Clear Sunday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) It was a clear Sunday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 19.9 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky will remain…
Environment
Asked for change in modalities for paying compensation: AoL
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The Art Of Living Foundation, which was imposed an initial environment compensation of Rs.5 crore over use of the Yamuna flood plains for an event, on Saturday reiterated that it…
Panel to study spike in traffic during odd-even phase II
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Taking cognizance of reports of heavy traffic during odd-even phase two, the Delhi government on Saturday formed a six-member panel to study the reason for more vehicles on the roads….
Odd-even didn’t help Earth Day, experts suggest alternatives
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Both gaseous and particle pollutants violated the standards in Delhi on Saturday, while the condition was way too grim on Thursday which was International Mother Earth Day, experts say. According…
India, France launch $1 tn potential solar programme for developing countries
New York: Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar and union Power Minister Piyush Goyal during the Paris climate change agreement signing ceremony at the United Nations headquarters in New York on April 22, 2016. (Photo: Mohammed…
Another landslide in Arunachal, toll now 19, Rijiju visits area
Itanagar, April 23 (IANS) Two people died in a fresh landslide on Saturday in Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh, taking the death toll in two days to 19, officials said. Union Minister of State for…
Panel to study increased traffic during odd-even phase II
New Delhi: A view of traffic at ITO on the fifth day of implementation of odd-even traffic scheme aimed at battling pollution in New Delhi on April 22, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, April 23…
Odisha boils under scorching sun
Bhubaneswar, April 23 (IANS) There was no respite from the blistering sun on Saturday as 18 places in Odisha recorded temperatures of over 40 degrees Celsius, officials said. The government received reports of 37 deaths…
Rain, snow in Himachal as heat wave hits other states
Shimla, April 23 (IANS) At a time when many states in India are reeling under a severe heat wave, some high-altitude areas of Himachal Pradesh are witnessing teeth-chattering cold. Most of the hill destinations in…
Three Bengal districts face severe heat wave
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) A severe heat wave will hit three districts in West Bengal in the next four days while state capital Kolkata will experience sultry conditions, weather officials said on Saturday. “In Bankura,…
Villagers in Manipur wary of losing land to Myanmar
Imphal, April 23 (IANS) Leery of fencing work along Indo-Myanmar border, a committee of about 40 villages in Manipur has announced it will not allow any government official or work inside their area. “No government…
‘Cross-country support for success of climate change projects’
By Arul Louis United Nations, April 23 (IANS) International support through sharing expertise and experiences and by providing financial assistance is essential for climate change projects to succeed, said Ajay Mathur, director general of The…
Investors can be convinced of future returns from green investments: Singhi
By Arul Louis United Nations, April 23 (IANS) Investors and corporate boards can be convinced to make green investments by showing them the value of tangible and intangible future returns, industrialist Mahendra Singhi has said….
As sun blazes down, April is the new May-June in Uttar Pradesh
By Mohit Dubey Lucknow, April 23 (IANS) If forty degrees centigrade is the new thirty today, consider April to be the new May-June. Or so says the rising mercury, which indicates that the sweltering heat…
Climate change pact an opportunity for business to redeem itself: Anand Mahindra
By Arul Louis United Nations, April 23 (IANS) The historic Paris Climate Change Agreement signed by India and 174 other countries affords “business a chance to redeem itself from the trust deficit” bedeviling it, according…
Weather to improve in Jammu & Kashmir Sunday onwards
Srinagar, April 23 (IANS) Weather will improve across Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday onwards as light rains were forecast by Met office on Saturday. “There would be overall improvement in weather across the state from…
Sunny Saturday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) It was a sunny Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 23 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the season, the weather office said. “The sky will…
Javadekar signs historic agreement pledging India to fight climate change
New York: Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar addresses during the High-level Thematic Debate on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, in New York on April 21, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB)…
175 nations at UN sign Paris Climate Change Agreement
United Nations, April 23 (IANS) Representatives from 175 countries met on Friday at the UN to sign the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and made clear the urgency of taking action to stop global warming….
Climate change pact launched; redemption opportunity for business: Anand Mahindra
By Arul Louis United Nations, April 22 (IANS) The historic climate change agreement was ceremonially launched Friday with 171 countries lining up to sign the document that US Secretary General Ban Ki-moon hailed as a…