Hyderabad, Jan 22 (IANS) A researcher from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad is leading an air pollution governance study on Indian cities, which is part of a global initiative, it was announced here…
Dehradun, Jan 22 (IANS) Heavy snowfall in the upper reaches of the Himalayas and rains in the lower areas of Uttarakhand on Monday heralded a fresh spell of cold wave in the hill state. Most…
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Top Indian companies have reaffirmed their commitment to fighting climate change by taking bold emission reduction targets and promoting renewable energy that has put the country on the path to…
By Saurabh Katkurwar New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The famed Co-0238 high-yielding sugarcane variety that has placed India on the verge of becoming the world’s largest sugar producer has run into trouble due to a…
By Brij Khandelwal Agra, Jan 22 (IANS) Green activists will attempt to construct a Taj Mahal with plastic and polythene waste at the Etmauddaula viewpoint park on the Yamuna river here. At a workshop here…
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Winter chills returned to Delhi as incessant rains accompanied by strong winds lashed the national capital through the night and on Tuesday causing the mercury to dip several notches. For…
Shimla, Jan 22 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh capital and picturesque Manali and Dalhousie on Tuesday witnessed more snow that snapped road links, however, tourists made merry by hurling snowballs at one another. “Shimla and its…
Chandigarh, Jan 22 (IANS) Widespread rainfall was experienced in most parts of Punjab and Haryana on Tuesday. Temperatures are likely to fall further due to snowfall in neighbouring Himachal Pradesh, the Met said. Chandigarh and…
Srinagar, Jan 22 (IANS) Incessant rain in Jammu division and light to moderate fresh snowfall in the Kashmir Valley occurred on Tuesday as the Met forecast improvement from Wednesday onwards. “The western disturbance active over…
Washington, Jan 22 (IANS) Climate change is causing Greenland’s massive ice sheets to melt much faster than previously thought, a new study has found, adding that it may be “too late” to do anything about…
Jammu, Jan 22 (IANS) The Jammu-Srinagar highway was closed on Tuesday following landslides and snowfall and reports of an avalanche hitting the highway in the Jawahar Tunnel area. A team has been rushed to take…
Jakarta, Jan 22 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale rocked East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia on Tuesday, but was not potential for tsunami, the country’s meteorology and geophysics agency said. There…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Light rains accompanied by winds on Monday turned Delhi pleasantly cool with the maximum temperature dropping to 22 degrees Celsius, against Sunday’s 28.7 degrees – warmest January day since 2012….
Chandigarh, Jan 21 (IANS) Chandigarh and its surrounding areas experienced light rain on Monday evening. The rain was accompanied by winds. The maximum and minimum temperatures rose at most places in Haryana. The maximum and…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said the National Green Tribunal would not take any punitive action against Volkswagen for delay in depositing Rs 100 crore and asked the green tribunal…
Chennai, Jan 21 (IANS) JSP Enviro, a city-based startup, is in talks with a garment dyeing unit in Tirupur to set up a prototype microbial fuel cell technology waste water treatment plant that would generate…
Kolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) Five people were arrested in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district for trafficking a leopard skin worth Rs. 10 lakh from Gorumara enroute to Nepal, Belacoba Forest Range Officer Sanjay Dutta said on…
Colombo, Jan 21 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government said on Monday that it will soon adopt the National Climate Change Act to minimise the emission of greenhouse gases. Director General of the Climate Change Secretariat…
Shimla, Jan 21 (IANS) After days of dry weather, cold intensified its grip across Himachal Pradesh on Monday with the higher reaches receiving fresh snowfall. The weather bureau also warned of some heavy spells of…
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) It was a cold and cloudy morning in the national capital on Monday with the minimum temperature recorded at 11.5 degrees Celsius, four notches above the season’s average, the weather…