Washington, Dec 8 (IANS) US President Donald Trump once again railed against the Paris climate deal on Saturday, claiming that the ongoing riots in the French capital were taking place because the citizens there didn’t…
Stockholm, Dec 8 (IANS) American economist and 2018 Nobel laureate William Nordhaus said on Saturday that participation in climate agreements needs to be mandatory for all countries. Nordhaus, a 77-year-old economics professor at Yale University,…
Canberra, Dec 8 (IANS) Thousands of student demonstrators took to the streets of Australias main cities on Saturday in their latest protest against the planned launch of a coal mine in Queensland state by Indian…
Canberra, Dec 8 (IANS) Thousands of students took to the streets across Australia on Saturday in their latest protest against the planned construction of a coal mine in Queensland state by Indian conglomerate Adani. The…
Srinagar, Dec 8 (IANS) A cold wave continued unabated in the Kashmir Valley on Saturday, with light rains and snow likely to occur in the state, the weather office said. “The minimum temperatures have marginally…
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) It was a cold Saturday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 7.6 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average, while the air quality remained…
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Indian school students and Israeli scientists came together at a science and technology exhibition organised here on Friday, to introduce better technology for tackling climate change. The day-long exhibition, “Bhavishya…
Dehradun, Dec 7 (IANS) The Sara Ali Khan-Sushant Rajput starrer Bollywood film “Kedarnath’ will not be released in the hill state of Uttarakhand, an official said on Friday. While there has be no official ban…
Katowice (Poland), Dec 7 (IANS) More and more people around the world are increasingly challenging governments and companies, largely oil majors, in courts to deliver more on climate-related commitments in order to combat the threat…
By Sahana Ghosh Chowrangi (West Bengal), Dec 7 (IANS/Mongabay) Over 30 women have gathered to deliver milk at a one-room milk collection centre here. It’s a daily rendezvous for this clique belonging to a women-run…
By Rajendra Shende Is humanity in peril due to climate change? The much-publicised underwater meeting of the Maldavian cabinet 2009, just about two months before the 15th UN Conference on Climate Change (COP 15), was…
Shimla, Dec 7 (IANS) Tourist destinations like Kalpa located on the high hills of Himachal Pradesh received snowfall on Friday, turning it even more picturesque. “The higher reaches of Lahaul-Spiti, Kinnaur, Kullu, Shimla and Sirmaur…
Katowice (Poland), Dec 7 (IANS) Developed nations reduced emissions by 13 per cent in 26 years and since 2010 these have decreased by 4.4 per cent, likely due in part to climate actions that more…
Srinagar, Dec 7 (IANS) Srinagar witnessed the season’s coldest night at minus 4 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperatures across Jammu and Kashmir continued to drop on Friday, the weather office said. “The temperatures dropped…
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) It was a cold Friday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 8.8 degrees Celsius, the season’s average, while the air quality remained in the ‘very…
Vijayawada, Dec 7 (IANS) South Korean auto major Kia Motors on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the state of Andhra Pradesh to collaborate on the partnership for future eco mobility. The partnership…
New Delhi/Bengaluru, Dec 7 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday imposed Rs 50 crore penalty on Karnataka for allegedly neglecting two lakes — Bellandur and Varthur — in the city’s southeast suburb, said…
Katowice (Poland), Dec 6 (IANS) Climate consciousness across the globe is on the rise, but there is still a considerable gap between countries’ preparedness for climate change and the actual measures, a UN report said…
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Air pollution has emerged as a leading factor for premature mortality in India as 12.4 lakh deaths have been reported in 2017 owing to it, according to a latest report…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Dec 6 (IANS) China will increase its green cover by building 20,000 national forest villages by 2020 in the country. Faced with a problem of severe pollution, China has spent over…