New Delhi, Sep 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The MeT predicted no rain on Thursday as the Southwest monsoon left the national capital, although widespread and heavy rain continued in several parts of the country. The India Meteorological…
Dharamsala, Sep 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) With just over a month to go for the UN climate talks (COP26) in Glasgow, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), the government in exile, has expressed concern over the deteriorating environment…
New Delhi, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) An activist, who was part of an old inspection panel of the World Bank, has alleged that the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change went ahead to suggest that…
New Delhi, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav on Wednesday said the focus of the government is not just increasing the tree and forest cover in the country quantitatively,…
New Delhi, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the UN’s annual climate change negotiations meet barely a month away, all eyes are on the deliberations at the ‘Adaptation Futures Conference’, a flagship event devoted entirely to climate…
New York, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Air pollution likely contributed to almost 6 million premature births and almost 3 million underweight babies in 2019, according to a study. The study, led by the University of California-San…
New Delhi, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The remnant of the Cyclonic Storm Gulab, after traversing across central peninsular India and dropping copious rains all over the route, reached south Gujarat and the Gulf of Khambat on…
Mumbai, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) At least 436 people were killed in various rain-related incidents in the state in the monsoon season since June 1, Maharashtra Rehabilitation Minister Vijay Wadettiwar said on Wednesday. This includes at…
New Delhi, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) China’s pledge to end overseas coal financing will impact 44 coal plants totalling 42,220 megawatts (MW) of capacity, according to Global Energy Monitor’s (GEM) updated Global Coal Public Finance Tracker….
New Delhi, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has deployed seven teams in Maharashtra in the wake of heavy rains in many parts of the state. According to NDRF officials, out of…
Hyderabad, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Tiger Safari Park in Hyderabad’s Nehru Zoological Park has been flooded after water from the Mir Alam Tank entered the premises, Zoo officials said on Wednesday. Following heavy rains in…
New Delhi, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment (LIFE) is among the recipients of the 2021 Right Livelihood Award for its grassroots approach of empowering vulnerable communities to protect their livelihoods and…
London, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) More than 2,000 young leaders and youth-led organisations from across the Commonwealth are urging governments to respect the needs and contributions of the world’s most vulnerable groups in the lead up…
New Delhi, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) After the CBI’s preliminary report indicted six leading firecracker units for violating the top court’s order on use of barium and its salts, the Supreme Court on Wednesday issued show…
New Delhi, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought a fresh status report about alleged construction of a housing project within the prohibited area of two wildlife sanctuaries in Haryana. The tribunal…
Agra, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) A nearly five-foot-long Indian Rat snake has been rescued from the Agra Jail Superintendents residence inside the prison premises. It was one of the many snakes sighted and rescued in the…
New Delhi, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) China has now started rolling blackouts in Beijing and Shanghai, metropolises home to 48 million people, as the country struggles with crippling power shortages that have hit key factories in…
Lucknow, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) In another effort to keep the Ganga clean and pollution-free, the Uttar Pradesh government, under the Namami Gange campaign, will begin the practice of river ranching. An action plan has been…
New Delhi, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Investing in job-rich growth, social protection and a just transition to a net-zero emissions future, particularly in low -and middle-income countries, could prevent a further deepening of the inequalities between…
By Mahua Venkatesh New Delhi, Sep 29: The acute power shortage in China, which could even dent the countrys economic growth, is a wake-up call for the world including India. While it is critical to…