Agra, Sep 22 (IANS) Celebrating the world rivers day, here on Sunday, social activists and environmentalists sought revival and rejuvenation of a dying Yamuna river, the lifeline of Braj mandal — the land of Krishna…
By Vishal Gulati Chandigarh, Sep 22 (IANS) He’s pained to see agriculture fields emitting plumes of smoke at several places in Punjab by farmers who opt to go in for the quicker option of getting…
Singapore, Sep 22 (IANS) Air pollution in Singapore, caused by the forest fires in Indonesia, on Sunday reached hazardous levels. The air quality had improved a day ago but on Sunday morning, the Pollutant Standard…
Tokyo, Sep 22 (IANS) A powerful tropical storm was on Sunday moving towards the coasts of Japan and South Korea, bringing with it heavy rains and strong winds, and forcing the cancellation of nearly 1,000…
Nairobi, Sep 22 (IANS) G20 nations are collectively not on track to meet their Paris Agreement commitments, but they have huge opportunities to undertake rapid and deep cuts to greenhouse gas emissions, a new UN…
Mexico City, Sep 22 (IANS) Hurricane Lorena has been downgraded to a tropical storm after causing power outages and damages to property along the east coast of the Baja California peninsula on its way to…
New Delhi/Kolkata, Sep 21 (IANS) In a first-of-its-kind action, the Enforcement Directorate on Saturday said it has attached three chimpanzees and four marmosets (small tropical American monkeys) in a money laundering case valued at Rs…
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has introduced the system of online filing of petitions with the launch of a new website. The website will help users an easier access to…
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) The Indian Coast Guard conducted a massive beach clean-up drive along the coastline of the country on Saturday on the occasion of International Coastal Cleanup Day. The International Coastal Cleanup…
Ludhiana, Sep 21 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday appealed to the farmers in his state not to resort to paddy stubble burning, as a mark of respect for the historic 550th Prakash…
Puri, Sep 21 (IANS) A mega cleanliness drive under the banner of ‘Mo Beach’ cleaning initiative was organised at Odisha’s Puri beach to mark the International Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday. The Puri administration claimed…
New York, Sep 21 (IANS) Women are quicker to take cover or prepare to evacuate during an emergency, but often have trouble convincing the men in their life to do so, a new study suggests….
Panaji, Sep 21 (IANS) After failed attempts at disposing off a seven-metre whale’s carcass in South Goa’s Bimbvel beach, the Goa government is now coordinating with the Indian Navy for assistance in disposing off the…
New York, Sep 21 (IANS) At the UN Climate Action Summit 2019 and the UN General Assembly, the European Investment Bank (EIB), the EU Bank, on Saturday announced to unlock and support 1 trillion euros…
Houston (Texas), Sep 20 (IANS) Heavy rains lashed Houston ahead of the ‘Howdy Modi’ mega diaspora event on Sunday that will see Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi address a crowd of over 50,000 people, and…
Delhi/Kochi, Sep 20 (IANS) Even as the deadline for demolition of flats at Kochi’s Maradu ended on Friday, the Kerala government submitted an affidavit in the Supreme Court stating that it is committed to abide…
Dharamsala, Sep 20 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Friday supported the global climate strike, saying the younger generation is being very realistic about the future. “It’s quite right that students and today’s…
New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS) Climate change expert Chandra Bhushan has resigned from the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) after serving the think-tank for over two decades. He was Deputy Director General of the…
New York, Sep 20 (IANS) The Mayors of Paris, New York, Los Angeles and Copenhagen on Friday announced their support for the global climate strike. “Today, September 20th, these inspiring young leaders have called for…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Sep 20 (IANS) The UN headquarters will be powered with green electricity when the Gandhi Solar Park gifted by India comes online on September 24 symbolising New Delhi’s commitment to…