Berlin zoo panda gives birth to 2 cubs
Berlin, Sep 2 (IANS) The Berlin zoo announced on Monday that its panda Meng Meng had given birth to two cubs, the first to be born in captivity in Germany. Andreas Knieriem, the director of…
Environment
Japan starts controversial dolphin hunt
Tokyo, Sep 2 (IANS) Japan has started its controversial annual dolphin hunt in the coastal town of Taiji, a media report said on Monday. The hunt sees the animals driven into a cove where some…
No reports of deaths from Dorian: Bahamian official
Miami, Sep 2 (IANS) Bahamian officials have not received any report of fatalities from Hurricane Dorian, which made landfall in the archipelago as a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 295 km/h (185…
196 nations to take part in COP14 in India
Greater Noida, Sep 1 (IANS) Over 6,000 participants from 196 countries are likely to attend the 14th session of the 12-day Conference of Parties (COP14), starting here on Monday. The conference, being organised by the…
Plastic bag ban comes into force in UP
Lucknow, Sep 1 (IANS) A ban on plastic bags having thickness less than 50 microns came into force in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. Those found buying or selling the banned plastic bags will be fined…
UP govt to conserve century-old trees as ‘heritage’
Lucknow, Sep 1 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has decided to conserve trees that are more than 100 years old and give them the status of ‘heritage’. The Principal Chief Conservator of forests (PCCF) Pawan…
Chile to send 4 more aircraft to fight Amazon fires
Santiago, Aug 31 (IANS) Chile will send four additional aircraft to help battle the forest fires in the Amazon, President Sebastian Pinera has said. “Chile is already collaborating with an AT-8 aircraft, which is capable…
Climate change: How it led to an unequal world
BY AMIT KAPOOR When a 16-year-old girl who has avowed air travel has to cross the Atlantic in a solar-powered race boat to speak at a conference on climate change while the Amazon rainforests are…
Hurricane Dorian nears Category 3 strength
Miami, Aug 31 (IANS) Dorian has strengthened slightly in recent hours and is expected to become a major hurricane while slowly moving over the Atlantic Ocean toward Florida. The United States National Hurricane Center said…
Greta Thunberg leads environmental protest at UN
New York, Aug 31 (IANS) The presence in New York of 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg drew hundreds of young people to a rally outside United Nations headquarters. And though Thunberg, who arrived in…
B’desh gets $185m World Bank funding for renewable energy
Dhaka, Aug 30 (IANS) The Bangladeshi government has signed a $185 million financing agreement with the World Bank to add about 310 MW renewable energy generation capacity, which will contribute to reliable, affordable electricity and…
Andhra to develop water grid in three phases
Amaravati, Aug 30 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government will develop a water grid in three phases to supply safe drinking water to the people across the state, Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy announced on…
Great Barrier Reef outlook downgraded to ‘very poor’
Canberra, Aug 30 (IANS) The health outlook for Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest coral system stretching 2,300 km, has been downgraded to “very poor”, according to the long-term projection report published on Friday….
1.8 million hectares land burned by forest fires in Canada
Ottawa, Aug 30 (IANS) Canada has seen a total of 1.8 million hectares of land burned by forest fires so far this year, CTV reported. A total of 254 forest fires were being fought and…
Bihar govt identifies Kaimur forests for tiger reserve
Patna, Aug 30 (IANS) After seeing the increasing number of tigers in Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) the Bihar government has initiated to develop second tiger reserve in Kaimur forests. According to senior forest officers, VTR…
Nagpur zoo granted approval
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The Centre on Thursday granted approval to the new Gorewada International zoo in Nagpur. “Happy to announce the approval of the new Gorewada International Zoo in Nagpur, #Maharashtra, ambitious project…
HC notices on PIL for razing of Grand Hyatt Goa
Panaji, Aug 29 (IANS) The Goa Bench of Bombay High Court Bench here on Thursday issued notices to the management of Grand Hyatt Goa, the Chief Secretary and senior government officials, while hearing a public…
Punjab gets Rs 1,040 crore for green plans
Chandigarh, Aug 29 (IANS) Accepting Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh’s request, the Centre on Thursday sanctioned Rs 1,040 crore for the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) for greening Punjab. Forest Minister Sadhu…
‘Centre studying draft report on single use plastics’
Chennai, Aug 29 (IANS) The Central government is studying the draft report of the expert committee set up to study the various utilities of single use plastics (SUP), Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilisers D.V….
Brazil bans land clearance blazes for 60 days amid crisis
Brasilia, Aug 29 (IANS) Brazil on Thursday banned setting fires to clear land for 60 days in response to a massive increase in the number of fires in the Amazon rainforest. The decree incorporating the…