Bangkok, Sep 19 (IANS) Smog from Indonesia’s wildfires has been intensifying in Thailand, with the province of Yala covered with thick smog with little sun penetrating the haze, as footages from Thai TV channel on…
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday criticised the Uttar Pradesh government for allowing private claims on forest lands in contravention of the apex court’s order of July 1994. The court’s remarks…
Jakarta, Sep 19 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.1-magnitude rocked Indonesia’s East Java province on Thursday, but was not a potential for tsunami, an official at the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said. The quake rocked at…
Lucknow, Sep 19 (IANS) On the International Day of Peace (September 21), a ‘bloodied’ person will lie ‘lifeless’ on a giant plate alongside green veggies and a giant knife and fork as part of a…
Sydney, Sep 19 (IANS) Australia’s Queensland state will be forced to end their shark culling programme after a court on Thursday banned the practice in protected areas of the Great Barrier Reef. Brought forward by…
Jaipur, Sep 19 (IANS) Following a seven-day hunt, Rajasthan Forest Department officials have finally captured a tiger, which has killed three men since February, in the jungles of Karauli district. The eight-month-old T-104 tiger first…
Mumbai, Sep 19 Heavy rains have been forecast for Mumbai, Thane and other parts of the Konkan, officials said here on Thursday. As a precautionery measure Education Minister Ashish Shelar declared a holiday for all…
Lucknow, Sep 19 (IANS) As the flood situation has worsened in eastern Uttar Pradesh following incessant rains since the past one week, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed all District Magistrates of the affected districts…
New York, Sep 19 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has announced a new initiative aimed at ensuring decent job creation and protecting livelihoods to boost climate action and urged countries to join the project. The…
United Nations, Sep 19 (IANS) The 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 74) will spotlight climate change in the coming days when leaders gather at the UN headquarters in New York to…
New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Centre, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Narmada Control Authority on a plea filed by persons affected by submergence in Sardar Sarovar…
Hyderabad, Sep 18 (IANS) Suspension of as many as 400 Twitter accounts of the Jana Sena Party (JSP) supporters has evoked protest from JSP chief and popular actor Pawan Kalyan, here on Wednesday. The actor-politician…
Shimla, Sep 18 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh is aiming to achieve 100 per cent transition to electric vehicles by 2030 in alignment with the United Nation’s sustainable development goals, an official said on Wednesday. A meeting…
Washington, Sep 18 (IANS) Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist, has told the US politicians that they were not doing enough to combat climate change. At a meeting of the Senate climate crisis task…
Mumbai, Sep 18 (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan received flak all through Wednesday morning for showing support for metro construction in Mumbai, at a time when people are protesting against the cutting of trees in Aarey…
Mumbai, Sep 18 (IANS) Actress Dia Mirza, who is also a UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador, will play a key role in an important UN conference this year. Apart from being a speaker at The Climate…
By Sanjeev Kumar Singh Chauhan New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) The Delhi Police with a reputation of finding a needle in a haystack, has been given a hard time by an elephant. The police team…
Barwani (Madhya Pradesh), Sep 17 (IANS) Can anyone’s ego be greater than the lives of millions? During the grand celebration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 69th birthday on Tuesday the question seems to be answered…
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Union Minister V.K. Singh and Rajya Sabha member Vijay Goel organised ‘No to Plastic’ campaign on the birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi under the theme of “one ladoo, one…
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Travelling in trains will become more silent and eco-friendly, as the Indian Railways is going to replace the two generator cars placed on either side of the trains with Head…