Etawah’s lions shifted to Gorakhpur zoo
Lucknow, Feb 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) A pair of Asiatic lions, named Pataudi and Maryam, have reached Gorakhpur zoo from the lion safari in Etawah. The lions will first be put under 21-day quarantine in the zoo…
Environment
Vast cracks free huge iceberg in Antarctica
London, Feb 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Almost a decade after scientists at British Antarctic Survey (BAS) first detected growth of vast cracks, a huge iceberg, more than 20 times the size of Manhattan, in Antarctica’s Brunt Ice…
Dust from Raj to make Delhi’s AQI worse
New Delhi, Feb 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) The air quality of the national capital slightly improved on Saturday, with the hourly average air quality index at 200 microgram per cubic meter but it is likely to deteriorate…
French law forces Apple to add iPhone, Mac repairability scores
San Francisco, Feb 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) A new law has forced Apple to add iPhone and MacBook repairability scores to its online store in France. The repairability scores are required by a new French law which…
Fresh snowfall on J&K mountains
Srinagar, Feb 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Rains in plains and snowfall in higher reaches of J&K occurred on Saturday as the meteorological (MET) department forecast same weather conditions during the next 24 hours till Sunday. “Intermittent light…
Landslides force closure of Jammu-Srinagar NH
Jammu, Feb 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was suspended on Saturday after heavy rains triggered landslides along the Ramban-Ramsoo stretch, officials said. The authorities concerned said that the restoration work on the…
Pledges will cut emissions 1% versus 45% needed by 2030: UN
BY VISHAL GULATI New Delhi, Feb 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) A United Nations Climate Change report has warned that with all current climate pledges, global emissions in 2030 will only be one per cent lower than emissions…
Above normal temperature in North-West, Eastern India: IMD
New Delhi, Feb 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Additional Director General of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday that above normal temperatures are prevailing in parts of North-West and Eastern India. ADG Anand Sharma told…
Everyone must come together for climate: Bill Gates
New Delhi, Feb 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Technologist and philanthropist Bill Gates, talking about the perils of climate change in a conversation with Alok Sharma, President of the COP26 Climate Conference, said that it was important that…
Govts need to drive climate change mitigation: Bill Gates
Jaipur, Feb 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Climate change is too big a problem and it cannot be tackled without governments driving the mitigation efforts, Microsoft Co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates said on Friday. Taking part in a…
Parvo virus strikes in UP district, 8 dogs dead
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) After bird flu hit the avians, now the canines in Kanpur are reportedly affected by a deadly virus called Parvo. Eight dogs have reportedly died in Kanpur due to…
Contempt proceedings into tigress Avni’s killing ends
New Delhi, Feb 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Friday closed the contempt proceedings in the killing of tigress Avni in 2018, after it was submitted that the order to shoot the animal was affirmed…
Indian environment expert Ligia Noronha appointed UN Ast S-G
By Arul Louis United Nations, Feb 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Indian environment and economics expert Ligia Noronha as an assistant secretary-general and the head of the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) New…
Rain lashes J&K, to continue for 24 hrs
Srinagar, Feb 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Moderate rain lashed Jammu and Kashmir on Friday as the meteorological (MET) department said same weather conditions will continue during the next 24 hours. “Rain lashed parts of J&K during the…
Quake hits Assam’s Kamrup, no damage reported
Guwahati, Feb 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) A moderate earthquake, measuring 3.6 on the Richter Scale, was recorded in Assam’s Kamrup on Thursday night, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said. According to the disaster management officials in…
Bengaluru zoo gifts 3 lions to Belagavi zoo
Bengaluru, Feb 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Bannerghatta Biological Park here has gifted 3 lions to Kittur Rani Channamma zoo at Belagavi, an official said on Thursday. “The 3 lions have been shifted to Belagavi from Bengaluru…
Stopping Beas water will create havoc in Delhi: Chadha
New Delhi, Feb 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Delhi Jal Board (DJB) Vice Chairperson Raghav Chadha on Thursday alleged that the central government is going to stop 232 million gallons per day (MGD) of water from the Beas…
Digital India Mission: Haryana assembly to go paperless
Chandigarh, Feb 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Carrying the initiative of Digital India Mission, Haryana will become the 16th state to introduce paperless functioning of the state legislative assembly. In this direction, a tripartite memorandum of understanding was…
Mangu Singh flags off e-Rickshaw facility from Jamia Millia Metro Station
New Delhi, Feb 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Managing Director Mangu Singh on Thursday flagged off a fleet of 25 e-rickshaws called ETO from the Jamia Millia Metro Station on the Magenta Line…
Varanasi students develop glacier flood sensor alarm
By Vivek Tripathi Varanasi, Feb 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Three students of Ashoka Institute of Technology and Management have developed a glacier flood alarm sensor which will alert the people before any natural disaster. Anu Singh, one…