Africa50 Fund willing to invest in Morocco
Marrakech, Nov 11 (IANS) The Africa50 Fund is willing to invest in Morocco and turn the country into a hub to invest in other African countries, said its Chief Executive Officer (CEO). “In Morocco, we…
Environment
Dalmia Cement goes fully on renewable power
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Cement giant Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd is the first cement company to join RE100, a global collaborative initiative of the world’s most influential companies committed to 100 per cent renewable…
’30 mn tobacco growers will be hit by alternate crop farming’
By Rupesh Dutta Greater Noida, Nov 11 (IANS) As South Asian countries including India have proposed an alternate crop farming for tobacco farmers, the President of International Tobacco Growers Association (ITGA), Daniel Green, on Friday…
Climate change has destroyed half of Japan’s major coral reef
Tokyo, Nov 11 (IANS) More than half of Japan’s largest coral reef has been destroyed due to the rise in water temperatures this year, says a study released by the Ministry of Environment on Friday….
Major reservoirs have only 70% water of their capacity
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) Major reservoirs of the country currently have 70 per cent water of their storage capacity, and even that is two per cent below what they have had in the past…
Pakistan becomes 104th country to ratify Paris climate deal
Islamabad, Nov 11 (IANS) Pakistan formally joined the Paris Agreement on Climate Change by submitting its instrument of ratification at a ceremony at the UN headquarters, becoming the 104th country to ratify the landmark deal….
Fighting pollution: What Delhi needs to do, short and long term
By Rajendra Shende Way back in 1972, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had famously and inextricably linked poverty and environmental pollution at the United Nations Conference on Human Environment in Stockholm. Much earlier, Mahatma Gandhi stated…
Justice Ghambir committee to monitor night shelters in Delhi
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday appointed a judicial committee to inquire into the availability of infrastructure and other facilities for night shelter in the national capital. The committee will be…
Clear Friday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) It was a clear Friday morning here marked with shallow fog and the minimum temperature recorded was at 11.5 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s average. “It was a…
Chernobyl nuclear reactor to get new protective confinement
Kiev, Nov 11 (IANS) Ukraine will cover the destroyed Chernobyl reactor No.4 with a new protective confinement — the Arch, in the near future, a minister announced on Thursday. “The construction of the Arch is…
SC slams CPCB for ‘sluggish’ response to alarming level of air pollution
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday chided the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for not having an “action plan” to deal with the current alarming level of air pollution, asking if…
Pollution level dips in Delhi, but still many times over safe levels
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) After around two weeks of severe air quality across the national capital, pollution levels came down on Thursday although still remaining three to four times above the prescribed limits, said…
India hailed at COP22 for commitment to climate change
By Kushagra Dixit Marrakech, Nov 10 (IANS) Surprised by India’s initiatives in clean energy and coal dependency reduction, the international climate research organisations at COP22 here said that the country is set to “over-achieve” its…
Government inaction against air pollution ‘genocide’: HC
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Each year 10,500 people living in Delhi die of chronic respiratory related diseases, the Delhi High Court said on Thursday, describing the government’s inaction against air pollution as amounting to…
Australia ratifies Paris climate deal
Canberra, Nov 10 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Thursday said his country has ratified the Paris Agreement on climate change, and pledged firm commitment to the accord, media reported. Turnbull said that when…
What should we do? Delhi government asks citizens; IIT-K answered 10 months ago
By Alison Saldanha Ten months after the Delhi government accepted an Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur (IIT-K) study that it had commissioned on the citys air pollution, key recommendations remain unimplemented. Instead, a government minister has…
Indian Ocean’s widening current to impact climate change
New York, Nov 10 (IANS) The Indian Ocean’s Agulhas Current — one of the strongest currents in the world — is getting wider rather than strengthening, which will have important implications for global climate change,…
Brazilian free-tailed bat fastest flying mammal
New York, Nov 10 (IANS) With up to 161 km per hour, the Brazilian free-tailed bat can achieve flight speeds faster than those previously documented for any bat or bird, new research has found. Much…
Clear Thursday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) It was a clear Thursday morning marked with shallow fog here with the minimum temperature recorded at 11.5 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s average. “The sky will remain…
Conserve medicinal plants to mitigate climate change, says India at COP22
by Kushagra Dixit Marrakech, Nov 9 (IANS) India on Wednesday pitched for the conservation and cultivation of the medicinal plants for climate change mitigation of the 22nd Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework…