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COP27: What are key points to reach a climate deal?

While the EU wants a longer-term process that zooms in on specific, high-polluting sectors, others like China prefer a shorter, broader process to track their progress

17 November 2022, 13:19 IST

COP27: What are the sticking points to reaching a climate deal?

COP27: What are the sticking points to reaching a climate deal?

COP27: What are key points to reach a climate deal?

17 November 2022, 13:19 IST

In Pics| Sandstorm shrouds Middle East in orange haze, disrupts normal life

A sandstorm blanketed parts of the Middle East, including Iraq, Syria and Iran, sending people to hospitals and disrupting flights in some places. It was the latest in a series of unprecedented nearly back-to-back sandstorms this year that have bewildered residents and raised alarm among experts and officials, who blame climate change and poor governmental regulations.

24 May 2022, 12:47 IST

In Pics| Sandstorm shrouds Middle East in orange haze, disrupts normal life

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In Pics| Sandstorm shrouds Middle East in orange haze, disrupts normal life

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In Pics| Sandstorm shrouds Middle East in orange haze, disrupts normal life

24 May 2022, 12:47 IST

Mercury touches 42°C, scorching heat hits normal life in Delhi

A heatwave swept across the national capital, with the maximum temperature at Safdarjung hitting the 40-degree mark for the first time this year. India recorded its warmest March in 122 years with a severe heatwave scorching large swathes of the country.

08 April 2022, 06:41 IST

Mercury touches 42°C, scorching heat hits normal life in Delhi

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Mercury touches 42°C, scorching heat hits normal life in Delhi

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Mercury touches 42°C, scorching heat hits normal life in Delhi

08 April 2022, 06:41 IST

Snomicron 2022: Snowball battle held in US amid record snowfall; See pics

People in Washington DC welcomed the first snowfall of 2022 with a giant snowball skirmish in front of the US Capitol. The event was named ‘Battle of Snomicron’, in an apparent dig at the ongoing Omicron variant and was organised by the Washington DC Snowball Fight Association (DCSFA).

07 January 2022, 12:53 IST

Snomicron 2022: Snowball battle held in US amid record snowfall; See pics

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Snomicron 2022: Snowball battle held in US amid record snowfall; See pics

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Snomicron 2022: Snowball battle held in US amid record snowfall; See pics

07 January 2022, 12:53 IST

In Pics | Record-setting snow disrupts daily life in US

After a bruising holiday week of flight cancellations and record surges in Covid-19 cases, a powerful winter snow storm further snarled US, shuttering the federal government and bringing Washington to a standstill. The storm packed an unexpectedly fierce punch and appeared to have caught much of the capital city off guard, temporarily stranding US President Joe Biden on Air Force One and dumping up to nine inches (23 centimeters) of snow on Washington.

04 January 2022, 09:09 IST

In Pics | Record-setting snow disrupts daily life in US

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In Pics | Record-setting snow disrupts daily life in US

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In Pics | Record-setting snow disrupts daily life in US

04 January 2022, 09:09 IST

Brazil's climate activists in dark on Bolsonaro's aims

Brazil's negotiators already face a tough job at United Nations climate talks, given anger at President Jair Bolsonaro's stance on the Amazon, but it has become doubly difficult as they are in the dark on their own government's aims.

02 December 2019, 13:54 IST

Brazil's climate activists in dark on Bolsonaro's aims

Brazil's climate activists in dark on Bolsonaro's aims

Brazil's climate activists in dark on Bolsonaro's aims

02 December 2019, 13:54 IST

UN chief asks countries to not give up on climate fight

UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged countries Monday not to give up in the fight against climate change, as representatives from nearly 200 countries gathered in Madrid for a two-week meeting on tackling global warming.

02 December 2019, 12:24 IST

UN chief asks countries to not give up on climate fight

UN chief asks countries to not give up on climate fight

UN chief asks countries to not give up on climate fight

02 December 2019, 12:24 IST

Pics of the day-September 21, 2019

21 September 2019, 14:51 IST

Pics of the day-September 21, 2019

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Pics of the day-September 21, 2019

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Pics of the day-September 21, 2019

21 September 2019, 14:51 IST

Changing habits to tackle climate change

Mitigation practices Sumir Karmakar explains various methods followed by the people of Majuli, an island district in Assam, to cope with floods

17 August 2019, 05:46 IST

Changing habits to tackle climate change

Changing habits to tackle climate change

Changing habits to tackle climate change

17 August 2019, 05:46 IST