Category: Environment

China to use less coal, more clean energy

Beijing, Jan 5 (IANS) China will cut coal consumption in its total energy use and raise the share of clean…

9 years ago

Fog envelops UP, adds to winter chill

Lucknow, Jan 5 (IANS) Dense fog enveloped the Uttar Pradesh (UP) state capital on Thursday morning along with icy winds…

9 years ago

Cold wave grips J&K

Srinagar, Jan 5 (IANS) A cold wave gripped the Kashmir Valley on Thursday as night temperatures remained below zero degree,…

9 years ago

70 trains delayed, 7 cancelled due to fog

New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) At least 70 trains were running late and seven others cancelled on Thursday morning due…

9 years ago

Clear Thursday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) It was a foggy Thursday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 10.4 degrees…

9 years ago

Australia endured fourth-hottest year on record in 2016

Canberra, Jan 5 (IANS) Australia experienced the fourth-warmest year on records in 2016, a year which had extreme weather events…

9 years ago

SC tells Karnataka to release 2,000 cusecs to TN daily

New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed Karnataka to continue to release 2,000 cusecs of water…

9 years ago

Jackal rescued from Delhi office, released in wild

New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) A female adult jackal that wondered into a government office in Vasant Vihar here was…

9 years ago

Urbanisation affecting genetic makeup of species: Study

Washington, Jan 4 (IANS) Urbanisation is affecting the genetic makeup of species that are crucial to the ecosystem health and…

9 years ago

Heavy fog closes down China expressways, airports

Beijing, Jan 4 (IANS) Heavy fog and smog continued to create havoc across north and central China on Wednesday, grounding…

9 years ago

‘Brexit an opportunity to rebalance British farming’

London, Jan 4 (IANS) A new report by a think-tank sees Brexit as an opportunity to reshape the British farming…

9 years ago

India needs to prepare itself to face 2017 environment disasters

By Kushagra Dixit New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) While environment diplomacy at the UN climate change conference in Marrakech last…

9 years ago

10-fold surge in green tech can help meet climate targets

New York, Jan 4 (IANS) Green innovations must be developed and spread globally 10 times faster than in the past…

9 years ago

Cold wave continues in UP, rains likely at some places

Lucknow, Jan 4 (IANS) Extreme cold wave conditions in Uttar Pradesh continued to prevail on Wednesday, with overcast skies and…

9 years ago

67 trains delayed, six cancelled due to fog

New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) At least 67 trains were running late and six cancelled due to dense fog in…

9 years ago

Rain and snow ends dry spell in J&K

Srinagar, Jan 4 (IANS) Nightlong rain and snowfall on Wednesday finally ended an over-six month long dry spell in Jammu…

9 years ago

Foggy Wednesday morning in Delhi

New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) It was a foggy Wednesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 8.9 degrees…

9 years ago

Woman dies as quake hits northeast India

Agartala/Guwahati/Shillong, Jan 3 (IANS) A woman was killed and some others were injured in Tripura when a 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit…

9 years ago

17 trains cancelled, 75 delayed due to fog

New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) At least 75 trains were running late and 17 cancelled due to dense fog in…

9 years ago

Moderate quakes hits northeast India, no major damage

Agartala/Guwahati/Shillong, Jan 3 (IANS) A 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit India's northeastern region and Bangladesh on Tuesday. There was no report of…

9 years ago



This website uses cookies.

%%footer%%