Gurugram, Aug 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a major development against illegal structures built on forest land, the Gurugram forest department has identified 500 such structures and served notices to 100 construction owners. This comes after the…
New Delhi, Aug 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Delhi’s first smog tower, which is supposed to improve air quality in a radius of around 1 km, will be operational from August 23 with the formal inauguration by Delhi…
New Delhi, Aug 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Agri-tech startup AgNext Technologies on Thursday announced it has raised $21 million that will help it expand to international markets, particularly Middle East, Europe and South Asia. The funds, raised…
By Vishal Gulati New Delhi, Aug 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) With India ratifying a global treaty that eventually aims to phase out a heat-trapping substance — hydrofluorocarbons or HFCs — and replace them with climate-friendly alternatives, experts…
New Delhi, Aug 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The UN Biodiversity Conference, which includes the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-15), will be convened virtually between October 11-15, announced the Secretariat of the Convention on…
Paris, Aug 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) A massive wildfire raging in France’s southern tourist region of Var has claimed the lives of two people and forced around 10,000 people to evacuate, local authorities have confirmed. “Unfortunately the…
Jammu, Aug 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) A light intensity earthquake struck Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, though no casualty or damage to property was reported from anywhere. A statement issued by the disaster management office said, a…
Montreal, Aug 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Host China and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) have announced dates for the UN Biodiversity Conference, which includes the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties…
Madikeri (Karnataka), Aug 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) For those who love to witness the hills of Coorg (Madikeri) bathed in a dreamy shade of blue, the Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana), a flower which blooms once in 12 years…
New Delhi, Aug 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pineapple-based agroforestry, traditionally practiced by ethnic ‘Hmar’ community in southern Assam can be a sustainable alternative to jhum cultivation for the North East India providing twin solutions for climate change…
New Delhi, Aug 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) With less than 100 days to go for the UN climate change conference, India on Wednesday approved a plan to phase out hydrofluorocarbons so as help prevent depletion of the…
New Delhi, Aug 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave approval for signing of a MoU between the Geological Survey of India (GSI) and Florida International University, the US, for cooperation in the field…
New Delhi, Aug 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) India on Wednesday extended full support to the UK for the annual climate change summit to be held at Glasgow in November this year, but reiterated its position that COP26…
Shillong, Aug 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) After initiating a grassroots-level movement with Climate Change Chapaul — which involved roping in traditional leaders of Meghalaya to spread the awareness of climate change — Meghalaya is starting to use…
London, Aug 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Animals known as carriers of coronaviruses were sold at local wet markets for years, finds a new study supporting the theory that the Covid-19 is the result of virus jumping from…
New Delhi, Aug 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) on Wednesday launched the ‘first-ever’ initiative to develop green cover in the Himalayan terrain of Leh-Ladakh by planting bamboo saplings. The KVIC and…
New Delhi, Aug 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Stating that India is always committed to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its Paris Agreement, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) Bhupender…
Chennai, Aug 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Tamil Nadu government has constituted a seven-member committee to study the exploration of hydrocarbon projects which will be headed by Sultan Ahmed Ismail, part-time member, State Development Policy Council. A…
Panaji, Aug 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Promising to enforce the Goa government’s crackdown on plaster of paris (PoP) Ganesh idols ahead of the upcoming Ganesh Chaturthi, state Environment Minister Nilesh Cabral on Wednesday said sellers as well…
Bijnor (Uttar Pradesh), Aug 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The carcass of a one-and-a-half-year-old leopard has been found near the Mauzampur railway track in Bijnor district. The leopard was apparently run over by a train on Monday. Bijnor…