New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Over 80 per cent of the 51 Indian companies responding to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) India have reported one or more types of emission reduction targets and initiatives this…
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) An environmental authority on Tuesday said excessive encroachments, poor garbage management and wrong parking of vehicles near Delhi’s Anand Vihar bus terminal were aggravating the poor air quality in one…
Singapore, Oct 24 (IANS) Singapore authorities on Tuesday announced they will freeze the number of vehicles on its roads from February 2018, the media reported. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) cited the scarcity of land…
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) The critically endangered Sumatran tiger population, only found on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, is increasing. This fact came to light in a joint study by the US-based Wildlife Conservation…
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) It was a misty Tuesday morning with the minimum temperature recorded at 17.8 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky will be mainly…
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday approved the setting up of seven Decentralised Sewage Treatment Plants (DSTPs) in Burari assembly constituency here, an official statement said. Once the project…
Nagpur (Maharashtra), Oct 23 (IANS) Against the backdrop of around 40 farmers’ deaths due to poisoning by insecticides, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar on Monday blamed the Maharashtra government for easy availability of…
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) The Delhi government on Monday expressed its willingness to the Centre to bear the cost of aerial sprinkling of water in the national capital in order to help reduce air…
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) The shipping industry has aggressively lobbied the UN to obstruct climate change action for shipping, ensuring it remains the only sector in the world not currently subject to any emission…
Imphal, Oct 23 (IANS) The flood situation worsened in some parts of Manipur with torrential rain flooding more villages and paddy fields and the Iril river flowing above the danger mark on Monday. Villagers said…
London, Oct 23 (IANS) An international team of researchers has developed machine learning techniques that could successfully predict the timing of a real earthquake. The researchers from the University of Cambridge, Los Alamos National Laboratory…
Tokyo, Oct 23 (IANS) At least five people were killed with transportation systems and businesses severely disrupted as typhoon Lan lashed Japan’s Pacific coast after making landfall on Monday. The typhoon, with an atmospheric pressure…
By Rajendra Shende Recent studies show that new dreams driven by short-time achievements make us forget the real objective and purpose of long-term missions. The global environmental accord called The Montreal Protocol on Substances that…
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) It was a misty Monday morning with the minimum temperature recorded at 18.2 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky will be mainly…
Tokyo, Oct 23 (IANS) Torrential rains and strong winds from Typhoon Lan’s passage across Japan on Monday caused the cancellation of hundreds of flights and the closing of highways. Typhoon Lan, the 21st of the…
San Juan, Oct 23 (IANS) Paris Jackson, model and daughter of late King of Pop Michael Jackson, flew to Puerto Rico to help distribute supplies to the families affected by a hurricane here. Paris joined…
Imphal, Oct 22 (IANS) Most major rivers in Manipur were flowing above the danger level on Sunday following two days of heavy rain. Locals rued the lack of action by officials to redress the situation….
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Proposals to protect two of Central Asia’s rarest species, Przewalski’s horse and the Gobi bear, are high on the agenda of the global wildlife summit beginning this week in the…
Tokyo, Oct 22 (IANS) A powerful typhoon was approaching the main island of Japan on Sunday where it has brought heavy rainfall and the risk of landslides on a day when the country is voting…
By Vishal Gulati New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Highly endangered chimpanzees, whale sharks, steppe eagles and vultures need the highest level of protection globally. Likewise, both India and Indonesia should tighten regulations on shark fishing,…