14,000 people evacuated in British Columbia Wildfire, Williams Lake under high alert

Ottawa, July 13 (IBNS): Almost 14,000 people were evacuated from their homes following a wildfire in British Columbia's Interior which raged since last Friday.

Giant Antarctica iceberg twice the size of Luxembourg breaks off

London, Jul 13 (IBNS) : A giant iceberg twice the size of Luxembourg and one of the largest ever recorded, has broken off an ice shelf on the Antarctic peninsula and is now adrift in the Weddell Sea, media reports said.

Union Minister Rijiju arrives in Assam to take stock of flood situation

Guwahati, July 13 : While Assam is still struggling with a devastating flood.which has already claimed 45 lives and affected over 1.7 million people of 24 districts out of 32, Union Minister of State for Home, Kiren Rijiju, arrived on Thursday in the state, to take stock of the situation and submit a report to the Centre.

Rescue operations in full swing in landslide-hit village near Sagalee in Arunachal Pradesh

Itanagar, Jul 12 (IBNS): Rescue operations are in full swing to retrieve bodies of those killed in a massive landslide at Laptap village in Sagalee, Arunachal Pradesh, according to media reports on Wednesday.

Congestion on Delhi roads has worsened says new analysis by CSE

New Delhi, Jul 11 (IBNS): An assessment of travel time and traffic speed in Delhi by the city-based Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has revealed that India's capital is in the grip of a worsening congestion and pollution crisis.

Tree plantation drive conducted by RWWCO

New Delhi, July 7 (IBNS): In view of Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu’s continued efforts on Tree Plantation in railway areas, the Railway Women’s Welfare Central Organisation (RWWCO) has undertaken Tree Plantation Drive on Thursday at railway premises in New Delhi.

IMD issues weather warning for the next five days

New Delhi, Jul 7 (IBNS): The Ministry of Earth Science, on Friday, said that the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued pan-India weather warning for the next five days.

GVK Mumbai International Airport celebrates Van Mahotsav 2017

Navi Mumbai, July 6 (IBNS): On the occasion of Van Mahotsav, a week long annual tree planting festival observed across the country, GVK MIAL, the company that administers Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA), on Thursday joined hands with a local NGO to convert barren forest land into green cover at Rabale in Navi Mumbai.

Mahindra Hariyali adds 13 million trees to India’s green cover in 10 years

Mumbai, July 5 (IBNS): The Mahindra Group, one of India’s leading business houses, on Wednesday reaffirmed its commitment to the environment with the planting of the 13 millionth sapling under the aegis of its Mahindra Hariyali programme.

Assam flood: Death toll touches 21, over 4 lakh people of 15 districts affected

Guwahati, July 5 (IBNS): The flood situation in Assam has deteriorated after flood waters inundated more areas in 15 districts.

Environment Minister launches month-long Van Mahotsav to raise awareness about tree plantation

New Delhi, Jl 5 (IBNS): Environment Minister Dr Harshvardhan launched a month-long plantation drive to mark Van Mahotsav, according to media reports on Wednesday.

Heavy rains kill 16, 94 thousand relocated due to floods

Beijing, Jul 4 (IBNS): Heavy rains killed at least 16 people in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local Xinhua news agency reported.

PM Modi, Sushma Swaraj praises MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan for his initiative to plant six crore saplings

New Delhi, July 2 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj appreciated Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for his move to plant six crore saplings along the Narmada to protect the river.

Cabinet approves MoU between India and Israel on National Campaign for Water Conservation in India

New Delhi, June 28 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet in its meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Israel on National Campaign for Water Conservation in India.

Air pollution casts shadow over solar energy production

New York, June 27 (IBNS): Global solar energy production is taking a major hit due to air pollution and dust.