Bengaluru lakes spewing toxic foams, CM assures to solve problem in one or two years
Bengaluru, Aug 17 (IBNS) : Bengaluru two giant lakes-Bellandur and Varthur- are spewing toxic foam onto its streets after the city's heaviest August rain, media reports said.
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS): While rescue teams continued with their search operations on Monday at the site of the landslide in Himachal Pradesh, two areas in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand were also affected by landslides, according to media reports.
National Mission for Clean Ganga approves 10 Namami Gange projects worth Rs. 2,000 crore
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): National Mission for Clean Ganga has approved ten projects in Bihar, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh to the tune of about Rs 2,033 crore, the Union Ministry of Water Resources announced on Thursday.
Union Minister Pradhan says India to have Biofuel Policy soon
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): The objective of “World Biofuel Day†is to sensitize youths, farmers and other stakeholders about the benefits of biofuel and seek their involvement in Biofuel programme run by the Government, said Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday.
US tells UN about Paris Climate Change walkout
Washington/New York, Aug 5 (IBNS): The United States has formally written to the United Nation about their decision to pull out of the Paris climate deal, though it said that it will continue to be involved in talks, reports said.
Climate change could put rare bat species at greater risk
London, Aug 2 (IBNS): An endangered bat species with a UK population of less than 1,000 could be further threatened by the effects of global warming, according to a new study led by the University of Southampton.
Forecast for rapid rise in water levels of rivers of several Indian states
New Delhi, July 28 (IBNS) Rainfall Forecast issued by India Meteorological Department for the next two days indicate that heavy to very heavy with extremely heavy downpour very likely in East Madhya Pradesh, North Chhattisgarh, East Rajasthan and heavy to very heavy falls at isolated places in West Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, north Madhya Maharashtra, Gujarat on July 28 and 29,
Met office issues severe weather warning for July 27 to 31
New Delhi, Jul 27 (IBNS): The India Meteorological Department has issued severe weather warning for the period of July 27-31, 2017.
Indian monsoons have strengthened over past 15 years, says MIT study
New York, July 25 (IBNS): An MIT study published today in Nature Climate Change finds that the Indian summer monsoons, which bring rainfall to the country each year between June and September, have strengthened in the last 15 years over north central India.
Buried alive: Aquatic plants survive in ‘ghost ponds’ under agricultural fields, says study
London, July 21 (IBNS): Aquatic plants in ‘ghost ponds’ are able to survive more than 100 years buried beneath cropped agricultural fields, according to new UCL research.
Strong quake rocks Greece and Turkey, kills 2
Athens/Ankara, Jul 21 (IBNS): A strong earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter Scale hit Turkey and Greece on Friday morning, killing at least two people and injuring 200 others, reports said.
Six killed in Doda cloudburst in Jammu
Srinagar, Jul 20 (IBNS) : Six people were killed in cloudburst and heavy rain in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday night, media reports said.
Three killed in cloudburst in Jammu
Srinagar, Jul 20 (IBNS) : Three people were killed in cloudburst and heavy rain in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday night, media reports said.
Major event aims to tackle climate change in Bangladesh
London, July 19 (IBNS): A major international event aimed at transforming how environmental and conservation issues are tackled in Bangladesh will be held in the UK on Thursday.
Over a thousand Delhiites renew hope for a greener planet and pledge to Go Solar
New Delhi, July 18 (IBNS): After a month long campaign to spread awareness about rooftop solar, Greenpeace India found that 1,043 residents of Delhi want to solarise their rooftops.