Earthquake jolts Manipur, no casualty
Imphal, June 15 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 3 on the Richter Scale hit Churachandpur area of Manipur on Thursday, officials said.
3.1 earthquake hits Himachal Pradesh
Shimla, June 15 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 3.1 on the Richter Scale hit Chamba region of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday, officials said on Thursday.
Guatemala, June 15 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.9 western Guatemala near the border with Mexico on Thursday, media reports said.
Smoke from wildfires can have lasting climate impact, says study
Washington, June 13 (IBNS): The 2017 wildfire season is well underway in the United States with thousands of acres scorched already in Georgia and Florida alone, according to the National Park Service.
Heavy downpour hits normal life in Assam, floods in Guwahati
Guwahati, June 13 (IBNS): Normal life has been crippled in most parts of Assam following incessant rains in past 12 hours.
Earthquake hits Uttarakhand, no casualty
Dehradun, June 12 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 3 on the Richter Scale hit Uttarkashi region of Uttarakhand on Monday, officials said.
Ola joins hands with WWF-India to support renewable energy project in Sundarbans
Mumbai, June 8 (IBNS): Popular mobile app for transportation, Ola, will be supporting the 'Sahasra Jyoti' or 'Beacon for the Sundarbans' initiative, an ongoing project of WWF-India, aimed at bringing sustainable development to the Sundarbans landscape in India, by enabling energy access to 1000 households in the region - all through solar energy.
East Kolkata Wetlands are facing great danger, say experts
Kolkata, June 8 (IBNS): At a workshop organised by IIT Kharagpur and Indiana University of Pennsylvania, experts said the East Kolkata Wetlands, a key component of Kolkata’s waste-management resilience, are facing grave dangers with the government not doing enough to protect it.
Canada observes Environment Week
Toronto, June 7 (IBNS): Canada is observing Environment Week from June 4 to June 10, which celebrates the country's environmental accomplishments and encourages citizens to contribute to preserving and protecting their environment.
Country will get 98 pct rainfall, forecasts IMD
New Delhi, June 6 (IBNS): Indian Met officials on Tuesday reinforced that the country might experience normal monsoon this year.
Assam govt to celebrate World Environment Day in every panchayat from next year: Sonowal
Guwahati, June 5 (IBNS): In a move to play the role of ‘force-multiplier’ of connecting people to nature, and encourage the younger generation to plant more saplings, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday announced that the state government would celebrate World Environment Day at every panchayat in the state from next year. Speaking at a programme organised centrally to celebrate the World Environment Day at Dibrugarh University in Dibrugarh, the Assam CM said that the government would also earmark areas in each village for plantation of saplings to give the people of the area an opportunity to plant saplings on special day of the family and to shape their future in sync with the nature.
Kotak Mahindra Bank celebrates World Environment Day by planting 10,000 trees across India
Kolkata, June 5 (IBNS): Kotak Mahindra Bank on Monday announced the launch of ‘811 – Upload a Tree’ initiative wherein the Bank would plant a sapling in the name of the first 10,000 customers who download an 811 bank account from June 5, 2017 - World Environment Day.
Real Sentiment Behind World Environment Day Must Pervade Every Moment of the Day: Harsh Vardhan
New Delhi, June 4 (IBNS): Giving a clarion call to the people of the country and the youth, in particular, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Harsh Vardhan has said that the real sentiment behind World Environment Day should not be restricted to a single day, but must pervade every moment of the day, till the World Environment Day next year.
Rohtak, June 2 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 3.2 on the Richter Scale hit Haryana, hours after a 5 magnitude quake hit the area on Friday, officials said.
Paris Accord: Greenpeace slams USA, says climate denier Trump surrenders leadership
New Delhi, Jun 2 (IBNS): Donald Trump’s irresponsible and short-sighted decision to pull the USA out of the Paris Agreement is a loss for the United States in many ways and an opportunity for India to provide global leadership on climate issue, said Greenpeace India on Friday.