Solar Alliance, one of the 66 international organizations from which the US announced its withdrawal on January 8. The government has noted media reports citing US withdrawal from

PORTLAND, OR- Exposure to air pollution may have serious implications for a child's developing brain and cause damage to language development, memory, and mood regulation, according to a study. Air pollution causes harmful contaminants, such as particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, and ozone, to circulate in the environment. The study

MUMBAI- Actress Soha Ali Khan chose to end 2025 with a three-day visit to Udaipur with her husband Kunal Khemu and daughter Inaaya. During their stay in the wild, the family went on a safari, where they were even able to

India-West News Desk NEW DELHI - Widespread protests, sustained media criticism, and mounting concern over environmental damage have pushed the Supreme Court to step back from its own recent ruling on the Aravalli hills, placing its new definition of the ancient

NEW DELHI - China's BRI Environmental Damage Increasingly Hard To Ignore: Report COLOMBO – Ten years after its launch, the environmental costs of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) are becoming impossible to ignore, a report shows. In the first half of

India-West News Desk NEW DELHI - Indian television news, long accused of going soft on those in power, has in recent days taken an unusually confrontational turn on environmental issues. Across prime time debates and live street coverage, major channels are

WASHINGTON, DC-Newly declassified US diplomatic records show that New Delhi helped force a non-binding global deal. The records, released by the National Security Archive early this month on the 10th anniversary of the 'Paris Agreement', include internal US cables and negotiating

Photo: FEMA India-West News Desk SACRAMENTO, CA- A coalition of 17 attorneys general and the State of Pennsylvania filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration, alleging the unlawful suspension of federal funding for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure approved by Congress. The lawsuit challenges the U.S. Department

JAIPUR -Once known primarily for its forts, folklore and vast deserts, Rajasthan is rapidly redefining its identity, this time as a key driver of India’s clean energy revolution. Powered by abundant sunshine, decisive governance and bold policy reforms, the desert state

MUMBAI- Dia Mirza marked a meaningful milestone this festive season as her Christmas tree turned 20. The actress and environmentalist shared that reusing the same tree and decorations year after year serves as a reminder to let go of habits

NEW DELHI - At least seven elephants were killed and one calf injured in a horrific situation where the Sairang-New Delhi Rajdhani Express in Assam's Hojai collided with a herd on December 20. With carcasses lying on the tracks, there

WASHINGTON, DC - Seasonal crop fires across northern India are increasingly being lit later in the day, a shift that scientists say could complicate efforts to monitor stubble burning and assess its impact on air quality, according to satellite observations

India-West Staff Reporter ARTESIA, CA -The City of Artesia has earned the Gold Level Gateway Cities Energy Action Award for the third consecutive year, marking its position as a regional leader in sustainability. The honor was conferred during the 5th Annual GCEAA

KATHMANDU- As Nepal’s high mountains, including Mount Everest, have been struggling with decades of waste accumulation, the Nepal government has introduced a five-year plan to keep the mountains clean. Among the measures unveiled on December 16, the government said it may limit

India-West News Desk NEW DELHI: Growing concern over hazardous air pollution in northern India has prompted several countries, including Canada, the United Kingdom, and Singapore, to issue travel advisories warning their citizens about deteriorating air quality in the region. The advisories were

NEW DELHI- Global air quality rankings cited by various organizations are not conducted by any official authority, the government informed the Parliament on December 11. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Environment Kirti Vardhan Singh

NEW DELHI- Amid worsening air pollution in the national capital, health experts have emphasized the need for solutions that work throughout the year, and not for a short period. “We have reached an emergency in Delhi. The efforts to curb pollution cannot be only

CHENNAI-Actor Vemal, who plays the lead in director Dhinesh Kalaiselvan's upcoming action thriller 'Mahasenha', has now disclosed how he fed jalebis to an elephant with which he had to act in a bid to befriend it. The film, which is being

Photo: Wikipedia India-West News Desk NEW DELHI - For thousands of years, Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro, and Lothal, the great cities of the Indus Valley Civilization, were the center of one of the world's earliest and most advanced urban societies. Then, around 3,500 years

India-West News DeskNEW DELHI - Tariffs imposed by the United States have brought turmoil to ndia’s solar industry, squeezing export opportunities and adding pressure on domestic manufacturers, according to Reuters. The stricter trade measures have contributed to a sharp contraction

MUMBAI Stand-up star and actor Vir Das started his day with a sharp quip about Mumbai’s worsening air quality, saying he’s reached a point where coughing has become redundant as his lungs have “adapted.” Vir posted a video on Instagram from

MUMBAI -Actress Kubbra Sait is all set for a 12-day rafting expedition on the Brahmaputra River and said that it is going to be a mad experience. The dream of such an adventure started when she first rafted on the Kali

BELEM -Global climate cooperation remains active and resilient despite an adverse political environment, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell has said. "We knew this COP would take place in stormy political waters. Denial, division and geopolitics have dealt international cooperation heavy

