By Arul Louis United Nations, Jan 26 (IANS) India has questioned the rush at the UN to declare climate change an international security issue, potentially giving the Security Council the right to take action on…
Shimla, Jan 26 (IANS) Traffic movement upward from the Himachal Pradesh capital remained suspended for the fifth day on Saturday since a large stretch of a highway was still under a thick blanket of snow,…
Geneva, Jan 26 (IANS) UN body Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will open the final draft of its new methodology report for review next week that will help countries enhance national inventory reports of…
United Nations, Jan 26 (IANS) The United Nations Security Council held an open debate to discuss the impact of climate change on peace and security, while calling for action to diminish the effects of global…
United Nations, Jan 26 (IANS) Global greenhouse gas concentrations continue to rise to record levels in 2018-2019, the chief economist of World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has told United Nations Security Council (UNSC). “Global average greenhouse…
Kolkata, Jan 25 (IANS) India’s development plan is to “assassinate” water resources, with the authorities holding nature as an obstruction to economic progress, environmentalist Bittu Sahgal said on Friday. “In the last five years, we…
Hyderabad, Jan 25 (IANS) The Union Ministry of Environment and Forest on Friday gave the final forest clearance permission for Palamuru Ranga Reddy irrigation project, one of the major projects in Telangana. Thanking Union Environment…
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Thanks to Thursday’s rain, Delhi’s overall air quality on Friday saw a sudden improvement to ‘moderate’ with Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 151, a drastic improvement from Friday’s ‘very…
New Delhi/Kathmandu, Jan 25 (IANS) Border guards Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) on Friday refuted the allegations of Nepalese authorities that the force has been digging a trench near the no-man’s land between India and Nepal…
Dehradun, Jan 25 (IANS) The hilly areas of Uttarakhand on Friday experienced a renewed spell of snowfall in less than two days intensifying cold conditions in the state. Mussoorie, the famous hill resort, received snowfall…
Jakarta, Jan 25 (IANS) The death toll due to floods in Indonesia has increased to 59 while search and rescue continue to locate 25 missing people, a disaster management official said here on Friday. At…
Melbourne, Jan 25 (IANS) Tens of thousands of homes in Australia’s Melbourne city were without power on Friday due to a heatwave that has seen temperatures soar to record-breaking highs. Power companies said the scheduled…
Nashik (Maharashtra), Jan 25 (IANS) At least four people, including two television cameramen, were injured when a leopard strayed into a residential area here and caused havoc on Friday, officials said. The leopard was hiding…
By Archana Sharma Jaipur, Jan 25 (IANS) From plastic straws to copper vessels, handmade lamps and bangles, Rajasthan’s leading hospitality players here are establishing new trends by engaging local artisans to showcase traditional artistry to…
Prayagraj, Jan 25 (IANS) Early morning rains brought trouble for thousands of pilgrims at the Kumbh Mela here on Friday even as the winter chill intensified in the city and neighbouring areas in Uttar Pradesh….
Srinagar, Jan 25 (IANS) Light snowfall occurred here and in other places in the valley on Friday as the Met forecast improvment in Jammu and Kashmir’s weather. Srinagar recorded minus 1.3 degrees Celsius while Pahalgam…
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) It was a cold Friday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 10 degrees Celsius, two notches above the average, with shallow fog covering the sky…
Shimla, Jan 25 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh on Friday witnessed more snow, hampering the movement of vehicles on the roads. The entire Kinnaur district and towns in upper Shimla remained cut off due…
Jammu, Jan 25 (IANS) The Jammu-Srinagar highway remained closed on Friday for the fifth consecutive day due to landslides in Ramban district. “Fresh snowfall has occurred on both sides of the Jawahar Tunnel today and…
Geneva, Jan 25 (IANS) Earthquakes and tsunamis accounted for most of the 10,373 lives lost in disasters last year, while extreme weather events accounted for most of 61.7 million people affected by natural hazards, the…