Heatwave conditions prevail in west Rajasthan and Delhi
Pune/UNI: Heatwave conditions observed in isolated pockets over west Rajasthan and Delhi.
Coral reefs’ very survival is at stake, warns UNESCO in bid to boost resilience
New York: The world’s best-known coral reefs could be extinct by the end of the century unless we do more to make them resilient to our warming oceans.
World Health Day: Take climate action, take care of each other
New York: An urgent call to protect health and mitigate the climate crisis was issued by the UN health agency on Wednesday, to mark World Health Day on Thursday.
Plant health summit aims to boost food security, safeguard human health
New York: The world’s plant protection body met on Tuesday, aiming to set new plant health standards to both safeguard human wellbeing and preserve food security, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Almost everyone now breathing polluted air, warns WHO
New York: An astonishing 99 per cent of the world’s population breathes polluted air that exceeds internationally approved limits, with negative health impacts kicking in at much lower levels than previously thought, UN medical scientists said on Monday.
UN climate report: It’s ‘now or never’ to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees
New York: A new flagship UN report on climate change out Monday indicating that harmful carbon emissions from 2010-2019 have never been higher in human history, is proof that the world is on a “fast track” to disaster, António Guterres has warned, with scientists arguing that it’s ‘now or never’ to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees.
Leopard caged in Assam’s Golaghat
Guwahati: A leopard was caged at Betioni Kakatigaon area under Khumtai assembly constituency in Assam’s Golaghat district on Sunday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Awareness-cum-plantation drive held at SKUAST
Srinagar: A one-day awareness cum plantation drive was conducted at Faculty of Forestry SKUAST-K in collaboration with Rahim Greens.
Antarctica ‘should not be taken for granted’ scientists declare, amid extreme weather uptick
New York: Antarctica, the world’s coldest, windiest and driest continent, has often been referred to as a stable ‘sleeping giant’, but increasingly extreme temperatures, together with unusual rain and ice shelf shifts, remind us that it must not be taken for granted, the UN Weather Agency (WMO) warned on Friday.
UN chief hails launch of new expert group to boost net-zero climate change fight
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday urged private investors businesses, cities, states and regions, to do more to cut harmful greenhouse gas emissions, launching a new group of experts to help with realizing a net-zero future.
U.S. Consulate General in Kolkata, KIIT TBI host 48-hour non-stop Air Quality Hackathon
Kolkata: The U.S. Consulate General in Kolkata, in partnership with KIIT TBI, hosted a 48-hour non-stop Air Quality Hackathon (March 30-31, 2022) at the iLead College in Kolkata.
Sri Lanka emerges as a smuggling hub for India's star tortoises
The Indian star tortoise is the most smuggled tortoise species in the world, with thousands trafficked annually smuggled out from India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan despite a 2019 total ban on the international trade in the species. While India continues to be the main country of origin for wild-caught star tortoises, Sri Lanka has in recent years become both a prominent source country and transit hub for trafficking networks that move the animals to East and Southeast Asia. Mongabay India writers Malaka Rodrigo and Pragati Prava report
Dire impact from floods in South Sudan as new wet season looms
New York: Flooding and displacement in South Sudan are expected to worsen when the wet season begins in around a month, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, warned on Tuesday.
Rhino population in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park grows to 2613
Kaziranga: The population of one-horned rhinoceros touched 2613 in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and it has increased by 200 over the last four years, officials said on Tuesday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Renowned scientists join KU webinar on World Water Day
Srinagar: Several renowned scientists from different parts of the country and abroad on Tuesday joined an international webinar organised by the University of Kashmir to mark the World Water Day-2022 celebrations.