Beijing, Dec 21 (IANS) Frequent spells of smog that have hit Beijing four times since November, may make it difficult for China’s capital to achieve its annual air quality improvement goal, the media reported on…
Kochi, Dec 20 (IANS) In an effort to promote use of recycled or discarded materials, a hotel group has put to good use dry leaves, old newspapers and bottles to get Christmas decorations made and…
Nairobi, Dec 20 (IANS) The UN humanitarian agency has warned that conditions are set to worsen for millions of hungry people across Eastern Africa as the El Nino weather phenomenon continues. The UN Office for…
Tehran, Dec 19 (IANS) Tehran’s educational office announced on Saturday that schools and kindergartens in the Iranian capital will be closed on Sunday and Monday due to the alarming high air pollution in the city….
Bhopal, Dec 19 (IANS) The Paris Agreement on climate change is a defeat for India and a blow to the culture of conservation and enrichment of water, wind, energy, food and shelter, ‘Water Man’ Rajendra…
Washington, Dec 19 (IANS) President Barack Obama took a victory lap highlighting his successes of 2015 from thawing relations with Cuba to halting Iran’s nuclear programme to bringing China, India and Brazil on board for…
New York, Dec 18 (IANS) An ultra-high-resolution technique used for the first time to study polymer fibres that trap uranium in seawater may lead to better methods to harvest this fuel for nuclear reactors, says…
Shanghai, Dec 18 (IANS) Shanghai announced that it will charge enterprises for emitting volatile organic compounds (VOCs), the primary sources of smog and airborne particles. Analysts say that the government is implementing financial incentives to…
Beijing, Dec 18 (IANS) Beijing has issued its second red alert for air pollution in December as a new bout of smog is forecast to hit the capital from Saturday to Tuesday. The red alert,…
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The UN Climate Change Conference in Paris may have ended, but US President Barack Obama will be seen championing the cause through “Running Wild With Bear Grylls”, a Discovery Channel…
Mumbai, Dec 17 (IANS) The husband-wife duo of Claude and Norma Alvares, founders of the Goa Foundation which first raised the issue of sand mining in Goa’s beaches in 1987, have been named for this…
New York, Dec 17 (IANS) Climate change is warming lakes around the world at an alarming rate, threatening freshwater supplies and ecosystems, says the largest study of its kind led by an Indian-origin researcher. For…
Washington, Dec 16 (IANS) US President Barack Obama called up Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday to thank him for his positive role and leadership in the successful outcome of the UN climate change conference…
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday doubled the environment compensation charge (ECC) for loaded commercial vehicles entering Delhi and imposed a blanket ban on registration of diesel vehicles of 2,000 cc…
New York, Dec 16 (IANS) The world’s rivers and streams pump about 10 times more methane into our atmosphere than scientists estimated in previous studies, new research suggests. Do not underestimate the babbling brook. When…
New York, Dec 15 (IANS) Contrary to popular assumption — and a talk by actor Arnold Schwarzenegger at the United Nations Paris Climate Change Conference — eating a vegetarian diet could contribute more to climate…
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) The emission of the nitrogen dioxide pollutant has gone up significantly in the South Asia region, including India, during the 2005-2014 period, severely affecting air quality in the process, NASA satellite…
Jakarta, Dec 15 (IANS) Mount Bromo volcano in Indonesia’s East Java erupted on Tuesday, spewing columns of ash up to 1.5 km high, an official said. Powerful bursts of hot ash and gravel erupted…
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal on Monday sought the response from the central government and German automobile giant Volkswagen on a plea by Delhi residents seeking a ban on the sale…
New York, Dec 14 (IANS) A US town has rejected a proposal for a solar farm after people expressed fear and mistrust, with one person even saying that “solar farms would suck up all the…