India’s energy needs can be met entirely by solar and other renewable sources, says a new study by two professors at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore. Their report published in the journal Current Science may add ammunition to the anti-nuclear agitation in India.

India Can Meet Its Energy Needs Without N-Plants

 

 

Greenhouse gas emissions, relentlessly driving global climate change, will continue to push up sea levels for thousands of years, says a study. The study sought to model sea-level changes over millennial timescales, factoring in earth’s land ice and the warming of the oceans — something which has not been done before.

Global Warming Will Relentlessly Drive Sea Rise: Study

 

 

 

Pawar, who is attending the meet as a representative from India said that the global food price spike of 2008, 2010 and the current one of 2012 is suggestive of fearsome impact of supply shocks due to extreme climatic events in the very small sources of large food suppliers.

Food Prices rise due to climate change induced supply shock: Pawar

 

 

 

Amid concerns of a slowdown in economy and high unemployment in large developing nations, India has called on the G-77 group of countries to adopt growth promoting policies to boost demand and create jobs.

G-77 group must undertake growth promoting policies: India

 

J Srinivasan, professor at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore, goes through his work days secretly hoping for a global major climate crisis. As a leading climate change scientist in India, he knows that the country and the world are inching towards disaster.

Grim Global Warming Outlook for India Post 2030: IISc’s Research

 

 

In a move that will bring cheer to wildlife lovers but could dismay industry lobbyists already complaining about the difficulty in obtaining green clearances, the government plans to add biodiversity conservation as a new criterion to grant environmental and forest clearances.

Biodiversity norms for green clearances coming, says Environment Minister

Temperatures in India will rise sharply within decades just as it overtakes China to become the world’s most populous nation, while monsoon rains will be more intense and variable, according to predictions by Indian and British climate scientists.

Indian Temperature Predicted to Soar

 

Northern parts of the country and the Himalayan region will be the worst hit by climate change in India and warming will be greater over land than sea, according to a latest report.

North India, Himalayas to be worst hit by climate change: Report

 

More than 100 million people will die and global economic growth will be cut by 3.2% of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2030 if the world fails to tackle climate change, a report commissioned by 20 governments reveals. As global average temperatures rise due to greenhouse gas emissions, the effects on the planet, such as melting ice caps, extreme weather, drought and rising sea levels, will threaten populations and livelihoods, said the report conducted by humanitarian organisation DARA.

Climate Change could kill 100 million one million and decimate growth by 2030

 Agricultural scientists across the country are joining hands in a research project to assess the potential of tuber crops like tapioca and yam to withstand climate change. Scientists from 18 States are being equipped to take up the project.

Focus on climate change resilience of tuber crops