New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Stressing the impact of climate change on people’s lives, the United Nations here on Tuesday appealed all countries to reduce carbon emissions by 45 per cent by 2030. Addressing mediapersons,…
Hyderabad, July 23 (IANS) Hyderabad-based startup Cellestial E-Mobility has raised $200,000 funding and is geared up to roll out its first electric vehicle (EV) prototype, the company said on Tuesday. Cellestial E-Mobility, which launched business…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Ahead of the 2019 Climate Action Summit, the United Nations, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the UN Environment and Climate and Clean Air Coalition on Tuesday announced the clean…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) Even as the government continues its push for renewables, coal-fired power is expected to remain the main source of energy for the next decade or so, Power and New and…
Singapore, July 23 (IANS) Singapore authorities have seized 11.9 tonnes of pangolin scales and 8.8 tonnes of elephant ivory from a container being shipped to Vietnam. Authorities estimated that the tusks, valued at $12.9 million,…
Kathmandu, July 23 (IANS) Eight people were killed in a mudslide in two remote Nepal mountain villages on Tuesday. The mudslide occurred in Gulmi District, 200 km west of Nepal’s capital Kathmandu, and buried at…
Sangrur/Patiala, July 23 (IANS) Blaming the Akalis for the Central Water Commission (CWC) taking control of the Ghaggar river, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said he would meet Union Ministers and officials to…
Lucknow, July 23 (IANS) Forest officials in Uttar Pradesh who have been grappling with the problem of two wild tuskers wandering in western part of the state, have not even heard of the technique of…
Guwahati, July 22 (IANS) The human toll in Assam floods rose to 67 on Monday, while Forest Department officials said that a total of 187 animals including 15 one horned rhinos, an elephant and over…
Shimla, July 22 (IANS) Himachal’s picturesque Kinnaur district has been cut off due to massive landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in the region in the past few days have blocked the highway, an official said…
Patna, July 22 (IANS) Floods continue to ravage 12 districts in Bihar in which 102 people have lost their lives so far and nearly 72 lakh people have been affected. In Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga and many…
By Brij Khandelwal Agra, July 22 (IANS) A quarter century of environmental activism, and a series of judicial interventions by the apex court, has not fundamentally changed the ecological conditions in the Taj Trapezium Zone,…
Patna, July 22 (IANS) With more than 7.2 million people affected by the floods in Bihar, the local weather department on Monday warned of heavy rainfall in the next two days that may worsen the…
Bhopal, July 21 (IANS) Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh are on moving towards a collusion course over Narmada waters. Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has warned his Madhya Pradesh counterpart Kamal Nath and state Narmada Valley…
Srinagar, July 21 (IANS) Authorities finally woke up after over 80 years of unchecked encroachment in Jammu and Kashmir’s best known bird sanctuaries — the Hokersar wetland reserve — and have started a fresh demarcation…
Washington, July 21 (IANS) Six deaths have been attributed to a recent heat wave that swept through much of the US. Four people died in the Eastern state of Maryland, one in the Western state…
By Brij Khandelwal Agra, July 21 (IANS) Even after a fortnight of monsoon rains, river Yamuna in Agra continues to remain dry, with heaps of polluted garbage providing breeding grounds for mosquitoes and bacteria. This…
Bhopal, July 20 (IANS) A 58-year-old man was beaten to death by a mob in Madhya Pradesh’s Neemuch district on suspicion of stealing peacocks, police said on Saturday. Nine people have been arrested in connection…
Rome, July 20 (IANS) Italy’s Mount Etna, Europe’s largest active volcano, erupted overnight, spewing ash high into the air and closing two nearby airports. The mighty eruption of Sicily’s Mount Etna that began late Friday…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 20 (IANS) With the monsoon getting stronger in Kerala, the Meteorological Department has issued red and orange alerts for a few districts until Monday. While a red alert has been issued in Kasargode…