Jakarta, Oct 9 (IANS) Indonesian authorities on Tuesday raised the death toll to 2,010 from the 7.5-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck Sulawesi island on September 28. The official number of missing remained 671…
By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, Oct 9 (IANS) When Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh flew over Punjab and Haryana last week, he admitted he saw agriculture fields emitting plumes of smoke at several places — meaning…
Tokyo, Oct 9 (IANS) A rare white tiger has mauled a zookeeper to death in its enclosure at a zoo in Japan, an official said. The 40-year-old man was found bleeding from the neck in…
Beijing, Oct 9 (IANS) Two remote sensing satellites that will be used for electromagnetic environment surveys were successfully launched on Tuesday from China’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre. The satellites, both belonging to the Yaogan-32 family,…
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy Tuesday morning in the national capital with minimum temperature recorded at 21.9 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average. “The sky will remain partly…
Canberra, Oct 9 (IANS) The Australian government has rejected calls from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to phase out coal-fired power by 2050. The landmark IPCC report on Monday warned that the…
Colombo, Oct 9 (IANS) The death toll from the heavy rains in Sri Lanka rose to nine on Tuesday, leading to thousands of people being evacuated from their homes, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said….
Havana, Oct 9 (IANS) Hurricane Michael has battered west Cuba with strong winds and heavy rains as it whipped through the Yucatan Channel on its way to the Gulf of Mexico, where it may turn…
United Nations, Oct 9 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for urgent climate action after the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report that asks to keep global warming by 1.5 degrees…
Kolkata, Oct 8 (IANS) Coal India Limited (CIL) and NLC India Limited (NLCIL), formerly Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited, on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for formation of a joint venture (JV) company for…
New York, Oct 8 (IANS) Owing to continuous emissions of greenhouse gases, increased global average sea-level is likely to rise by nearly 8 feet by the year 2100 and 50 feet by 2300, as per…
Brussels, Oct 8 (IANS) A day ahead of the European Union Environment Ministers’ meeting expected to adopt the EU’s position for the UN Climate Summit (COP24) in December, the world’s leading body of climate scientists…
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) The Delhi government may go to the courts if the neighbouring states and the central government do not take steps to curb stubble burning, Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain said…
Bhubaneswar, Oct 8 (IANS) The Odisha government on Monday directed District Collectors to remain alert over the likely formation of a cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal by October 10. The office of the…
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…