Odisha reports 77 deaths in cyclone Titli
Bhubaneswar, Oct 24 (IANS) The Odisha government on Wednesday said they have received reports that 77 people died in the cyclonic storm Titli and the resultant flood. “58 out of the 77 deceased have been…
Environment
J&K government sets up panel for conservation of Himalayan ecosystem
Srinagar, Oct 24 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday decided to set up a panel for preservation of high-range Himalayan ecosystem in the state. The state government announced the setting up of a…
Cabinet approves environment pact signed by BRICS nations
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed among the BRICS nations on environmental cooperation. The agreement was signed during the 10th BRICS…
Sell only Euro VI compliant vehicles from April 2020: SC
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered that from April 1, 2020, only Euro VI fuel compliant vehicles will be permitted to be sold and registered across the country. A bench…
Himalayas facing severe global warming disruption, say foresters
By Vishal Gulati Shimla, Oct 24 (IANS) Being sensitive to temperature variations, mountain ecosystems in the Himalayas are facing severe disruption from global warming as they are witnessing melting glaciers and major ecological and geophysical…
Lion cub found in Paris apartment
Paris, Oct 24 (IANS) A 30-year-old man has been arrested after a lion cub was discovered in his apartment in the Paris suburbs. According to French media, police were alerted after the suspect tried to…
Hurricane Willa hits Mexican coast
Mexico City, Oct 24 (IANS) The northwest coast of Mexico has been hit by 195 kmph winds as Category-3 hurricane Willa made landfall in Sinaloa, while the remnants of the storm Vicente dissipated over Michoacan….
Misty Wednesday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) The national capital region witnessed a misty morning on Wednesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 16.1 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average. “The sky will get partly…
Nepal aims to halve its petrol dependence by 2050
Kathmandu, Oct 24 (IANS) Launching a fleet of battery-operated buses Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli has said that his country will reduce dependence on imported petroleum products by 50 per cent or even more…
Combat air pollution on war footing: Delhi Environment Minister
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) With deteriorating air quality in the national capital, Delhi Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Tuesday directed various departments to combat air pollution on a war-footing and also take mandated actions…
No definition of green-firecrackers, too late to check: Environmentalists
By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) While welcoming the Supreme Court’s verdict on imposing certain restriction on the timing of bursting firecrackers, environmentalists say there is no definition of green firecrackers, while raising…
Over 60 per cent Delhiites say no to firecracker this Diwali: Survey
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) While the Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to impose a blanket ban on firecrackers, about 68 per cent people in Delhi said that they will not burn fireworks this Diwali,…
Delhi encourages schoolkids to celebrate cracker-free Diwali
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Ahead of Diwali, Delhi’s Directorate of Education has asked the schools to sensitise the students on the ill-effects of burning firecrackers and encourage them to make the festival pollution-free. The…
Delhi’s landfill burns for 3rd day, turns air quality severe
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) The fire that started at the sprawling Bhalaswa landfill site here on Sunday is continuing for the third day on Tuesday, while a very poor quality air is choking Delhi….
Proposed Khurja coal power plant overpriced, threat to Delhi’s air quality: IEEFA
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) The state-run THDCIL’s proposed Khurja coal power plant in Uttar Pradesh would not only push up the cost of electricity at a time when renewable energy options are cheaper but…
BREAKING NEWS: SC permits bursting of green firecrackers only
6.1-magnitude quake jolts Japan
Tokyo, Oct 23 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted Japan’s Okinawa prefecture on Tuesday but no tsunami warning was issued, the weather agency said. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA),…
Misty Tuesday morning in Delhi, air quality ‘very poor’
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) The national capital region witnessed a misty Tuesday morning with the minimum temperature recorded at 16 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average, and “very poor” air quality. “The…
‘Extremely dangerous’ hurricane nearing Mexico’s Pacific coast
Washington, Oct 23 (IANS) An “extremely dangerous” category 4 hurricane is nearing the Pacific coast of Mexico, bringing in the potential for life-threatening storm surge, wind and torrents of rain, according to weather authorities. The…
17 killed due to heavy rains in Nicaragua
Managua, Oct 23 (IANS) At least 17 people have died when trying to cross flooded rivers in Nicaragua in the last few days, said Vice President and presidential spokesperson Rosario Murillo. “We’re still on red…