Chandigarh, Sep 8 (IANS) Four hundred farmers from Punjab will participate in the national conference on crop residue management in New Delhi on Monday. Nearly 1,000 farmers from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh would be…
Venice, Sep 8 (IANS) Rolling Stones rocker Mick Jagger and veteran actor Donald Sutherland have slammed US President Donald Trump for not working hard enough to fight against climate change. Jagger and Sutherland expressed their…
Shimla, Sep 8 (IANS) Two low intensity quakes were felt in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, an official said here. There was no loss of life reported. The first earthquake measuring 3.4 on…
Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) Bollywood stars are protesting against the cruel act of a nilgai being buried alive in Bihar a couple of days ago. A disturbing video of the act has been doing the…
Samastipur, Sep 7 (IANS) Amid government push to increase the dwindling green cover in the country, Bihar’s Harpur Bochaha village is standout example of how community participation can change things for the better. Once devastated…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a high-level segment of the UN conference to combat desertification on Monday with a “good” announcement on efforts against the phenomenon…
Seoul, Sep 7 (IANS) Powerful Typhoon Lingling was approaching the Korean Peninsula on Saturday, forcing the South Korean government to activate alerts due to strong wind gusts and heavy rains. Lingling, the 13th typhoon of…
Bogota, Sep 7 (IANS) Seven South American countries have agreed measures to protect the Amazon river basin, amid concerns over fires in the world’s largest tropical forest. Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Suriname…
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said his government has brought down air pollution in Delhi in the past three years and asked for public suggestions to improve the…
Kochi, Sep 6 (IANS) Beleaguered owners of flats at Maradu, near here, soon after hearing the Supreme Court order on Friday for demolition of their flats said they would file a curative petition against the…
Bhubaneswar, Sep 6 (IANS) The Odisha government here on Friday delayed implementation of the Pollution Under Control (PUC) certification, under the amended Motor Vehicle Act 2019, for one month. The decision had been taken to…
Palghar (Maharashtra), Sep 6 (IANS) Maharashtra’s Govardhan Ecovillage has won one of the worlds most prestigious environmental awards — India National Energy Globe Award 2019 — for its Integrated Water Conservation and Protection Scheme in…
Rio de Janeiro, Sep 6 (IANS) Swedish multinational clothing-retail company H&M has stopped purchasing leather from Brazil over concerns that the country’s cattle industry has contributed to the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest. The announcement…
Mumbai, Sep 6 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has expressed his concern over climate change, pointing out how the use of plastic was ruining the planet. He urged people to refrain from using plastic materials…
Washington, Sep 6 (IANS) Hurricane Dorian has weakened to a Category 1 storm but its wind speed continued to be high at 150 kph off the coast of the US state of North Carolina, according…
Seoul, Sep 6 (IANS) A powerful typhoon is quickly moving northward to South Korea, with the country’s southernmost island of Jeju bracing for the storm to make landfall on Friday. Typhoon Lingling, this year’s 13th,…
Washington, Sep 6 (IANS) The White House and US media have traded attacks over Hurricane Dorian, blaming each other for confusing and irresponsible remarks. The media continued to question US President Donald Trump’s sharing of…
Nairobi, Sep 5 (IANS) Global investment in new renewable energy capacity this decade — 2010 to 2019 inclusive — is on course to hit $2.6 trillion, with more gigawatts of solar power capacity installed than…
Greater Noida, Sep 5 (IANS) The Union government has identified 130 wetlands in the country to be restored in the next five years, while to speed up the process, the Centre has asked the states…
Bhubaneswar, Sep 5 (IANS) The Odisha government on Thursday asked all district collectors to remain prepared for any possible flooding and water-logging in view of the heavy rainfall. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted…