Zoo lioness kills father of her three cubs
Indianapolis (US), Oct 22 (IANS) A lioness has killed the father of her three cubs in their pen at a zoo in the US. Zuri, 12, attacked 10-year-old Nyack and staff at the Indianapolis Zoo…
Environment
Himachal achieves 66% target in providing LPG connections
Shimla, Oct 21 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government on Sunday claimed that its ‘Grihini Suvidha Yojana’ (GSY) has been a success as it has achieved 66 per cent target in five months since its launch…
Air quality gets better in nearly 350 Chinese cities
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Oct 21 (IANS) More than half of China’s cities saw air quality improve year-on-year in September, the Chinese Environment Ministry has said. The average density of PM 2.5 stood at 25…
Misty Sunday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) It was a misty morning in the national capital on Sunday with the minimum temperature settling at 17 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average. “The sky will remain…
Delhi’s air pollution spikes, severe in some regions
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) The National Capital saw a sudden spike in the air-pollution on Saturday, a day after Dussehera. As stubble-burning stepped up in neighbouring Punjab and Haryana, the combined effects of Dussehera…
Delhi’s Dwarka chokes as garbage burning releases toxic gases
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) Residents of Dwarka sub-city on Saturday took out a protest march as open burning of garbage continued, spewing toxic fumes and worsening the air quality to “severe-plus or emergency”. Dwarka…
CWC monitoring Brahmaputra, Siang rivers
Guwahati, Oct 20 (IANS) Central Water Commission (CWC) officials are closely monitoring the water levels in the Brahmaputra and Siang following fears about sudden bursting of an artificial lake formed by a landslide on the…
Indonesia ignored warning about soil instability before quake
Jakarta, Oct 20 (IANS) Geologists had warned Indonesian authorities regarding soil instability in the region on Sulawesi Island that was affected by an earthquake and a tsunami in September, experts said on Saturday. Indonesian Association…
Misty Saturday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) It was a misty morning in the national capital on Saturday with minimum temperature settling at 17.4 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average. “The sky will remain partly…
Delhi will soon become a gas chamber: Kejriwal
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday flayed the Centre and the neighbouring state governments for their inaction to stop stubble burning and said that “Delhi will become a gas…
Delhi’s air very-poor, may turn severe
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) The national Capital and the regions around it continue to suffer a “very-poor” air quality on Friday, which according to experts, may worsen due to combined effects of Dussehera and…
North-East states alerted after landslide on Brahmaputra upstream
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Indian states through which the river Brahmaputra flows have been alerted to take precautionary measures following a landslide in the mainstream of the Yarlong Zangbo, as the river is known…
Copenhagen to host C40 Mayors Summit
Copenhagen, Oct 19 (IANS) Lord Mayor of Copenhagen Frank Jensen on Friday announced to host the C40 Mayors Summit in October 2019. Aiming to become world’s first carbon neutral city by 2025, Copenhagen has been…
MSC Cruises orders four deluxe cruise liners
Genova (Italy), Oct 19 (IANS/AKI) Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri said it has signed an agreement with MSC Cruises – the worlds largest privately-owned cruise company – for the construction of four ultra-luxury cruise ships at a…
Piyush Goyal to receive US university award for rural electrification effort
New York, Oct 19 (IANS) India’s Union Minister Piyush Goyal will on Friday receive the prestigious Carnot Prize from the Ivy League University of Pennsylvania in recognition of his work for rural electrification while he…
Indonesia quake, tsunami: 70 children still remain missing
Jakarta, Oct 19 (IANS) At least 70 children were still reported missing after a devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck Indonesia’s Sulawesi island last month, authorities said on Friday. According to the Ministry of…
Misty Friday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) It was a misty morning in the national capital on Sunday with minimum temperature touching 17.8 degrees Celsius, the season’s average. “There was mist in the morning. The sky will…
Right policy action can help cut emissions: IEA
Paris, Oct 19 (IANS) A global effort to deploy the right energy efficiency policies could, on its own, see greenhouse gas emissions peak quickly and then fall even as the global economy doubles between now…
Delhi government forms inspection team to check pollution
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) With Delhi air quality worsening, Environment Minister Imran Hussain on Thursday formed an inspection team to carry out surprise checks in the capital to check air pollution violations. Hussain asserted…
NCR sees very-poor air quality, set to drop further
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) The National Capital Region saw a “very-poor” air quality on Thursday, which experts believe may further deteriorate within the next two days due to weather conditions, stubble burning and festival…