New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Even with an increase of little over one degree Celsius in global warming, India is being battered by the worst climate extremes. It is clear that the situation is going…
Bhubaneswar, Oct 8 (IANS) The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday said a depression over the Bay of Bengal is likely to concentrate into a cyclonic storm during the next 48 hours. Under its impact,…
Geneva, Oct 8 (IANS) The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on Monday said the planet will reach the crucial threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels by 2030, precipitating the risk of…
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The national capital witnessed a clear morning on Monday with the minimum temperature recorded at 20.1 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average. “The sky will remain mainly clear….
Colombo, Oct 8 (IANS) At least four persons were killed and over 10,000 affected as heavy rains and strong winds lashed Sri Lanka over the weekend, the government said on Monday. Disaster Management Center (DMC)…
Paris, Oct 8 (IANS) Modern bioenergy will have the biggest growth in renewable resources between 2018 and 2023, underscoring its critical role in building a robust renewable portfolio and ensuring a more secure and sustainable…
Incheon, (South Korea) Oct 8 (IANS) Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius would require rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society, the IPCC said in a new assessment made public on…
Incheon (South Korea) Oct 8 (IANS) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a world body assessing the science related to climate change, urged “rapid and far-reaching” changes in all aspects of the entire world…
Canberra, Oct 8 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has rejected calls from conservative colleagues to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement. Speaking ahead of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, Morrison…
Kolkata, Oct 7 (IANS) Around 35 exotic birds and animals smuggled into India from Bangkok via Myanmar were seized by DRI personnel at the city’s international airport and two persons were arrested, an official said…
Bhubaneswar, Oct 7 (IANS) Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will lay the foundation stone for a Rs 1,000 crore ethanol bio-refinery plant in Odisha’s Bargarh district on October 10, an official said on Sunday. State-run…
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, Oct 7 (IANS) A rare and highly-endangered gigantic white-rumped vulture, figuring on the IUCN Red List and found in a near-dead condition, has been saved by a Mumbai family and is…
By Vishal Gulati New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) The average temperature in the national capital increased by one degree Celsius, by 0.7 degree in Mumbai, 0.6 degree in Chennai and 1.2 degrees in Kolkata in…
Port-au-Prince (Haiti), Oct 7 (IANS) At least 11 people were killed after an earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale jolted northwestern Haiti, authorities said on Sunday. According to the US Geological Survey, the tremor’s…
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) It was a clear morning in the national capital on Sunday with the minimum temperature touching 20.2 degree Celsius, two degrees below season’s average. “There was mist in the morning….
Srinagar, Oct 7 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale jolted Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, although there were no reports of casualties or damage to properties. An official of the state disaster…
Washington, Oct 7 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale struck Haiti, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The USGS said the centre of the quake that hit the island nation on…
Bhubaneswar, Oct 6 (IANS) Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said that more than 34 lakh poor women received LPG connection under Ujjwala scheme in Odisha. Pradhan Mantri LPG Panchayats were conducted at 100…
Tehran, Oct 6 (IANS) Heavy rains in the northern and northwestern parts of Iran over the past two days claimed at least seven lives. The unprecedented floods in the three provinces of Mazandaran, Gilan and…
Guwahati, Oct 6 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday called for concerted measures to protect the state’s rich and diverse wildlife. “Assam has the proud privilege of sustaining a verdant wildlife in its…