By Sahana Ghosh Chowrangi (West Bengal), Dec 7 (IANS/Mongabay) Over 30 women have gathered to deliver milk at a one-room milk collection centre here. It’s a daily rendezvous for this clique belonging to a women-run…
By Rajendra Shende Is humanity in peril due to climate change? The much-publicised underwater meeting of the Maldavian cabinet 2009, just about two months before the 15th UN Conference on Climate Change (COP 15), was…
Shimla, Dec 7 (IANS) Tourist destinations like Kalpa located on the high hills of Himachal Pradesh received snowfall on Friday, turning it even more picturesque. “The higher reaches of Lahaul-Spiti, Kinnaur, Kullu, Shimla and Sirmaur…
Katowice (Poland), Dec 7 (IANS) Developed nations reduced emissions by 13 per cent in 26 years and since 2010 these have decreased by 4.4 per cent, likely due in part to climate actions that more…
Srinagar, Dec 7 (IANS) Srinagar witnessed the season’s coldest night at minus 4 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperatures across Jammu and Kashmir continued to drop on Friday, the weather office said. “The temperatures dropped…
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) It was a cold Friday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 8.8 degrees Celsius, the season’s average, while the air quality remained in the ‘very…
Vijayawada, Dec 7 (IANS) South Korean auto major Kia Motors on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the state of Andhra Pradesh to collaborate on the partnership for future eco mobility. The partnership…
New Delhi/Bengaluru, Dec 7 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday imposed Rs 50 crore penalty on Karnataka for allegedly neglecting two lakes — Bellandur and Varthur — in the city’s southeast suburb, said…
Katowice (Poland), Dec 6 (IANS) Climate consciousness across the globe is on the rise, but there is still a considerable gap between countries’ preparedness for climate change and the actual measures, a UN report said…
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Air pollution has emerged as a leading factor for premature mortality in India as 12.4 lakh deaths have been reported in 2017 owing to it, according to a latest report…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Dec 6 (IANS) China will increase its green cover by building 20,000 national forest villages by 2020 in the country. Faced with a problem of severe pollution, China has spent over…
Shimla, Dec 6 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has as many as 21 landslide-prone sites, most of them located along national highways, and every year the state sees one or two major landslides. This came to light…
London, Dec 6 (IANS) Researchers have detected more than 200 ammonia sources, two-thirds of which had never been identified before, from space. These sources are essentially sites of intensive livestock production and industrial activity, said…
Gandhinagar, Dec 6 (IANS) The Forest Department of Gujarat has found a decayed carcass of another lioness in the Gir, the last abode of the Asiatic lion in the world. While the cause of her…
Ranchi, Dec 6 (IANS) A man was trampled to death by a herd of elephants in Jharkhands Jamtara district on Thursday. According to police, a herd of 22 elephants reached Nurgi village from Dhanbad district….
Katowice (Poland), Dec 6 (IANS) Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions will rise in 2018 with a new record from fossil fuels and industry for the second consecutive year, a leading scientific study released in this Polish…
Rome, Dec 6 (IANS/AKI) Urgent action is needed to address soil pollution and contain the multiple threats it poses to global food safety and food security, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said. Thousands…
Shimla, Dec 6 (IANS) The capital of Himachal Pradesh experienced the coldest night of the season so far at 3.8 degrees Celsius, the Meteorological department said on Thursday. Temperatures remained below the freezing point at…
By Archana Sharma Jaipur, Dec 6 (IANS) In Rajasthan’s Thar desert, nearly 75 per cent of chinkaras (Indian gazelle) fall prey to domestic dogs, according to G.S. Bhardwaj, Chief Conservator of Forests and Field Director…
By Vishu Mishra & Dr Abhijit Banerjee One of the few encouraging trends in the global efforts on mitigating climate change is the rapid adoption of solar energy across the world. This change is driven…