New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) The air quality in the national capital and regions around it improved from “severe” to “very poor” on Wednesday but the environment panel imposed curbs on some industries amid forecasts…
Rome, Oct 31 (IANS/AKI) Some 180 veterinarians from 14 African countries will benefit from a training programme launched by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the US-based Institute for Infectious Animal Diseases, FAO…
By Vishu Mishra As per the United States Department of Energy (US-DOE), lighting causes 5-6 per cent of the overall Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions globally. Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) can greatly help in mitigating the…
Brasilia, Oct 31 (IANS) Brazilian President-elect Jair Bolsonaro plans to create a “super ministry” of economy when he takes office in January, his economic adviser has said. The 63-year-old far-right leader, who previously suggested that…
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) It was misty and hazy morning on Wednesday in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling at 16 degrees Celsius, average for the season. “There was mist in the…
Bengaluru, Oct 30 (IANS) Karnataka coffee growers on Tuesday sought interest waiver on loans for heavy loss they incurred after floods damaged their plantations in Kodagu district. “Together with the Coffee Board, we have made…
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) The air quality of Delhi and neighbouring areas deteriorated on Tuesday, turning “severe”, with a rise in particle pollutants overnight, mostly due to the local sources of pollution. A Supreme…
La Roda de Andaluc?a (Spain), Oct 30 (IANS) The Mayor of a town in the Spanish region of Andalusia on Tuesday chained himself to a bridge as part of a protest to demand financial aid…
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Over-exploitation of nature has wiped out about 60 per cent of the wildlife and 87 per cent wetlands since 1970, and ours is possibly the last generation of humans with…
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed southern states including Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh to chose the time for bursting firecrackers during Diwali subject to the limit of…
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) As air quality worsened in the national capital, Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Tuesday announced deploying 44 teams, including from Central departments, from November 1 to keep a check…
Jakarta, Oct 30 (IANS) The EU has pledged another 300 million euros ($341 million) for the protection and conservation of the oceans during a summit on the Indonesian island of Bali. At the Our Ocean…
Beijing, Oct 30 (IANS) China on Tuesday defended legalizing the use of tiger bone and rhinoceros horn for scientific and medicinal purposes after a 25-year ban, amid protests by animal rights organizations. “We noticed that…
Geneva, Oct 30 (IANS) Millions of lives could be saved and one billion people living in Asia could be breathing clean air by 2030 if 25 simple and cost-effective measures are implemented, a new UN…
Guwahati, Oct 30 (IANS) The Disaster Management Department of Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday issued a flash flood warning in the state following information of a landslide taking place along the Yarlung Zangbo river in China…
Ottawa, Oct 30 (IANS) Scientists in Canada have warned that massive glaciers in the Yukon territory were shrinking even faster than would be expected from a warming climate, bringing dramatic changes to the region. After…
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) The air quality in Delhi-NCR worsened to the “severe” level on Tuesday, as an overnight spike in pollution covered the city in a smoky haze. The city witnessed a thick…
Srinagar, Oct 30 (IANS) The Met department here on Tuesday forecast light to moderate rain and snow in Jammu and Kashmir over the next few days. An advisory issued by the Met department said: “A…
Jammu, Oct 30 (IANS) One man was killed in a landslide that shut down a stretch of the Jammu-Srinagar highway in Ramban district on Tuesday, police said. The operator of a JCB machine was killed…
By Vishal Gulati New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) Basic surveys are urgently needed across northeastern Australia to determine important areas for breeding and non-breeding cranes, including the sarus crane, especially given efforts to intensify development…