New Delhi, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India has reduced emission intensity by 21 per cent over 2005 levels and it isn’t just on-track to achieve its Paris Agreement targets,…
Shimla, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The near threatened and rarely seen Himalayan serow, a goat antelope, has been sighted and captured in a camera by the state wildlife wing in Himachal Pradesh’s remote Spiti Valley for…
Beijing, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) China’s meteorological authority on Saturday has renewed its yellow and blue alerts for fog and a cold wave across the country. In an update, the National Meteorological Center said the yellow…
New Delhi, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Praja Trevedi, former economic adviser to the Indian government, has been named the Commonwealth Secretary-General’s special envoy for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). He’s among four designated…
Suva, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama has urged world leaders to act in the fight against climate change. “We all signed the Paris Agreement. Now let’s insist that we put it to…
New Delhi, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Meeting the pledge by developed countries to mobilise at least $100 billion a year to support developing countries in mitigating and adapting to climate change, lagging even before the Covid-19…
Kochi, Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) A dog owner in Kerala was on Friday arrested for cruelty as he tied the pet behind his car and drove about 500 metres before abandoning it, police said. The incident…
New Delhi, Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) India is a leader on renewables and a natural partner for Britain in the shared mission to create a greener planet and enable a clean and resilient recovery from Covid-19,…
London, Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The global Covid-19 lockdowns caused fossil carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to decline by an estimated 2.4 billion tonne in 2020 – a record drop, say researchers. The fall is considerably larger…
Indore (Madhya Pradesh), Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Electricity company officials of Madhya Pradesh’s commercial city Indore will use electric vehicles starting 2021. A charging station to power up these vehicles is being set up at the…
Nairobi, Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The UN Environment Program (UNEP) said that a green coronavirus pandemic recovery could cut 25 per cent off predicted 2030 greenhouse gas emissions and bring the world closer to meeting the…
Srinagar, Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) At minus 11.9 and minus 5.2 degree Celsius as the night’s lowest temperatures on Friday, Leh town and Gulmarg were the coldest places in Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir, respectively. The…
New Delhi, Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has been awarded the UN’s highest environmental honour in the Policy Leadership category for his global climate action work and his commitment to climate-responsive national…
Panaji, Dec 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) The emergence of noctiluca blooms, commonly referred to as bioluminescence, along Goa’s beaches is a cause for worry because the phenomenon could lead to scarcity of fish off the state’s coast,…
Bhopal, Dec 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tigress ‘Sundari’, who was sent to Odisha from her native state of Madhya Pradesh under the Tiger Conservation Programme, now awaits her return to her home in Kanha. Madhya Pradesh Chief…
New Delhi, Dec 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) With several government departments and agencies allegedly not adhering to rules and regulations to deal with pollution and disposal of debris, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued notices…
By Poornima Advani The Indian capital, Delhi’s air pollution, has turned from low to severe over the course of the Diwali weekend due to burning of crop stubbles in nearby states and people bursting crackers…
Srinagar, Dec 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Night temperatures improved further in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Thursday due to a cloud cover as the weather office forecast another spell of snow and rain starting Saturday. “Weather…
Srinagar, Dec 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh issued avalanche warning on Wednesday for 11 districts, cautioning people to remain alert. The Disaster Management Authority issued a high danger avalanche warning for…
Pune, Dec 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) An Indian bison, known as Gaur, which strayed into a residential complex in Kothrud in Pune, was rescued but died a few hours later, officials said here on Wednesday. The bison…