Category: Environment

Global emissions rising again, but India’s ranking improves

By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 10 (IANS) Global carbon dioxide emissions are rising again but India's ranking has improved…

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Delhi air quality ‘severe’, may remain so for 2 more days

New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Unfavourable weather conditions and a sharp drop in the minimum temperature (7.6 degree Celsius) in…

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More money being spent on treating people affected by air pollution than preventing it, SC

New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said that more money was being spent on treating people…

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Global investors want nations to step up climate action

By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 10 (IANS) Global investors -- the single largest policy intervention from corporates on climate…

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Brexit leading to higher energy bills in Britain: Study

London, Dec 10 (IANS) Consumers in Britain paid on average 75 pounds more for gas and electricity in the year…

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Baby elephant falls into well, rescued

Ramgarh (Jharkhand), Dec 10 (IANS) A baby elephant that strayed from its herd and fell into a 30 feet deep…

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Mercury dips with chances of snow in Himachal

Shimla, Dec 10 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh on Monday witnessed a fall in temperatures and the Met Office…

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Five days left at COP-24 to ensure UN climate talks respond to urgency

By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 10 (IANS) With four big oil and gas producers blocking 193 countries from "welcoming"…

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Foggy Monday morning in Delhi, air quality remains ‘very poor’

New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) It was a foggy morning in the national capital on Monday with the air quality…

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Rains, snow in J&K

Srinagar, Dec 10 (IANS) Rains lashed the plains of Jammu and Kashmir, while fresh snowfall occurred in the higher reaches…

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Strange disease kills 8 elephants in Tanzania

Arusha, Dec 10 (IANS) Strange disease has killed a total of eight elephants in northern Tanzania's district of Ngorongoro, authorities…

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Top officials in Morocco to adopt Global Compact for Migration

Rabat, Dec 10 (IANS) Top politicians and officials will convene on Monday in the Moroccan city of Marrakech to formally…

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Green activists remind Modi, Gadkari of their promises for Yamuna

Agra, Dec 9 (IANS) Angry green activists on Sunday demanded firm steps to save a dying Yamuna, the lifeline of…

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US, Russia block UN panel report on climate change

By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 9 (IANS) The US, Saudi Arabia, Russia and Kuwait have blocked the other 193…

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Wintertime ice growth in Arctic sea slows long-term decline: NASA

New York, Dec 9 (IANS) While sea ice in the Arctic continues to be on the decline, a new research…

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EU urged to commit significant increase in climate commitments by 2020

By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 9 (IANS) As the first week of the crucial UN climate summit ended this…

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Now, toolkit for environment-friendly universities

Katowice, Dec 9 (IANS) A smart campus cloud network -- a set of guidelines for starting climate action -- was…

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Misty Sunday morning in Delhi, ‘very poor’ air

New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) It was a misty morning in the national capital on Sunday with the minimum temperature…

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Rain, snow likely in J&K

Srinagar, Dec 9 (IANS) The weather office on Sunday said that moderate rain and snow was likely to occur in…

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Countries act towards safer passage for migratory waterbirds

Durban, Dec 8 (IANS) After five days of intense but constructive discussions, the seventh session of the Meeting of the…

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