Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) NASA’s satellite to track Earth’s melting ice has revealed accurate first maps of Antarctica such that it can measure sea ice height to within an inch, the US sapace agency has…
By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 12 (IANS) As the crucial multilateral climate negotiations by 197 nations draw closer to finale with the possibility of “weak” outcomes, UN chief Antonio Guterres is expected to join…
Dehradun, Dec 12 (IANS) The cold wave has intensified in most parts of Uttarakhand after a fresh bout of snowfall and rains in the past 24 hours, an official said on Wednesday. Rains in the…
By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 12 (IANS) Indian group Help Us Green that gives marginalised women the chance to earn livelihoods and be respected in their communities through collecting temple ceremonial flowers tossed into…
Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) The Arctic is experiencing a multi-year stretch of unparalleled warmth “that is unlike any period on record”, according to the 2018 Arctic Report Card by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
Srinagar, Dec 12 (IANS) Minimum temperatures dropped sharply across the Kashmir Valley and the Ladakh region on Wednesday triggering cold wave conditions, the weather office said. A Met Department official said the minimum temperatures were…
Shimla, Dec 12 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh’s picturesque resorts of Shimla and Manali woke up on Wednesday to a white blanket of snow which was the season’s first snowfall in the state capital, the weather bureau…
Sydney, Dec 12 (IANS) Nearly 200 coral species in the deeper regions of Australia’s iconic Great Barrier Reef have been found instead of about 30 species previously recorded, pointing to the significant role of the…
By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 12 (IANS) As the crucial two-week long climate negotiations by nearly 200 nation draws closer to culminate, UN’s climate chief Patricia Espinosa and other top UN officials making passionate…
By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 12 (IANS) The political phase of the ongoing UN climate negotiations, amid the assembly of nearly 200 nations delegates, including India, was held on Tuesday with ministers and high-level…
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) BBC’s Director General Tony Hall on Tuesday said that the network stands by its 2017 expose of extrajudicial killings by rangers in Kaziranga National Park and that the organisation’s previous…
By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 11 (IANS) India’s Gujarat on Tuesday got a United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) award for women’s leadership with low cost and sustainable technology to tackle storms….
Murmansk (Russia), Dec 11 (IANS) Akademik Lomonosov, the world’s first “floating” nuclear power plant (FNPP) for installation in remote areas, has been started and brought to 10 per cent of its capacity, Russian state-run atomic…
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) Electric two-wheeler maker Hero Electric on Tuesday announced it has raised Rs 160 crore from Mumbai-based investment management company Alpha Capital Advisors. A company statement here said that following the…
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) A low pressure intensifying in the Bay of Bengal is expected to bring a heavy spell of rain to Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu by this weekend, the India Meteorological…
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…