Coast Guard launching drive to discourage plastic use
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is launching a campaign for voluntary discarding of the use of plastic in all the ICG premises from October 2, an official release said on…
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Monsoon withdraws from Himachal; 12% excess
Shimla, Oct 1 (IANS) The southwest monsoon has withdrawn from Himachal Pradesh and it was 12 per cent in surplus — after five consecutive years of remaining deficit in the state, the weather bureau said…
India won’t get ODF status by February 2019: CSE
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) With India preparing for year-long celebrations from Tuesday to mark Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary on Tuesday a new analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment on Monday called…
No impact on India of US exit from Paris climate deal: Top official
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) India on Monday asserted that it is not in favour of reopening the Paris accord on Climate Change and said the negotiations on the issue are not facing any adverse…
Indonesia buries dead as earthquake, tsunami toll crosses 840
Palu (Indonesia), Oct 1 (IANS) Mass graves were dug on Monday as Indonesia began burying hundreds of people killed by an earthquake and a tsunami that cracked streets, crumbled buildings and swept homes on the…
Polythene bag ban in Bihar from October 25
Patna, Oct 1 (IANS) The Bihar government on Monday informed the Patna High Court that it will ban all kinds of polythene and plastic bags from October 25 in urban areas of the state and…
Heat waves, wildfires signal global warming: UN official
Incheon (South Korea), Oct 1 (IANS) Scientists have been warning for years that the world can expect more extreme weather with climate change and that heat waves, wildfires and heavy rainfall all over the world…
Karnataka had near-normal monsoon rains
Bengaluru, Oct 1 (IANS) Karnataka has received near-normal southwest monsoon rains from June till September, an official said on Monday. “The state has received almost normal rainfall overall, while the coastal and south interior districts…
Farmer termites bury invaders alive to protect fungus farms
By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, Oct 1 (Mongabay/IANS) Termites are often a nightmare in human habitats, devouring wooden structures and ravaging crops and trees. But within their own homes, some of these farmer termites have sneaky…
Pepsico India to help recycle PET plastic bottles in Delhi
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Beverage major Pepsico India has said it will set up waste collection centres and reverse vending machines in Delhi to recycle PET plastic bottles, in partnership with Gem Enviro Management….
Arjun, Parineeti to spread message of ‘safaigiri’
Mumbai, Oct 1 (IANS) Actors like Arjun Kapoor, Parineeti Chopra, Radhika Apte and Ayushmann Khurrana apart from singers like Sonu Niham, Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Pawni Pandey and Kanika Kapoor will be a part of the fourth…
Why toilets remain aspirational for the urban poor despite subsidies
By Tish Sanghera Mumbai, Oct 1 (IndiaSpend/IANS) A 65 per cent shortfall in subsidies is affecting Maharashtra’s push to ensure a toilet in every urban household under the Swachh Bharat Mission, the nationwide cleanliness campaign,…
Sunny Monday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) The national capital witnessed a sunny morning on Monday with the minimum temperature recorded at 22.2 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average. “The sky will remain clear throughout…
UN body opens crucial meeting to consider global warming report
Incheon (South Korea), Oct 1 (IANS) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) with representatives from 195 countries and leading scientists opened a crucial meeting here on Monday to consider its special report on global…
2 killed in Japan typhoon
Tokyo, Oct 1 (IANS) At least two people were killed and about 120 were injured as typhoon Trami, which is moving away from the northeast of Japan on Monday, passed over the country. The latest…
IGL hikes CNG, PNG prices; small rise in subsidised LPG
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) State-run Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) has raised the price of compressed natural gas (CNG) by Rs 1.70 per kg and of domestic piped gas by Rs 1.30 per standard cubic…
UN body’s crucial report on global warming impacts in October
By Vishal Gulati New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) Experts from around the world will gather in South Korea from Monday for the 48th session of UN body Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to consider…
Baralacha Pass reopens for traffic
Shimla, Sep 30 (IANS) Closed for over a week owing to heavy snowfall, the road link between tourist resort Manali and Baralacha Pass was reopened to motorists on Sunday on completion of snow-clearing operations, an…
Misty Sunday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Sep 30 (IANS) It was a misty morning in the national capital on Sunday with the minimum temperature recorded at 24.4 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average. “The sky will remain…
Indonesia tsunami toll reaches 405
Jakarta, Sep 30 (IANS) The death toll from a tsunami that hit Indonesia’s island of Sulawesi triggered after a 7.5-magnitude quake increased to 405 on Sunday, as rescue workers continued a desperate search for survivors,…