New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) On the eve of World Ozone Day, the Environment Ministry on Thursday announced an ambitious research initiative for sustainable refrigerant technology as an alternative for the Hydro-fluorocarbons (HFCs) or “super…
Kolkata, Sep 15 (IANS) It’s not just the national capital which is reeling under air pollution, Kolkata “surpasses” New Delhi many a times during October to January when it comes to poor air quality, a…
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy day here on Thursday with the maximum temperature settling at 35.5 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average, the Met Office said and forecast…
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) With over 1,000 Seriously Polluting Industries (SPI) and 30 storm water drains lining the Ganga in the stretch between Haridwar and Kanpur and more than 800 million litres per day…
Mathura, Sep 15 (IANS) Popular TV actor Anuj Sachdeva on Thursday visited an elephant rescue centre for which he has raised Rs 100,000. Anuj took up the initiative to make Ganesh Chaturthi festivities unique. While…
New York, Sep 15 (IANS) Polar bears, whose global population is estimated at nearly 25,000, are increasingly losing life-sustaining sea ice crucial for their hunting, resting as well as for breeding in the Arctic region,…
Moscow, Sep 15 (IANS) Five Russian meteorologists at a remote weather station in the Arctic are currently being besieged by about 10 polar bears for nearly two weeks on Troynoy island. A passing ship has…
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy Thursday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 25.7 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average, the weather office said. The maximum temperature…
Beijing, Sep 15 (IANS) Typhoon Meranti made landfall in China’s Fujian province on Thursday, with gales up to 48 metres per second. The typhoon has also been monitored as the strongest one hitting southern Fujian…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Indians are naturally innovative, civilised and inclined towards sustainability, Union Minister of State for Environment Anil Madhav Dave said here on Wednesday. Speaking at the 11th ‘Sustainability Summit’ organised by…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Centre and the Delhi government to list out the steps to curb burning of stubble after harvesting of crops, which was leading…
Singur (West Bengal), Sep 14 (IANS) Activist Medha Patkar on Wednesday described the return of land to Singur farmers in West Bengal as a “new lease of life” while slamming the Narendra Modi-led central government…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Wednesday said that there was no need to panic over the surging cases of chikungunya and dengue, and sought the people’s support in stopping…
United Nations, Sep 14 (IANS) With India’s ratification of the the Paris Agreement on combating climate crucial to the accord coming into force early, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is lobbying New Delhi to ratify…
Taipei, Sep 14 (IANS) Typhoon Meranti paralysed southern Taiwan on Wednesday after floods damaged buildings and infrastructure, a media report said. Taiwan deployed some 20,000 soldiers, evacuated 20,629 persons from Green Island, Orchid Island and…
Washington, Sep 14 (IANS) There is unlikely to be a La Nina event in late 2016 as water temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean should be just around average for the rest of the year,…
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy Wednesday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 25.7 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average, the weather office said. The maximum temperature…
Bogota, Sep 14 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter Scale hit Colombia, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicentre of the Tuesday quake was determined at 24 miles northeast of Mutata, Antioquia….
Taipei, Sep 14 (IANS) Taiwan and mainland China are bracing for massive Super Typhoon Meranti, which was bearing down on southern Taiwan on early Wednesday morning, bringing torrential rains and damaging winds. After a period…
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Sikkim has been adjudged the cleanest state in the country on the issue of sanitation in rural areas. Its four districts have been ranked among top 10 districts in the…