Clear Sunday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) It was a clear Sunday morning here, marked with shallow fog and the minimum temperature was recorded at 12 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season’s average. According to India…
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Rain, snow forecast in Kashmir for next 2 days
Jammu/Srinagar, Nov 20 (IANS) Night temperatures improved throughout Jammu and Kashmir due to cloud cover as the weather office on Sunday forecast snow in higher reaches during the next 48 hours. “After a long dry…
Odisha finalises action plan for turtle protection
Bhubaneswar, Nov 19 (IANS) The Odisha government has finalised an action plan for protection and conservation of Olive Ridley turtles during the current nesting season, said an official on Saturday. It was finalised at a…
Agra residents demand free, safe and clean toilets
Agra, Nov 19 (IANS) On the occasion of World Toilet Day, the residents of Agra demanded free, safe and clean toilet facilities at a meeting Organised by the Braj Mandal Heritage Conservation Society on Saturday….
Marrakech proclamation best way to deal with climate change: UN
New York, Nov 19 (IANS/MAP) The Marrakech action proclamation for climate and sustainable development is the “best way” to deal with the fight against climate change, a UN spokeswoman said here. The Marrakech proclamation is…
Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary to reopen on Sunday
Gurugram, Nov 19 (IANS) The Sultanpur National Park in Gurugram, which was shut down as a precautionary measure in the wake of the bird flu outbreak in parts of the country, is all set to…
Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary to reopen on Sunday
Gurugram, Nov 19 (IANS) The Sultanpur National Park in Gurugram, which was shut down as a precautionary measure in the wake of the bird flu outbreak in parts of the country, is all set to…
Nearly 200 nations reiterate climate action at Marrakech
By Vishal Gulati Marrakech, Nov 19 (IANS) Nearly 200 countries reiterated global climate action across a broad range of areas at the 2016 UN climate Change conference as they fast-tracked the political and practical aims…
Community participation changing open defecation scenario in Bihar
By Imran Khan Belsand/Parsouni (Bihar) Nov 19 (IANS) Till October, Sitwa Devi, Munia Devi and their daughters were defecating in open fields near their villages, like millions in Bihar. Not any more. They were sensitised,…
Mist, slightly cold morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Nov 19 (IANS) It was a slightly cold Saturday morning with mist in the national capital as the minimum temperature recorded two notches below the season’s avearge at 10.1 degrees Celsius. “The sky…
Fire retardant foam engulfs California airport hangar
Los Angeles, Nov 19 (IANS) A sea of flame retardant foam has flooded the streets around an airport hangar in the US state of California. The fire retardant foam, technically an “aqueous film-forming foam,” began…
Sea ice at record lows at poles: Report
Washington, Nov 19 (IANS) Sea ice in the Arctic and Antarctic are at record lows this time of year, the first time since scientists began keeping track, a report revealed. “It looks like, since the…
India will move forward with implementation of Paris agreement: Indian Environment Minister
By Kushagra Dixit Marrakech, Nov 18 (IANS) As the Marrakech Climate Talks — hailed as the COP of action, comes to an end, Indian Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave said that whatever issues India had…
Marrakech climate talks accelerate Paris Accord, says UNFCCC
By Vishal Gulati Marrakech, Nov 18 (IANS) A high-level summit on climate action in this Moroccan city has brought together global leaders to make a range of announcements, which are accelerating action to fast-track the…
Extinguish landfill fires, use CNG: Delhi HC
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday advocated extinguishing of fires at landfill sites and ensuring that only CNG taxis entered the national capital to improve the city’s air quality. A…
Morocco to support Fiji in organising COP23
Marrakech, Nov 18 (IANS/MAP) Morocco will provide its full support, assistance and advice to the Fiji Islands in organising COP23, President of COP22 Salaheddine Mezouar said here on Friday. After meeting Fiji Prime Minister Frank…
SC junks PIL against Airtel Half Marathon in Delhi
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday junked a plea that sought the postponement of Airtel Half Marathon scheduled here on November 20 over pollution concerns. Declining the plea, a bench of…
40 nations agree to meet 100% renewable energy targets
By Vishal Gulati Marrakech, Nov 18 (IANS) The Climate Vulnerable Forum — a group comprising over 40 countries — on Friday agreed to meet 100 per cent domestic renewable energy production as rapidly as possible…
Japan prepares itself for 30 metre high tsunami in future
Tokyo, Nov 18 (IANS) Japan expects a gigantic 30-metre tsunami wave to lash the country’s southern coast in the next few decades, the media reported on Friday. With the memory of the 2011 Fukushima tragedy…
Climate action ‘urgent, irreversible’, reiterate 197 countries
By Vishal Gulati Marrakech, Nov 18 (IANS) Nearly 200 nations have reaffirmed their political commitment to a global climate momentum that they say is “urgent” and “irreversible” at the UN climate talks that were mostly…