New Delhi, May 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) After more than two weeks of heat wave conditions, only five stations across India registered maximum temperatures above 45 degrees Celsius on Wednesday. However, after a temporary respite, the northwest…
New Delhi, May 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Wednesday said that the central and state governments should be better prepared in view of the South West Monsoon so that the losses…
Washington, May 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Rockets’ propulsion emissions create significant heating and compositional changes in the atmosphere, finds a study. Popularised by commercial space flights of companies like SpaceX and Virgin Galactic, reusable space technology has…
Bengaluru, May 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday visited the rain-affected localities of the city and announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of two migrant workers, who…
New Delhi, May 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Wednesday held an annual review meeting of relief Commissioners of all states on the preparedness of Monsoon season. During the meeting, Bhalla asked…
Geneva, May 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rise, ocean heat and ocean acidification — the four key climate change indicators — set new records in 2021 with extreme weather — the day-to-day ‘face’…
New Delhi, May 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) In line with established trends, 2021 witnessed an overwhelming majority of new displacements related to hazardous weather events like tropical cyclones, floods, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, especially in the East…
New Delhi, May 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pollution was responsible for nine million deaths in 2019 – equivalent to one in six deaths worldwide – and India leads with nearly 2.4 million deaths, according to a study…
Chennai, May 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Regional Centre of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted more showers in 17 districts of Tamil Nadu till May 18. Weatherman has predicted that heavy rains will be experienced…
Hyderabad, May 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Telangana’s greenman Daripalli Ramaiah, who is said to have planted over one crore trees, was injured in a road accident in Khammam district on Wednesday. The 85-year-old man, who is recipient…
Bengaluru, May 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bodies of two labourers were recovered on Wednesday morning as heavy rain pummeled the city throwing life out of gear. Heavy rainfall is likely to continue for three more days, the…
Srinagar, May 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Weather remained cloudy with light rain in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecast mainly clear to partly cloudy sky during the next 24…
Bengaluru, May 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Heavy rain that lashed Bengaluru has disrupted normal life, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting downpour for the next three days. The IMD has sounded a red alert for Karnataka’s…
By Nivedita Khandekar New Delhi, May 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Lack of cooperation over shared water results in an annual loss of over USD 14.2 billion ( Rs 1420 crore) in the trans-boundary Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghana (GBM) basin, a…
New Delhi, May 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) While science shows that the crisis facing the natural world is accelerating, the UN process for addressing global biodiversity loss is at serious risk of further slowing down. Initially scheduled…
United Nations, May 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged the international community to rescue the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and make it a top priority. “In a world in crisis, rescuing the Sustainable…
Amman, May 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Jordan will start an oil exploration project in the Sarhan well, southeastern of the country. Jordan’s Energy and Mineral Resources Minister, Saleh Kharabsheh said on Tuesday that the drilling operations of…
United Nations, May 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged the international community to make efforts to shift to sustainable energy systems. “We need to shift to sustainable energy systems — everywhere,” Guterres said…
Agra, May 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Agra Metro has decided to promote transplantation of trees as and where possible. It has already obtained the permission of cutting the trees by the Supreme Court. The trees are…
New Delhi, May 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) On the one hand, southwest monsoon is round the corner for peninsular India, while on the other central and northwest India continue to be in the grip of heat wave,…