Climate activist Greta Thunberg, third from left, and other protesters blocked the entrance of the Swedish Parliament during a climate protest in Stockholm, Sweden on March 11, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP A group of climate activists including Greta Thunberg on March 11 blocked the entrance to the Swedish parliament, advocating for sweeping reforms to … Read more
CNN — Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was released by German police on Tuesday evening after being detained earlier in the day at a protest over the expansion of a coal mine in the western village of Lützerath, police confirmed to CNN on Wednesday. ”Thunberg was only briefly detained. Once (Thunberg’s) identity was established, she … Read more
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg holds a placard during a demonstration held by the youth-led climate organisation, Aurora, before submitting its lawsuit on November 25, 2022 against the state for their lack of climate work in Sweden. | Photo Credit: Reuters More than 600 young people in Sweden, including climate activist Greta Thunberg, on Friday … Read more
Nov. 10, 2021 — Members of Generation Z, or anyone born after 1996, are much likelier than baby boomers to have fatalistic views about behavioral adjustments to combat climate change, according to a survey of U.S. adults. Yet the two age groups are equally likely to make such changes. Conventional wisdom puts the two generations … Read more
Drizzle and strong winds did little to deter the thousands of protesters gathered at Kelvingrove Park in the west end of Glasgow. They had made their way there to take part in the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice march. A little after noon, protesters began their march along a pre-agreed route to Glasgow … Read more
Queen Elizabeth II on Monday called on world leaders to act together to tackle climate change at the end of the first day of the COP26 summit in Glasgow. In a video message sent to the conference, she added her voice to a succession of world leaders stressing the urgency of the crisis. But as … Read more
Protesters started gathering Friday in the heart of London‘s historic financial district to lobby against the use of fossil fuels ahead of the start of the UN climate summit in the Scottish city of Glasgow. The protests in London, which were to be joined by Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, are part of a worldwide … Read more
CHANDIGARH: Haryana’s Home Minister Anil Vij on Monday said whoever harbours the seed of anti-nationalism in their mind, that has to be completely destroyed, two days after climate activist Disha Ravi was arrested for being allegedly involved in sharing the “toolkit” related to the farmer’s protest on social media. The Delhi Police had claimed that … Read more
GUWAHATI | NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at “conspiracies” being hatched overseas to target India’s soft power such as tea and yoga, as he addressed rallies in election-bound Assam and West Bengal on Sunday and launched projects worth more than Rs 14,000 crore. Speaking in Haldia in West Bengal, he also lashed … Read more
Thiruvananthapuram: Offended by Sachin Tendulkar‘s tweet on farmers‘ protest, scores of Keralites flooded tennis star Maria Sharapova’s social media pages with messages, apologising for trolling her in 2015 after she had in an interview pleaded ignorance about the cricket icon. While most messages were apologetic of their previous comments critical of the former World No.1 … Read more