Category: Environment

Decarbonisation or Destabilisation? Trust gap widens as time narrows at COP24

By Rajendra Shende "Since I last addressed the COP in 2009, Ive been deposed in a coup, thrown into jail,…

7 years ago

Cold wave continues in J&K

Srinagar, Dec 14 (IANS) Night temperatures dropped further on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir intensifying the cold wave sweeping the…

7 years ago

Vulnerable nations want talks to end with ambitious climate actions

By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 14 (IANS) The Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) on Thursday highlighted the outcome of its…

7 years ago

Government to levy fee on ground water use

New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The government will levy a fee on ground water extraction from June next year to…

7 years ago

World Bank, Canada, Britain to assist nations move away from coal

By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 13 (IANS) The World Bank, Canada and Britain on Thursday announced financial, technical and…

7 years ago

Delhi’s air quality improves after rain

New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The air quality in Delhi on Thursday registered an improvement from 'poor' in the morning…

7 years ago

India will ‘overachieve’ Paris commitments: Experts

By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 13 (IANS) At a time when there is a call for all countries to…

7 years ago

China wants to include bamboo in climate talks

By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 13 (IANS) China has demanded the inclusion of sustainable and low-carbon bamboo in the…

7 years ago

Snowfall shuts Srinagar-Jammu highway

Srinagar, Dec 13 (IANS) The strategic Srinagar-Jammu highway was closed on Thursday due to fresh snowfall, an official said. It…

7 years ago

New EU initiative for net zero emission

By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 13 (IANS) A new initiative, comprising 45 European non-state actors and named Step Up…

7 years ago

Cold Thursday morning in Delhi, rain improves air to ‘poor’

New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Delhi woke up to a cold yet pleasant morning on Thursday with the minimum temperature…

7 years ago

13 killed in Vietnam flood

Hanoi, Dec 13 (IANS) At least 13 people were killed due to a flood in Vietnam, authorities said on Thursday.…

7 years ago

Light rain, snow in J&K

Srinagar, Dec 13 (IANS) Light rain and snow occurred in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday as the weather office has…

7 years ago

UN chief to nudge climate negotiators for Paris rulebook

By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 12 (IANS) As the crucial multilateral climate negotiations by 197 nations draw closer to…

7 years ago

Delhi air improves to ‘very poor’ as wind speed increase

New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) Air quality in Delhi and adjoining regions improved from "severe" to "very poor" on Wednesday…

7 years ago

Rain lowers temperature in Punjab, Haryana

Chandigarh, Dec 12 (IANS) Maximum temperatures across Punjab and Haryana dipped on Wednesday following light rain in some parts of…

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Fifteen entities commit to make operations climate neutral

By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 12 (IANS) Fifteen international organisations on Wednesday jointly announced a commitment to make their…

7 years ago

NASA satellite maps Antarctica ice sheets, sea ice, forests

Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) NASA's satellite to track Earth's melting ice has revealed accurate first maps of Antarctica such that…

7 years ago

UN chief expected to attend climate talks

By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 12 (IANS) As the crucial multilateral climate negotiations by 197 nations draw closer to…

7 years ago

Rain, snow intensify cold wave in Uttarakhand

Dehradun, Dec 12 (IANS) The cold wave has intensified in most parts of Uttarakhand after a fresh bout of snowfall…

7 years ago



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