Dar es Salaam, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Four east African countries of Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda have joined hands to fight plastic pollution in the region, an official said. Ana Le Rocha, the executive director…
Jakarta, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) A 5.6-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia’s eastern Maluku province, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said on Sunday. The quake struckat 22.29 p.m. on Saturday night, with the epicentre at 163 km…
Srinagar, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Cold wave continued unabated in Kashmir and Ladakh on Sunday as the night temperature remained below the freezing point with icy winds adding to the chill factor. An official of the…
By VISHAL GULATI Chandigarh, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) When Swiss-French urban planner Le Corbusier planned a 114-sq km landlocked Union Territory of Chandigarh as the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, he promised the residents a…
By Nivedita Khandekar Panaji, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Standing in front of the Virtual Reality station, complete with headset strapped, hands holding the navigators, 10-year-old Aarav Shah excitedly turns right and left, and even starts walking…
Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh), Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Ken-Betwa river linking project in Bundelkhand is expected to bring about a major change and prove to be a boon for half the population as the lives of…
By Narendra Puppala Hyderabad, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Butterflies – in contrast to their dainty name and fragile appearance – are a hardy species. And their presence tells us a lot about the surrounding eco-system, feels…
By Ujwal Jalali New Delhi, Dec 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Incidents of wildlife crime have come down drastically in the country in the current year, owing to the stringent measures adopted by the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau…
Aizawl, Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) A moderate quake, measuring 3.7 on the Richter Scale, hit Mizoram, northern Tripura and adjoining areas of the northeast region on Saturday, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). However,…
New Delhi, Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a seven-member joint committee to study the impact of blasting in various stone quarry sites in Kerala with nonel detonation technology at distances…
Srinagar, Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) At minus 3.6 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature on Saturday, Srinagar recorded the coldest night of the season so far. An official of the MeT department said Srinagar city witnessed…
Chennai, Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The e-bike rental service that was inaugurated at Tiruchi railway station on Thursday is turning into a big hit with enquiries pouring in for the facility. Currently, the service is from…
New Delhi, Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Residents of Delhi-NCR woke up to a cold Saturday morning as the minimum temperature dropped to 9 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). From Sunday onwards, the…
New Delhi, Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The world is divided by borders leading to conflicts, but the call of the climate crisis demands that it works together, else destruction is inevitable. One such climate crisis is…
New Delhi, Dec 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) has told the Supreme Court that an “expert group” has been constituted to finalise an air…
New Delhi, Dec 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupendra Yadav on Friday said that stubble burning has been decriminalised under the Air Quality Commission Act and lands have been allotted land…
Srinagar, Dec 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) A total of 75 trek routes are being developed in J&K, the UT’s Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Dr Mohit Gera, who is on four day tour to Kashmir, said on…
New Delhi, Dec 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Following the Commission for Air Quality Management’s (CAQM) order, the Delhi government will shut down about 40 malls that are using diesel generator sets for power backup to curb national…
Kochi, Dec 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute’s (CMFRI) effort to rejuvenate the black clam (Villorita cyprinoides) resource in the Vembanad lake has yielded results with fishermen harvesting good catch from the region….
Tokyo, Dec 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Japan’s greenhouse gas emissions dropped 5.1 per cent year-on-year in fiscal 2020, down for the seventh consecutive year, reflecting lower energy consumption by companies amid the Covid-19 pandemic, government data revealed…