By Vishal Gulati San Francisco, Sep 12 (IANS) The planet is sending a clear message — to act and that too within a short time-frame or lose the ability to turn things around, says United…
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy Wednesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 26.5 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average, Met said “There is…
Srinagar, Sep 12 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale occurred in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, a disaster management department official said. No damage to life or property has been reported. The…
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered Haryana to demolish concrete structures raised in Kant Enclave after August 18, 1992, as it is a forest land and no construction activity should…
By Vishal Gulati San Francisco, Sep 11 (IANS) Emerging markets India and China are driving growth in energy demand and choosing renewables over fossil fuels. Both are already choosing solar and wind over fossil fuels,…
By Rajendra Shende Two months ago, all 12 boys and the coach of a Thai football team were rescued after being trapped in a cave in northern Thailand for 18 days. Many termed their rescue…
Washington, Sep 11 (IANS) More than 1 million people in the southeast US faced mandatory evacuation orders as hurricane Florence neared Category 5 strength on Tuesday, authorities said. Florence was upgraded twice on Monday, from…
Washington, Sep 11 (IANS) An ambitious project to clean up the ocean’s plastic pollution got underway as members of The Ocean Cleanup project began towing their system out to sea, a media report said. If…
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) The national capital witnessed a sunny Tuesday morning with the minimum temperature recorded at 26 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average, the weather office said, predicting light rains…
New Delhi/Bengaluru, Sep 10 (IANS) Two central teams will visit Karnataka soon to assess the damage caused by rains and floods in seven of its districts in August, even as the state sought immediate release…
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday declined to interfere with an NGT order to set up an experts committee to study the impact of Vedanta’s copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu…
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday declined to interfere with an NGT order to set up an experts committee to study the impact of Vedanta’s copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu…
Gurugram, Sep 10 (IANS) A more than 10 feet long Indian rock python, weighing over 10 kg, was rescued from a kitchen on the third floor of a flat in upscale DLF area in Gurgaon,…
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Monday urged the Centre to immediately release Rs 2,000 crore for undertaking flood and other relief work in the state. The demand made by…
Canberra, Sep 10 (IANS) Greenpeace Australia activists on Monday climbed flagpoles outside the Parliament House here to demand new Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison abandon his coal-loving ways and work on policies to fight climate…
Wellington, Sep 10 (IANS) A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands in New Zealand on Monday, without triggering a tsunami alert. New Zealand GeoNet recorded that the quake occurred at 4.18 p.m (local time), with…
Tokyo, Sep 10 (IANS) The death toll in Japan’s 6.7-magnitude earthquake, that struck the Hokkaido island last week, has climbed to 44, officials said on Monday. Rescue teams on Monday recovered the dead body of…
By Vishal Gulati San Francisco, Sep 10 (IANS) The three-day Global Climate Action Summit here from September 12 will see 4,000-plus business leaders, investors, citizens and government representatives from all over the world, including India…
By Sibi Arasu Bengaluru, Sep 10 (IANS/Mongabay) Heavy, incessant rainfall is a fact of life for the people of Kodagu (the erstwhile Coorg district) in Karnataka. “For the old-timers here in Coorg, the last few…
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) It was a sunny morning in the national capital on Monday with the minimum temperature recorded at 24.8 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average, the weather office said,…