New Delhi, June 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday directed all coastal states and Union Territories to take remedial action against dumping of sewage and waste in the sea. The green panel…
Moscow, June 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Russian officials were investigating a mining company in the Arctic over the pumping of waste water from one of its processing plants into nearby countryside, the media reported on Monday. Norilsk…
Guwahati, June 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Heavy rain and subsequent flood continued to hinder operations to put out the fire and cap a leaking oil well in eastern Assam’s Baghjan, officials said on Monday. Natural gas from…
New Delhi, June 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Witnessing azure skies and breathable air for the last three months, Delhi on Monday recorded deterioration in its air quality, with particulate matter with diameter of 2.5 and 10 microns…
Kolkata, June 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) As many as seven north Bengal districts are likely to witness heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in the next six days disrupting normal life, sources at the Alipur Met office said….
London, June 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Environmental destruction may make pandemics more likely and less manageable, as disease risks are “ultimately interlinked” with biodiversity and natural processes such as the water cycle, say researchers. “Ecosystems naturally restrain…
New Delhi, June 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court on Monday adjourned till June 30, hearing in a petition seeking extension of time granted to the general public to give suggestions in the Draft Environmental…
Kolkata, June 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The carcass of a 36-feet-long critically endangered whale washed ashore in the coastal belts of West Bengal’s East Midnapore district on Monday. The incident took place at Mandarmani when a huge…
Kolkata, June 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) A spell of heavy rain triggered a landslide in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district, damaging a stretch of the main road linking Rimbik and Lodhama areas in the hills and affecting traffic…
Mathura (UP), June 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) A 25-year-old handicapped elephant, suffering from arthritis, is now undergoing laser therapy at the Wildlife SOS Elephant Hospital in Mathura. The elephant was brought for treatment to the hospital from…
By Vishal Gulati Shimla, June 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) A total of 934 fragile moraine-dammed lakes, an alarming phenomenon in the Himalayas, have been recorded in Himachal Pradesh and Tibet that could cause devastating floods, according to…
Lakhimpur (UP), June 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) A 15-year-old boy died after being bitten by a black cobra who had slipped inside his mosquito net at Jamalpur village. Chiko was sleeping with the other family members inside…
Kathmandu, June 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Nepalese officials have confirmed that swarms of desert locusts, which ravage crops, have entered the country after more than two decades. The locusts were spotted in Nepal’s southern plains of Bara,…
Lucknow, June 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Several districts of Uttar Pradesh, including Jhansi, Chitrakoot, Prayagraj, Pratapgarh, Bhadohi, Azamgarh and Ambedkar Nagar, have been facing locust attacks in the past 48 hours. In Uttar Pradesh, locust swarms have…
New Delhi, June 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) After swarms of crop-destroying desert locusts reached the outskirts of Delhi on Saturday, the city government directed the district magistrates to make all possible arrangements to distract them. People have…
Gurugram, June 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Swarms of locusts were reported in several parts of Gurugram district on Saturday. Locusts were seen in Rajendra Park of sector 5, Surqt Nagar, Dhanwapur, Palam Vihar, Maruti factory in sector…
New Delhi, June 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Green Tribunal on Friday directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to devise an action plan to minimise harmful effects of pesticides on human health and soil. A…
Guwahati, June 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the incessant monsoon rains during the past few days, the flood situation in Assam is worsening each passing day with 704 villages in 16 districts being inundated, affecting 2.53 lakh…
By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, June 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s biggest prison nursery sprawling over 8 acres of land at the Warangal Central Prison in Telangana is contributing in its own way to a greener planet as…
New Delhi, June 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) A mild earthquake measuring 2.8 on the Richter scale hit close to Rohtak district in Haryana on Friday afternoon. According to the National Centre for Seismology, its epicentre was 17km…