Environment

Communities force temporary halt to Glencore coal operations in Colombia

Communities force temporary halt to Glencore coal ...

June 3, 2026

Operations at El Cerrejón, one of the world’s largest open-pit coal mines, located in Colombia, have been temporarily halted after Afro-Colombian and Wayuu Indigenous communities blocked coal railway lines demanding accountability from mining company Glencore, says climate adv...

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Indian coasts face fast-moving climate crisis, warns Azim Premji University

Indian coasts face fast-moving climate crisis, war...

May 29, 2026

As part of its ‘Indian Coastal Region: Climate Projections 2021-2040’ report, Azim Premji University in Bengaluru, has warned that India’s coastal regions are entering an imminent climate crisis over the next two decades, with rapidly narrowing adaptation windows driven by ...

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India ranks 172 of 180 nations in Nature Conservation Index 2025

India ranks 172 of 180 nations in Nature Conservat...

May 23, 2026

Amid rising climate risks and accelerating biodiversity loss worldwide, BioDB, a non-profit focussed on biodiversity data, in collaboration with the Goldman Sonnenfeldt School of Sustainability and Climate Change at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel, has released the N...

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Water crisis could hit India’s credit rating, warns AIIB Chief Economist

Water crisis could hit India’s credit rating, wa...

May 12, 2026

You have just released a report on the Asian water infrastructure. What is the most critical finding of that report? The most important finding or outcome, if I were to choose one, is that we need to think of the water cycle as an important infrastructure, as something we need to...

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AIIB calls for water to be treated as critical infrastructure

AIIB calls for water to be treated as critical inf...

April 30, 2026

Global water security is emerging as a critical macroeconomic and development challenge, with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) calling for the hydrological cycle to be treated as essential infrastructure, as rising pressures of scarcity, excess, pollution and varia...

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Spotlight on controversial Great Nicobar Island project after Rahul Gandhi’s visit 

Spotlight on controversial Great Nicobar Island pr...

April 29, 2026

Attempts by Indian authorities to obstruct Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, from visiting Great Nicobar Island failed as Gandhi managed to reach the ecologically-sensitive area to highlight concerns over a major project that the government claims will make the...

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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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