Nairobi, Sep 24 (IANS) American outdoor clothing brand Patagonia has been named a UN Champion of the Earth, receiving the UN’s top environmental honour for a dynamic mix of policies that has put sustainability at…
Colombo, Sep 24 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Tuesday instructed authorities to provide immediate relief to thousands of people affected by the ongoing adverse weather conditions, his office said. Sirisena also instructed the…
Bhubaneswar, Sep 24 (IANS) Six people were arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle leopard hide in the Deogarh district of Odisha, said a forest official on Tuesday. During a raid, the forest officials seized the…
Patna, Sep 24 (IANS) A tiger attacked and killed a man on Tuesday in a paddy field near the Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR) in West Champaran district in Bihar, a forest official said. The victim,…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 24 (IANS) Indian Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar has said that industry has undertaken to go on the low-carbon path to fight climate change but availability…
New York, Sep 24 (IANS) As the world gathered for the Climate Action Summit here, partners of the Cool Coalition announced major new commitments on efficient, climate-friendly cooling which can make a huge positive impact…
New York, Sep 24 (IANS) Europe’s political leaders missed a chance to show climate leadership at the UN Climate Action Summit in New York, by failing to join a group of countries that committed to…
United Nations, Sep 24 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opened the Climate Action Summit in New York, warning that immediate measures were needed to deal with this global problem. “The climate emergency is a race…
New York, Sep 24 (IANS) After more than four million people went on strike around the world to demand transformative climate action, Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist, told world leaders how dare they….
Jakarta, Sep 23 (IANS) Skies over an Indonesian province turned red over the weekend, thanks to the widespread forest fires which have plagued huge parts of the country. One resident in Jambi province, who captured…
New York, Sep 23 (IANS) In one of the boldest actions yet by the world’s largest investors to decarbonise the global economy, an alliance of the world’s largest pension funds and insurers — responsible for…
New York, Sep 23 (IANS) A new Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool in a smartphone app can predict near-term crop productivity for farmers and may help them protect their staple crops, such as maize, cassava and…
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) To cater to the demands of the upcoming festival season, and with an eye on Delhis pollution levels, two power distribution companies (discoms) in the capital — BSES Rajdhani Power…
New York, Sep 23 (IANS) Leaders from government, business, and civil society on Monday announced potentially far-reaching steps to confront climate change at the United Nations Secretary General’s Climate Action Summit here on Monday. As…
Mumbai, Sep 23 (IANS) Beverages major Parle Agro said on Monday that it would invest Rs 50 crore over the next three years to implement an end-to-end PET plastic waste management programme. In a statement…
Amaravati, Sep 23 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister P. Pushpa Srivani turned actor for a Telugu movie being made to highlight the importance of natural farming. Srivani, who also hold the portfolio of tribal…
Shanghai, Sep 23 (IANS) The Shanghai Disney Resort said on Monday that it had welcomed 100 kinds of birds which settled in or flew across its wetland park. Oriolus Chinensis, the newly observed bird, is…
Tokyo, Sep 23 (IANS) At least 30 were injured and several houses damaged after tropical storm Tapah hit Japan, state media reported on Monday. The severe tropical storm has now turned to a low pressure…
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot on Monday called a meeting of concerned departments and stakeholders to plan the Odd-Even traffic scheme to be implemented between November 4 and 15 in…