Environment

With mounting cost of fossil fuels on households, 350.org calls for urgent clean energy shift

With mounting cost of fossil fuels on households, ...

April 16, 2026

Amid rising global concerns over energy affordability and ongoing oil price shocks, climate campaign group 350.org has launched its report Out of Pocket: How Fossil Fuels Are Draining Households and Economies, highlighting how continued dependence on fossil fuels is placing a sig...

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India’s updated NDCs fall short of transformative ambition amid coal push, policy gaps

India’s updated NDCs fall short of transformativ...

April 11, 2026

On March 25, more than a year after it was due, the Union Cabinet quietly approved what may be the most consequential document India has submitted to the international community in recent years. India’s third Nationally Determined Contribution, its updated climate action pl...

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Major tourism stakeholders join UN Tourism initiative to cut food waste

Major tourism stakeholders join UN Tourism initiat...

April 1, 2026

At a Global Roundtable on the International Day of Zero Waste, United Nation Tourism, in collaboration with the United Nation Environment Programme (UNEP), advanced the ‘Recipe of Change’ initiative, with major tourism players who cater to over 600 million pesons  committing...

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350.org urges Asian nations to tax oil windfalls as energy costs rise

350.org urges Asian nations to tax oil windfalls a...

April 1, 2026

As the Iran conflict enters its second month, climate advocacy group climate campaign group 350.org and its partners have called on Asian governments to impose windfall taxes on profits of oil and gas companies and accelerate the transition to renewable energy to contain rising ...

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UN wildlife summit COP15 expands protection for migratory species

UN wildlife summit COP15 expands protection for mi...

March 30, 2026

At the UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS), COP15, that was held in Brazil, governments agreed to expand global conservation efforts by granting new or enhanced protections to 40 migratory species and populations, as fresh scientific evidence warned of ac...

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World Water Day meet highlights gender parity in water access

World Water Day meet highlights gender parity in w...

March 28, 2026

On the occasion of the World Water Day 2026, Green Terre Foundation of India, a Pune-based non-government organisation (NGO), in association with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), hosted Global Online Forum on Water and Gender Equality, a ...

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350.org slams Trump for USD 1bn payout to TotalEnergies for US offshore wind exit

350.org slams Trump for USD 1bn payout to TotalEne...

March 25, 2026

Amid growing criticism over energy policies of the United States President Donald Trump, climate campaign group 350.org has condemned reports that the Trump administration plans to pay USD 1 billion to a French multinational integrated energy firm, TotalEnergies, to exit two offs...

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Finding silver lining in closure of Strait of Hormuz 

Finding silver lining in closure of Strait of Horm...

March 16, 2026

Sitting in the middle of the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea is a norrow body of water, the Strait of Hormuz, which is  barely 21 nautical miles or 39 km wide at its narrowest point and serves as the maritime boundary between Iran and Oman.  Yet through this narrow corridor fl...

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Fera Science acquires South Africa’s Qotho Minerals

Fera Science acquires South Africa’s Qotho Miner...

March 10, 2026

Fera Science, a science services company based in the United Kingdom, has acquired South Africa-based Qotho Minerals, a provider of proficiency testing schemes and certified reference materials for the minerals industry. In a press statement, Fera Science says that the deal is ai...

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India Grids of the Future Accelerator launched at Mumbai Climate Week

India Grids of the Future Accelerator launched at ...

February 18, 2026

At Mumbai Climate Week 2026, the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet has launched the ‘India Grids of the Future Accelerator’, a national platform through which the Alliance will deploy up to USD 25 million to modernise power distribution, integrate renewable energy ...

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