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The world is now on track for a 2.7-degree Celsius (4.9 degrees Fahrenheit) temperature rise since pre-industrial times, which by the year 2100 means losing 32 per cent of the worlds glacier mass, or 48.5 trillion metric tons of ice as well as 68 per cent of the glaciers disappearing. AP

Two-thirds of glaciers on track to disappear by 2100, says study

Washington: The world's glaciers are shrinking and disappearing faster than scientists thought, with two-thirds of...

6 Jan 2023 12:42 PM IST

Forest fires are usually seen during summer. But this is the first time I am seeing it in the month of December. This is concerning as it would not only destroy the forest and the wildlife but also damage the water source of major rivers, activist and Sahyadri Sanchaya convener Dinesh Holla told Deccan Chronicle. DC File Image

Early forest fire in Western Ghats worries environmentalists

The fire was seen in the forest region between Dodderibetta and Malemane near Charmadi Ghat last week

3 Jan 2023 12:26 PM IST

The Mundikunta lake is littered with garbage and construction waste. (R Pavan/DC)

Hyderabad lakes drying up, experts say critical times ahead

HYDERABAD: While pollution of lakes in the city is a serious issue, 30 lakes within the city limits have gone dry and...

23 Dec 2022 12:43 AM IST

It is the two doses of vaccine that gave the confidence to people to step out of their houses and visit places of their interest, said the manager. DC file photo

Novel way of keeping Araku ghats clean

Vishakapatnam: Environmental campaigner Sohan Hatangadi had suggested a novel way of keeping the picturesque Araku...

19 Dec 2022 12:48 PM IST

Just this year, there were 211 instances of tree felling in what the department, in its records, refers to as natural forests, resulting in the destruction of 17,456 trees between April 5 and December 7 of this year. (Representational Image/AFP)

Green murder: Rampant tree felling continues in Telangana forests

Hyderabad: Ten trees an hour. That has been the average rate of illegal tree felling in Telangana’s reserve...

8 Dec 2022 11:56 PM IST

Rajashekar Tummala, consulting ecologist (DC)

Experts preach caution in dealing with unfamiliar plants

While thereâ€™s no umbrella rule, one must especially stay away from plants having dark red or bright-yellow flowers

5 Dec 2022 12:01 AM IST

n July, France and Britain had announced they will stop sales of gasoline and diesel automobiles by 2040 to reduce pollution and carbon emissions (Photo: AP)

India aims to achieve net-zero emissions target in 50 years

NEW DELHI: India on Monday submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) its long-term...

15 Nov 2022 10:46 AM IST

An analysis by Carbon Brief shows the US has released more than 509GtCO2 since 1850 and is responsible for the largest share of historical emissions, with some 20 per cent of the global total. China is a relatively distant second, with 11 per cent, followed by Russia (7 per cent). India is in seventh place, with 3.4 per cent of the cumulative total. Representational Image/PTI

India thwarts attempt to club it with historical polluters at COP27

In the run-up to COP27, India had said the MWP cannot be allowed to â€œchange the goal postsâ€ set by the Paris...

14 Nov 2022 9:09 AM IST

Cyclists click selfies amid low visibility due to smog, at Kartavya Path in New Delhi, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary)

Delhi-'s air quality remains -'very poor-', min temp settles at 12.6...

The minimum temperature settled at 12.6 degrees, a notch below the season-'s average, according to the India...

12 Nov 2022 11:45 AM IST

Hussainsagar Lake (DC)

Lakes rapidly deteriorating, GHMC abandons them

HYDERABAD: Lakes in the city are rapidly declining and deteriorating faster than expected, but unfortunately the Greater...

10 Nov 2022 1:44 AM IST

The translocation of the trees is being undertaken based on the recommendations of a tree-inspection committee in July. Two-thirds of the trees uprooted are small. Thirty per cent of medium ones and others, including royal palms, are being translocated to the NTR Garden and the Sanjeevaiah Park. Representational Image/DC

Govt assures 100% survival of trees transplanted for Formula-E

The trees on the central median, which bear yellow flowers, were moved to Sanjeevaiah Park, it said

9 Nov 2022 9:58 AM IST

Trees fell during the construction of the Formula E race track were being removed and relocated, as per officials. (Representational Image/AFP)

TS to have 33% green cover in the next decade, says MA&UD spl chief...

HYDERABAD: Around 100 trees that were impacted during the construction of the Formula E race track were being removed...

9 Nov 2022 1:19 AM IST