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Three Indian cities, including Delhi among world’s 10 most polluted cities; check list here

As per the list, the national capital tops the chart with an average AQI of 556 while Kolkata ranks fourth and Mumbai comes sixth on the list set by the IQAir service.

Climate risks will be irreversible even if world manages to limital global warming to 1.5C says UNEP report

The report suggests that governments use the fiscal recovery from the pandemic to prioritise interventions that achieve both economic growth and climate change resilience.

India gives important pre-COP26 meeting in UK a miss due to 'technical difficulties'

India is the third biggest carbon emitter after China and the US; during the G20, India said developed countries should lead the way in reducing emissions.

One Planet Summit: Nations hope to restart environment efforts stalled by pandemic

Organisers hope to lay the groundwork for the UN biodiversity talks that will be held in China in October where nations will set new goals to preserve Earth's battered ecosystems.

Mysterious mass die-off of endangered Caspian seals in Moscow shores under investigation

For decades, seals have suffered from over-hunting and effects of industrial pollution in the Caspian Sea.

Despite lockdowns, pollution pledges, Earth will get more than three degrees warmer by end of 2100

With just over 1C of warming since pre-industrial times, Earth is already experiencing stronger and more frequent droughts, wildfires and superstorms rendered deadlier by rising seas.

World is on track to generate 74 mn metric tonnes of e-waste annually by 2030: Report

E-waste is also a source of plastic waste, which, if not recycled, can contribute to global warming.

Diseases like COVID-19 that jump from animals to people driven by habitat loss: UN report

Unsustainable agriculture practices, expansion of infrastructure and resource mining at the expense of wild spaces has severely limited our ability to prevent these diseases.

Dia Mirza's tenure as United Nations Environment Programme Goodwill Ambassador extended to 2022

Dia Mirza, who is also a United Nations Sustainability Development Goals Advocate, said she views the extension as an opportunity to work towards championing nature.

Climate crisis: Is there a Savitri to save the world from its climate catastrophe?

With 17 percent of the world’s population, India's current emissions are seven percent of global emissions.