DHAMTARI- Nathukonha village in the Dhamtari district has become Chhattisgarh’s first solar-powered village. This achievement is an important step aimed at promoting renewable energy and ensuring electricity access to every household in the remote area. All 27 tribal families residing in the village, which is

NEW DELHI -Researchers led by Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) have developed a method to reconstruct the Sun’s polar magnetic behavior over the past century by analyzing historical solar images from the Kodaikanal Solar Observatory (KoSO. Led by Dibya

SANTA BARBARA, CA -SpaceX on November 17 launched NASA’s 'Sentinel-6B' satellite aimed at monitoring sea level change, the US space agency said. 'Sentinel-6B' is an Earth-observing satellite jointly developed by NASA and US and European partners to observe the ocean and measure

BRASILIA — As global leaders converged on Belem for COP 30 with the Amazon at the center of world attention, a small delegation from the Sweden based Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo Pacific Affairs at the Institute for

GABORONE-Beginning a new chapter in India-Botswana cooperation in wildlife conservation, Botswana, on November 13, donated eight cheetahs to India under Project Cheetah. The symbolic donation event took place during the visit of President Droupadi Murmu and her Botswana counterpart Duma Gideon Boko

NEW DELHI -Will developing countries be left behind in the race towards a new, green economy? This is an emerging threat, says a set of new discussion papers by New Delhi-based think tank Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) at

BELEM -Amid rising heatwaves and surging demand for cooling, adopting sustainable cooling practices could significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions, save trillions of dollars, and expand life-saving cooling access to those who need it, according to a new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report

India-West Staff Reporter AGRA - Gulam Rasool, one of India’s most renowned marble artisans whose intricate jali (openwork) carvings carried the country’s centuries-old craft tradition to global audiences, passed away at his home here last month. For more than six decades, the

NEW DELHI- Green hydrogen has emerged as a key fuel in the global fight against climate change, offering a path to significantly cut emissions in challenging sectors like steel, fertilizers, shipping, aviation, and road transport, according to an article by

NEW YORK, NY -The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change released its 2025 nationally determined contributions (NDCs) synthesis report, showing improved quality, credibility, and economic coverage. Released ahead of COP30 in Brazil next month, the report covers national climate plans

KABUL- Months after India put the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance in response to Pakistan-sponsored terror attack in Pahalgam on April 22, now Afghanistan has announced its plans to build dams on the Kunar River "as soon as possible", which is likely to create a troubling unease in

NEW DELHI - Delhi officials said that two attempts to induce artificial rain were made in the capital on October 28 with the help of IIT-Kanpur, and similar efforts shall continue in the coming days. The experiment for inducing artificial rain comes close to a dip in

NEW DELHI - After Diwali celebrations filled the skies with firecrackers and festive smoke, the Commission for Air Quality Management on October 21 reported an alarming deterioration in air quality across northern India. According to the latest Air Quality Index (AQI)

NEW DELHI- Even as the national capital woke up to toxic air on October 20 morning with the Air Quality Index (AQI) falling to the "very poor" category, health experts warned of an increase in respiratory diseases, stroke, and heart attack, among

MUMBAI — Bollywood actress and environmental advocate Dia Mirza has invested in a pioneering startup transforming unrecyclable plastic waste into high-quality circular materials, highlighting a model of inclusive innovation. The startup, Without®, recently launched its first-of-its-kind  demonstration plant in Pune, capable

MELBOURNE- Nearly 100,000 deaths from 2023's unprecedented heatwaves were linked to human-induced climate change, according to an Australian-led global study. The study, released October 7, found that unprecedented heatwaves in 2023 caused an estimated 178,486 excess deaths worldwide, equivalent to 23

SHIMLA -Himachal Pradesh's Spiti Valley in Lahaul-Spiti district has been recognized as India's first Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve under UNESCO's prestigious Man and the Biosphere (MAB) program. With this inclusion, India now has 13 Biosphere Reserves in the MAB Network. This feat has been made possible due to

Photos: Earthshot India-West News Desk AHMEDABAD/CHICAGO — The state of Gujarat has been named a finalist for the prestigious 2025 Earthshot Prize for its groundbreaking efforts to combat air pollution through the world’s first particulate emissions trading market, developed in partnership with

Photo:Boomitra India-West Staff Reporter SAN MATEO, CA - Singapore has become the first country to purchase soil carbon removals under its climate commitments, signing an agreement with California-based climate technology firm Boomitra to acquire 625,000 tons of carbon credits. The credits, sourced from Boomitra’s

India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration announced on October 1 that it is canceling nearly $8 billion in federal funding designated for climate-related projects in states led by Democrats. The states affected by the cancellation include California, Colorado, Connecticut,

NEW DELHI- India is emerging as a global leader in the hydrogen industry, with a strong focus on green hydrogen, according to a report. Data compiled by S&P Global indicated that India's potential to become a low-cost hydrogen supplier depends on