Jacob Koshy

Global surface temperature in 2025 was lower than in 2023 and 2024 but the three-year average rise in temperatures – for the first time ever – exceeded 1.5 degree Celsius, the stretch-target of the Paris Agreement, according to data made public on Wednesd... See more

The assignment was to define the Aravallis , an ancient range of weathered hills rambling across four States, from the outskirts of Delhi to Gujarat. Despite three committees labouring over the task for over a year, armed with satellite imagery and expert... See more

The Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE) will, in the coming days, prepare a district-wise report on which hills meet the criteria to be considered part of the Aravalli Range, but strictly for the purposes of mining, Union Environment... See more

Two days after Parliament cleared the SHANTI Bill, which allows private participation in India’s nuclear sector and eases liability norms by capping operator liability for a nuclear incident to ₹3,000 crore, U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday (December... See more

There is no direct correlation between higher Air Quality Index (AQI) levels and lung diseases, with no ‘conclusive data’ to establish such a link, Minister of State for Environment and Climate Change Kirti Vardhan Singh told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday (... See more