Katowice, Dec 11 (IANS) The global fashion sector on Monday significantly increased momentum to address climate change by launching the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action. Under the UN climate change, leading fashion brands, retailers,…
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Delhi recorded its second coldest day of the month on Monday, with the minimum temperature dipping to 7.6 degrees Celsius, one notch below season’s average. Earlier, Saturday morning recorded 7.6…
Katowice (Poland), Dec 10 (IANS) The World Bank on Monday praised India’s success in renewable energy auctions that delivered record-setting low prices for solar power and said that the number of countries with strong policy…
By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 10 (IANS) Global carbon dioxide emissions are rising again but India’s ranking has improved by three points, a Germanwatch report said on Monday. Sweden and Morocco were the leading…
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) Unfavourable weather conditions and a sharp drop in the minimum temperature (7.6 degree Celsius) in Delhi-NCR region led to “severe” air quality on Monday, and the toxicity is not going…
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said that more money was being spent on treating people adversely affected by deteriorating air pollution than on measures to control it. “We are spending…
By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 10 (IANS) Global investors — the single largest policy intervention from corporates on climate change — on Monday called on governments around the world to step up action to…
London, Dec 10 (IANS) Consumers in Britain paid on average 75 pounds more for gas and electricity in the year after the referendum in which the majority supported the withdrawal of the UK from the…
Ramgarh (Jharkhand), Dec 10 (IANS) A baby elephant that strayed from its herd and fell into a 30 feet deep well in Gosi village in Jharkhand’s Ramgarh district was rescued after a five-hour long operation…
Shimla, Dec 10 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh on Monday witnessed a fall in temperatures and the Met Office forecast rain and snowfall in the state. “There are chances of rain and snowfall in…
By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 10 (IANS) With four big oil and gas producers blocking 193 countries from “welcoming” an influential climate science report, five crucial days were left starting Monday to ensure that…
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) It was a foggy morning in the national capital on Monday with the air quality continuing to remain “very poor” and the minimum temperature recorded at 7.6 degrees Celsius, a…
Srinagar, Dec 10 (IANS) Rains lashed the plains of Jammu and Kashmir, while fresh snowfall occurred in the higher reaches of the state on Monday. The weather office has forecast more rain and snow during…
Arusha, Dec 10 (IANS) Strange disease has killed a total of eight elephants in northern Tanzania’s district of Ngorongoro, authorities confirmed on Sunday. Joseph Meng’ oro, Deputy Wildlife Officer at the Ngorongoro District Council expressed…
Rabat, Dec 10 (IANS) Top politicians and officials will convene on Monday in the Moroccan city of Marrakech to formally adopt the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. During the two-day Marrakech Intergovernmental…
Agra, Dec 9 (IANS) Angry green activists on Sunday demanded firm steps to save a dying Yamuna, the lifeline of Agra with three world heritage monuments and several other architectural marvels. River Connect Campaigners first…
By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 9 (IANS) The US, Saudi Arabia, Russia and Kuwait have blocked the other 193 assembled countries in this Polish city from “welcoming” the recent IPCC report, even though the…
New York, Dec 9 (IANS) While sea ice in the Arctic continues to be on the decline, a new research from the US Space agency suggests that it is regrowing at faster rates during the…
By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 9 (IANS) As the first week of the crucial UN climate summit ended this weekend, businesses, investors, local authorities, trade unions and NGOs on Sunday called upon the European…
Katowice, Dec 9 (IANS) A smart campus cloud network — a set of guidelines for starting climate action — was launched at the ongoing UN climate action summit in this Polish city to make the…