New Delhi, Dec 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) A total of 63,727 trucks carrying non-essential commodities have been inspected and 31 impounded since the implementation of the CAQM’s guideline to bar entry of non-CNG and non-electric trucks in…
Dhaka, Dec 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Normal life came to a standstill after parts of Bangladesh received heavy rains under the impact of cyclonic storm Jawad. No major damage has so far been reported due to the…
Shimla, Dec 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) It was bright and sunny on Tuesday in most parts of Himachal Pradesh after a day of widespread snowfall and rain. “It was sunny after a day of widespread snow and…
Chennai, Dec 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) After a few days of dry weather, Chennai and surrounding districts are expected to receive light rains on Wednesday and Thursday. Rains continue to lash several parts of Tamil Nadu with…
New York, Dec 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has received a new contribution of approximately $1.2 million in funding from the government of Iceland to support vulnerable countries on climate action. With this…
New York, Dec 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Wildlife Conservation Society is scaling up conservation efforts in the Congo Basin and Andean-Amazon countries, with $60 million in support from the Bezos Earth Fund to work in partnership…
Nairobi, Dec 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados was among those chosen by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) as its 2021 Champions of the Earth — the world body’s highest environmental honour. The…
Srinagar, Dec 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Night temperatures dropped throughout Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Tuesday due to clear night sky as the Drass town was the coldest at minus 18.4. An official of the Meteorological…
New Delhi, Dec 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) was in the lower end of the ‘very poor’ category at 314 on Tuesday morning with mainly clear sky and shallow fog. According to the…
Chennai, Dec 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Villupuram MP and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi leader D. Ravikumar has called upon Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to immediately intervene in the dispute between the Auroville Foundation and members of…
Male, Dec 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Maldives has received $10 million as compensation from a company whose ship ran aground on the Rasfari reef in Kaafu Atoll in August, local media reported on Monday. The Panama-flagged…
Bengaluru, Dec 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The teaser of late Kannada star Puneeth Rajkumar’s dream project – nature documentary ‘Gandhada Gudi’ – was released on Monday to wide acclaim and appreciation from all corners. The documentary film…
Chennai, Dec 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) A flood alert has been issued for people living on the banks of the Korayar and Ariyar rivers in Tamil Nadu by Tiruchirappalli district collector, S. Sivarasu, on Monday as heavy…
Shimla, Dec 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Shimla, the state capital of Himachal Pradesh, on Monday experienced rains, while its nearby hill stations like Kufri and Narkanda witnessed snowfall, turning the tourist destinations more picturesque and also witnessing…
Srinagar, Dec 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) After a day of rain/snow, weather started improving in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Monday. Sonam Lotus, director of the Meteorological Department (MeT) said, “As expected, weather has improved and…
Washington, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The US was the world’s “top generator of plastic waste” in 2016, exceeding all European nations combined, The Hill reported recently. An article, entitled “US must cut plastic production to save…
New Delhi, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has pressed 14 Anti Smog Guns (ASGs) into service to combat air pollution at the sites where it is constructing infrastructure for the metro…
London, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two hippopotamuses in a zoo in Belgium have contracted Covid and have been taken into quarantine, the media reported. According to officials at Antwerp zoo, Imani, aged 14, and Hermien, 41,…
Los Angeles, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) A blizzard warning is in effect for Hawaii’s Big Island mountain summits, Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, both taller than 13,000 feet (3,962.4 meters). According to the US National Weather…
Jakarta, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off North Sulawesi province in central Indonesia on Sunday, and no report of casualty or damages was issued, officials said. The jolts triggered no tsunami, Head of…