New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) India’s falling oil and gas production is a matter of concern which the government has sought to address by initiating various reforms in the sector, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said…
New York, Dec 11 (IANS) In just two hundred years, humans have reversed a long-term cooling trend, pushing the climate clock back by at least 50 million years, an accelerated rate of change that appears…
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Delhi choked on toxic air for the second day as the air quality on Tuesday continued to remain in the ‘severe’ category, owing to unfavourable meteorological conditions. “Current meteorological conditions…
By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 11 (IANS) As nearly 200 countries entered the second week of their crucial climate negotiations here, the sports sector and the UN Climate Change on Tuesday jointly launched the…
Washington, Dec 11 (IANS) A group of glaciers spanning one-eighth of East Antarctica’s coast have begun to lose ice over the past decade, hinting at widespread changes in the ocean, NASA scientists have found. While…
By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 11 (IANS) Canada will continue to lead critical climate negotiations, the country’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna has said while urging the world to do its…
Mumbai, Dec 11 (IANS) Actors Anushka Sharma and Kartik Aaryan have been named India’s Hottest Vegetarians, according to votes on the official website of People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India. Anushka has become…
Canberra, Dec 11 (IANS) A wildlife preservation society in Australia on Tuesday voiced grave concerns for the koala population, after a devastating wildfire tore through an area which is an important habitat for the species….
Shimla, Dec 11 (IANS) Large parts of Himachal Pradesh reeled under a cold weather on Tuesday, with the minimum temperature staying below the freezing point owing to snowfall, weather officials said. The Met Office has…
Jakarta, Dec 11 (IANS) A scientific survey has found a clue to the tsunami that struck Indonesia in September that killed over 2,000 people, on the seabed, the media reported on Tuesday. Damaging waves rushed…
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) It was a foggy morning in the national capital on Tuesday with the air quality remaining “severe” and the minimum temperature recorded at 8.8 degrees Celsius, average for the season,…
Washington, Dec 11 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s administration is expected to unveil a plan on Tuesdaythat would weaken federal clean water rules designed to protect millions of acres of wetlands and streams nationwide from…
Srinagar, Dec 11 (IANS) Rain lashed the plains as fresh snowfall occurred in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, with the Met office forecasting an improvement later in the day. “The weather…
Dehradun, Dec 11 (IANS) With a fresh bout of snowfall in Uttarakhand, the mercury has dropped in the hill state and many neighbouring areas as well, an official of the regional Met Department said on…
Katowice, Dec 11 (IANS) The global fashion sector on Monday significantly increased momentum to address climate change by launching the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action. Under the UN climate change, leading fashion brands, retailers,…
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Delhi recorded its second coldest day of the month on Monday, with the minimum temperature dipping to 7.6 degrees Celsius, one notch below season’s average. Earlier, Saturday morning recorded 7.6…
Katowice (Poland), Dec 10 (IANS) The World Bank on Monday praised India’s success in renewable energy auctions that delivered record-setting low prices for solar power and said that the number of countries with strong policy…
By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 10 (IANS) Global carbon dioxide emissions are rising again but India’s ranking has improved by three points, a Germanwatch report said on Monday. Sweden and Morocco were the leading…
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Unfavourable weather conditions and a sharp drop in the minimum temperature (7.6 degree Celsius) in Delhi-NCR region led to “severe” air quality on Monday, and the toxicity is not going…
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said that more money was being spent on treating people adversely affected by deteriorating air pollution than on measures to control it. “We are spending…