Shimla, Nov 21 (IANS) Snow-clearing is on to restore traffic on the Rohtang Pass, the gateway to the picturesque Lahaul Valley, an official said on Wednesday. The Border Road Organisation (BRO) has started the work…
New Delhi/Brussels, Nov 21 (IANS) India tops the external agenda priorities of the European Union (EU), Tomasz Kozlowski, EU Ambassador to India, said on Wednesday after the bloc adopted a Joint Communication that sets out…
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone here on Thursday for city gas distribution (CGD) projects across 129 districts which won under the ninth CGD bidding round held…
New York, Nov 21 (IANS) Ecosystems like oceans and forests may stop absorbing carbon from the atmosphere but start emitting it due to the human-induced climate change, according to a research. Those systems are known…
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) It was a misty morning in the national capital on Wednesday with pollution levels ‘very poor’ as the Met noted presence of smoke in the air calling it “not supportive”…
Srinagar, Nov 21 (IANS) Minimum temperatures across Jammu and Kashmir dropped on Wednesday due to a clear night sky, with Leh town in Ladakh region recording minus 8 degrees Celsius, the MET said. It was…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Nov 21 (IANS) Erik Solheim has resigned as the head of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) amid frequent flyer allegations of spending too much time and money travelling. Solheim’s resignation…
Shimla, Nov 21 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday decided to recruit 2,277 teachers on contract in the Elementary Education Department, an official said. It decided to implement the Himachal Health Care Scheme in…
Agra, Nov 20 (IANS) In a few weeks from now, the residents of the Taj City will start getting Ganga water from their municipal taps and the faithfuls would then be able to take a…
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Most of the promises made by the developed nations under the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement on financial support to developing countries for climate action have not been fulfilled, Union Environment…
Gandhinagar, Nov 20 (IANS) Alarmed over the Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) outbreak that claimed the lives of 23 Asiatic lions in their only abode Gir in Saurashtra, the Gujarat government on Tuesday launched a Rs…
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Air quality in Delhi and adjoining areas continued to be ‘very poor’ on Tuesday and is expected to remain so over the next few days due to unfavourable weather conditions….
Agra, Nov 20 (IANS) Social activists and environmentalists on Monday demanded free, safe and clean public toilets every one kilometer in the Taj city. Although the city has been declared Open Defacation Free (ODF), with…
Chennai, Nov 20 (IANS) Six Indian Coast Guard ships are involved in containing oil spilled by tanker Coral Stars at Kamarajar Port, in Ennore near Chennai, on November 18, sources said. Although most of the…
By Archana Sharma Jaipur, Nov 20 (IANS) Consider this: India lost 260 leopards in the first six months of this year of which 90 were killed by poachers, says a study of the Wildlife Protection…
Honolulu, Nov 20 (IANS) Society faces a much larger threat from climate change than previous studies have suggested. By 2100 the number of hazards occurring concurrently will increase, making it even more difficult for people…
Hyderabad, Nov 20 (IANS) The Hyderabad High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the governments of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and major poultry industry players over illegal killing of unwanted chickens. The order came following…
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) In May 2019, representatives of 130 governments, including India, will be presented for discussion and possible approval a global assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services since 2005, it was…
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The national capital on Tuesday witnessed a misty morning with the air quality remaining in the ‘very poor’ category for the fourth consecutive day. The minimum temperature was recorded at…
Riyadh, Nov 20 (IANS) Saudi Arabia Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih on Monday said that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud will participate in the upcoming G20 summit in Argentina, Al Arabiya local news…