New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy day here on Wednesday with the maximum temperature settling at 37.4 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average, the Met Office said. Thursday is…
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Accusing multinational companies of destroying India’s seed sovereignty by violating Indian Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) laws, environmentalist Vandana Shiva on Wednesday wrote to parliamentarians from mustard growing states cautioning them…
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) IBM on Wednesday said it has teamed up with the Tamil Nadu government to establish an innovative, cloud-based intelligent operations command centre to better prepare for and respond to disruptive,…
London, Sep 21 (IANS) The upper depths of the world’s oceans have warmed significantly since 1995, resulting in severe hurricanes, storm surges and an increase in the number of icebergs, according to a new report….
Dehradun, Sep 21 (IANS) The regional Met department on Wednesday forecast heavy rains in the Kumaon region in the next 48 hours, an official of the state government said. Heavy rains had lashed many parts…
Hyderabad, Sep 21 (IANS) Heavy overnight rains wrecked havoc in parts of Hyderabad and its suburbs as water entered some residential areas and flooded roads, officials said. The rains from Tuesday evening to the early…
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy Wednesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 27 degree Celsius, two notches above the season’s average. The maximum temperature during the day is…
Washington, Sep 21 (IANS) Hundreds of top scientists have published an open letter warning against claims by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump that if elected he would advocate US withdrawal from the 2015 Paris Accord…
Washington, Sep 21 (IANS) Hundreds of top scientists have published an open letter warning against claims by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump that if elected he would advocate US withdrawal from the 2015 Paris Accord…
Haridwar, Sep 20 (IANS) A cleanliness drive was conducted simultaneously at over 15,000 ‘ghats’ of river Ganga on Tuesday by volunteers of the All World Gayatri Parivar, as part of the movement to ensure a…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Government intervention and private sector engagement in wastewater reuse is critical to solving the urban water crisis, said a PwC report. “There is a need for developing wastewater reuse as…
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 20 (IANS) The Kerala government on Tuesday objected to Genetically-Modified (GM) mustard being considered for commercial cultivation in India. “We are not for AGM mustard as it has been proved to be unhealthy….
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) FMCG company Hindustan Unilever Ltd on Tuesday said it is already rolling out environment-friendly hydrocarbon refrigerants in India to help reduce hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) emissions. “We are already rolling out environment-friendly…
Leh, Sep 20 (IANS) Leh is hosting the fifth Sustainable Mountain Development Summit (SMDS) to discuss a wide range of issues related to Himalayan states, including water security and entrepreneurial ventures like crafts, eco-tourism. The…
London, Sep 20 (IANS) Catastrophic nuclear accidents like Chernobyl disaster in the US that took place in 1986 and the more recent Japan’s Fukushima disasters in 2011 may not be relics of the past. But…
San Francisco, Sep 20 (IANS) Apple Inc. has joined a global renewable energy initiative to extend its clean energy plan into the manufacturing supply chain. Lisa Jackson, vice president for environment, policy and social initiatives…
Ottawa, Sep 20 (IANS) Early Earth was largely covered with an oceanic crust-like surface unlike the continental crust that researchers had expected to find, suggests a new study. “It gives us important information about how…
Ranchi, Sep 20 (IANS) Jharkhand’s opposition parties have alleged that the Raghubar Das government here has changed the power policy of 2012 to benefit Adani Power in the state. The Jharkhand cabinet had on Monday…
Tokyo, Sep 20 (IANS) Typhoon Malakas forced cancellation of hundreds of flights on Tuesday, as well as evacuation warnings along with heavy rains in Japan. At 11.40 a.m., Malakas, categorised as “strong” by the Japan…
New York, Sep 20 (IANS) Some mosquitoes are more likely to feed on cattle than on humans if they carry a specific chromosomal rearrangement in their genes, thus reducing their odds of transmitting the malaria…