London, Aug 3 (IANS) More than 5,500 churches including some of the UK’s most famous cathedrals have converted to renewable power to help tackle climate change, the media reported on Friday. The Church of England,…
Shanghai, Aug 3 (IANS) Typhoon Jongdari made landfall in Shanghai’s coastal Jinshan district at around 10.30 a.m. on Friday, according to the National Meteorological Centre. Bringing gales and heavy rains, Jongdari uprooted more than 500…
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy sky in the national capital on Friday with the minimum temperature recorded at 28.2 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average, the weather office…
Siliguri, Aug 2 (IANS) New Jalpaiguri-Darjeeling Passenger train, popularly called the toy train, of the heritage Darjeeling Himalayan Railway was on Thursday cancelled for four days after the track was damaged following landslide triggered by…
Srinagar, Aug 2 (IANS) Concerned over the degradation of the Dal lake which was once known as the lungs of Srinagar city, Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N.Vohra on Thursday decided to engage professionals to revive…
Kolkata, Aug 2 (IANS) Battery maker Exide Industries plans to start manufacturing lithium-ion batteries in the second quarter of next fiscal, an official said on Thursday. “Our capital expenditure would be Rs 1,100 crore in…
Frankfurt, Aug 2 (IANS) The first comprehensive overview for more than a decade of the state of knowledge about global biodiversity and the contributions of nature to people is nearing completion with a final meeting…
Panaji, Aug 2 (IANS) Diversion of water from the Mhadei river will severely hit drinking water supply, irrigation, navigation, tourism, ecology and environment in Goa, Water Resources Minister Vinod Palienkar told the Goa Assembly on…
Toronto, Aug 2 (IANS) Women, please take note. New mothers exposed to cigarette smoke in their homes may stop breastfeeding sooner as compared to those who are not exposed to second-hand smoke, a new study…
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The water level of the Yamuna river here has started receding and reached 204.31 metres on Thursday. The water level of the river, which had crossed the danger mark of…
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) It was a clear sky in the national capital on Thursday with the minimum temperature recorded at 28.2 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average, the Met said. “The…
Washington, Aug 2 (IANS) Greenhouse gas emissions climbed to all-time highs in 2017, a year in which climate change caused scorching temperatures worldwide and ice to melt at record levels in the Arctic, according to…
San Francisco, Aug 1 (IANS) An initial network of 22 Climate Trailblazers, individuals from around the world who represent both emerging and established voices on climate change action, activism and ambition, was on Wednesday announced…
Shillong, Aug 1 (IANS) The Atomic Minerals Directorate (AMD) on Wednesday said it would stop exploratory drilling for uranium-rich deposits in Meghalaya’s South West Khasi Hills district bordering Bangladesh. The decision came after three AMD…
Kolkata, Aug 1 (IANS) Sikkim will soon have an advance warning system against landslides that would enable authorities to safely evacuate people before disaster strikes, experts said here on Wednesday. The system, being installed by…
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) To increase the green cover of the national capital, Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Wednesday announced that the Delhi government will plant five lakh trees and shrubs this month on…
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) IIT Delhi on Wednesday presented a report on waterlogging to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, suggesting that all stormwater drains be maintained by a single agency. Kejriwal directed the authorities to…
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed Jammu and Kashmir authorities to prepare within a month a plan to phase out the use of mules to carry pilgrims from the Katra…
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed concern over growing respiratory problems among children due to air pollution and said it will decide whether there has to be a complete or…
Chandigarh, Aug 1 (IANS) The Haryana government will soon come out with a policy for re-using treated water to stop the wastage of millions of litres of water, an official said on Wednesday. “The policy…