Colombo, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Four people were killed and over 170,000 were affected by days of strong gales and heavy rains which lashed Sri Lanka in recent days, the Disaster Management Centre said on Saturday….
New Delhi, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Announcing that India is focusing on production and usages of Ethanol for agriculture use, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said a roadmap for development in this sector has begun…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) From dentistry to animation to promoting environmental issues through illustrations and cartoons, the world has come full circle for Rohan Chakravarty, whose new book “Green Humour for…
United Nations, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amidst the triple environmental threats of biodiversity loss, climate disruption and escalating pollution, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres launched “an unprecedented effort to heal the Earth”. Kicking off the UN Decade…
Panaji, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Goa government will create 100 water bodies in forested areas and has resolved to plant over five lakh saplings in the current year, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday said…
Gurugram, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) has begun checking water drainage system in the city here ahead of the monsoon season. For this, a mock drill will also be conducted on…
By Brij Khandelwal Agra, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) As we celebrate another world environment day during the raging Covid-19 pandemic, questions relating to the safety of the iconic Taj Mahal from pollution are being asked by…
Dodoma, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tanzanian wildlife authorities told the country’s Parliament that they dismantled 95 poaching syndicates in the east African nation in the 2020/2021 financial year. Damas Ndumbaro, the Minister for Natural Resources and…
Windhoek, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The growth in numbers of free roaming elephants in Namibia has resulted in an increase in Human Wildlife Conflict (HWC) incidences, Environment Ministry spokesperson Romeo Muyunda said. In an interview with…
Addis Ababa, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned that swarms of desert locusts are expected to descend on parts of Ethiopia and Somalia. “Despite an earlier decline, the current…
Guwahati, June 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) All four tiger reserves in Assam, including the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNP & TR), have received accreditation from a national body for maintaining high standard of conservation, officials…
New Delhi, June 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) NTPC Ltd, India’s largest power utility, has become a signatory to the UN Global Compact’s CEO Water Mandate. With NTPC joining the league of companies that focus on efficient water…
Bengaluru, June 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The much-awaited southwest monsoon entered Karnataka with moderate rains in Bengaluru, an official said on Friday. “The monsoon entered Karnataka with moderate rains and gusty winds in coastal areas and south…
Mumbai, June 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Oil & gas and metals company Vedanta will launch a mega green cover initiative to commemorate World Environment Day on Saturday. As part of the Vedanta Cares Green Cover initiative, which…
Hyderabad, June 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Friday said the Covid-19 pandemic has once again proved that there is no other wealth as precious as the environment. In his message on…
Bengaluru, June 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) A helicopter carrying Congress leaders including its Karnataka unit President D.K. Shivakumar and Working President Eshwar Khandre had to make an emergency landing on the outskirts of Bengaluru, due to bad…
Chennai, June 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Water from air, use of environment friendly products instead of plastics, rain water harvesting, green power generation and planting of trees are some of the sustainable initiatives adopted by a cross…
Srinagar, June 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) A day after it killed a child in J&K’s Budgam district, the District Magistrate on Friday declared the leopard as man-eater and ordered its immediate elimination. Adda Yasir Mir, 4, daughter…
Chennai, June 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) SARS-Cov-2 has claimed the life of a lioness and has infected nine other lions at the Arignar Anna Zoological Park, popularly known as Vandalur Zoo, located here. The Vandalur Zoo in…
New Delhi, June 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed the lawsuit filed by actor-environmentalist Juhi Chawla against the setting up of 5G wireless networks in the country, and also imposed a fine…