Paris, Nov 26 (IANS) A report by the United Nations and its partners on Monday showed overall global wealth was rising but at the cost of environmental assets, such as water, clean air, forests and…
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to take action against the officers who did not act on its information about polluters in Delhi and…
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Central Empowered Committee on environment to look into the management of the dung waste of over 4,200 mules used for transporting pilgrims at…
Shimla, Nov 26 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Monday said that the state government was contemplating setting up a commission — Gau Samvardhan Aayog — for the development and conservation of…
London, Nov 26 (IANS) A team of scientists are preparing to set sail for seven weeks to the Antarctic so they can collect blue whale faeces and examine its impact on biodiversity and climate change,…
Tehran, Nov 26 (IANS) At least 634 people were injured in the magnitude-6.4 earthquake that struck Iran’s Kermanshah province, authorities said on Monday. There has been no report of any fatal casualties, Xinhua news agency…
Srinagar, Nov 26 (IANS) Minimum temperatures rose marginally in the Kashmir Valley due to partial cloud cover on Monday as an intense cold wave continued to sweep through Jammu and Kashmir’s Ladakh region. Kargil town…
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) The national capital on Monday witnessed a misty morning with the minimum temperature recorded at 10.5 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average as the air quality remained ‘poor’….
Wellington, Nov 26 (IANS) About 145 pilot whales died in New Zealand after being stranded during the weekend on Stewart Island in the extreme south of the country, officials said on Monday. A hiker alerted…
Beijing, Nov 26 (IANS) A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit areas near the Taiwan Strait on Monday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicentre was monitored at 23.28 degrees north latitude and 118.60 degrees…
Baghdad, Nov 26 (IANS) A strong earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale hit the border area between Iraq and Iran and was felt in the capital Baghdad and many Iraqi provinces, a seismic monitor…
San Francisco, Nov 26 (IANS) The Camp Fire — the deadliest blaze in the history of California that has claimed at least 85 lives and destroyed 14,000 residences — has been fully contained, authorities announced…
Baghdad, Nov 26 (IANS) A strong earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale hit the border area between Iraq and Iran on Sunday, an Iraqi seismic monitor said. The quake was felt in Iraq capital…
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The air quality around the national capital and surrounding areas will be oscillating between “poor” and “very poor” for till Wednesday, SAFAR said. According to the System of Air Quality…
Shimla, Nov 25 (IANS) Temperature across Himachal Pradesh on Sunday showed a rise due to the prevailing dry conditions, which the Met said will be there till Tuesday, when the western disturbances will set in….
Harare, Nov 25 (IANS) Five Finnish nationals — two business executives a owner of legal firm, a leading IT executive and their pilot — were killed while on a hunting trip when their private plane…
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The national capital on Sunday witnessed a misty morning with the minimum temperature recorded at 10.4 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average as the air quality improved to…
Srinagar, Nov 25 (IANS) The Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir remained in deep freeze on Sunday with Kargil recording minus 9.5 degrees Celsisus as cold wave conditions continued to sweep the valley, the Met…
Washington, Nov 24 (IANS) A new US government report has delivered a dire warning about climate change and its devastating impact, saying that the economy could lose hundreds of billions of dollars by the end…
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) It was a misty Saturday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 13.4 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average and the air quality remained…