Delhi air pollution extremely worrying: LG VK Saxena
Nov 04, 2023, at 05:09 am
New Delhi/IBNS: As severe air pollution continues to grapple the national capital, Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena called a meeting with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Friday evening to take stock of the situation.
Delhi pollution hits severe mark, schools shut for 2 days
Nov 03, 2023, at 05:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Thursday announced to shut all primary schools in the national capital for two days owing to a sudden dip in Delhi's air quality.
'My daughter warned by teacher today....': US envoy Eric Garcetti on Delhi pollution
Nov 03, 2023, at 01:50 am
New Delhi: United States Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti has said that the pollution levels in Delhi reminded him of his upbringing in Los Angeles, “where the air was the most polluted air anywhere in America,” news agency ANI reported.
Death toll from Hurricane Otis in south Mexico climbs to 39
Oct 29, 2023, at 02:02 pm
Mexico City/IBNS/UNI: The death toll from Hurricane Otis has risen to 39 in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero, with 10 people reported missing, the Mexican government said on Saturday.
Meltwater flowing beneath Antarctic glaciers can accelerate retreat: Reports
Oct 28, 2023, at 02:55 pm
A new Antarctic ice sheet modelling study from scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography suggests that meltwater flowing out to sea from beneath Antarctic glaciers is making them lose ice faster.
Study finds increased West Antarctic ice sheet melting ‘unavoidable’
Oct 24, 2023, at 06:49 pm
The West Antarctic Ice Sheet will continue to increase its rate of melting over the rest of the century, no matter how much we reduce fossil fuel use, according to British Antarctic Survey (BAS) research published this week in the journal Nature Climate Change.
Greens, heritage lovers flag off special tram ride in Kolkata to usher in eco-friendly Durga Puja
Oct 17, 2023, at 06:18 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: As another Kolkata tram trundled out of the Gariahat depot in the city's south this Sunday to complete a full circle of the surviving tracks of the streetcars, a group of environmentally-conscious, heritage-loving people gathered to flag it off and cheer.
Delhi- NCR feel tremors as mild quake hits Faridabad, no casualty
Oct 16, 2023, at 02:19 am
Delhi and areas of NCR felt mild tremors when a 3.1 magnitude earthquake struck on Sunday afternoon.
Rain lashes most parts of Kashmir: Met
Oct 14, 2023, at 05:55 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Kashmir received moderate rain on the intervening nights of Friday and Saturday, with the Meteorological Department forecasting widespread light to moderate rain, thunderstorms, and snow in the next 24 hours.
5.0-magnitude quake hits Indonesia
Oct 13, 2023, at 01:49 am
Jakarta/IBNS/UNI: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 rocked off East Nusa Tenggara province in central Indonesia on Thursday, the country's meteorology, climatology, and geophysics agency said.
Sikkim disaster: Scores of people die with over 80 missing
Oct 09, 2023, at 06:47 pm
Gangtok/UNI: The October 4 disaster in Sikkim as a result of overflow of South Lhonak Lake, killed scores of people.
Tribute: Remembering M. S. Swaminathan
Oct 08, 2023, at 07:07 pm
M.S. Swaminathan’s greatest strength was his ability to engage and connect with ease with everybody across board, from politicians to bureaucrats, academics, journalists, students and common people. Swaminathan’s primary contribution to the country was his work for the Green Revolution. The Green Revolution was a package that helped India overcome a crisis and was not a long-term sustainable solution. Swaminathan was aware of this and it is obvious from the research-for-development projects being implemented by the Foundation. Mongabay India Managing Editor writer S. Gopikrishna Warrier remembers him
Oct 07, 2023, at 11:37 pm
Multimedia journalist, educator, Fulbright scholar, and founder of Lens15 Media, Jason Strother, visited Kolkata recently to conduct a workshop on the topic of 'Disability Representation In Mass Media, Reporting On Disability And Making Media More Accessible For People With Visual Disabilities' at the American Center. In a conversation with IBNS correspondent Supriyo Hazra, he talked about climate change, disability journalism and more. Excerpts:
Weather-related disasters displace 43.1 million children in six years, UNICEF reports
Oct 07, 2023, at 01:00 am
Weather-related disasters forcibly displaced a staggering 43.1 million children across 44 countries over the past six years, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday.
Hottest September on record puts 2023 on track to be warmest year ever
Oct 06, 2023, at 11:38 pm
This September was the hottest one ever and 2023 is firmly set to be the warmest year on record, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday, citing data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).
Sikkim flash flood disaster: Death toll touches 19
Oct 06, 2023, at 03:49 pm
The death toll due to the flash flood which hit Sikkim has touched 19 with more than 100 others still missing, officials said.
Govt agencies, experts had warned of Sikkim’s glacial lake outburst
Oct 06, 2023, at 06:05 am
New Delhi: The flash floods in Sikkim, which claimed at least 14 lives and 102 others still missing, did not come without warnings, media reports said.
Himachal Pradesh: Strong tremors felt in Shimla
Oct 03, 2023, at 11:53 pm
A strong earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck Shimla and other parts of Himachal Pradesh, triggering panic among the people on Tuesday.
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits Nepal, tremors felt in New Delhi
Oct 03, 2023, at 10:02 pm
An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter Scale hit Nepal as tremors were felt in the Indian national capital New Delhi on Tuesday.
Monsoon ends with 'normal' rainfall, El Nino effects mitigated by positive factors: IMD
Oct 01, 2023, at 03:27 am
New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that the four-month monsoon season concluded with India receiving "normal" rainfall, totalling 820 mm compared to the long-term average of 868.6 mm, according to a news agency report.
Viet Nam: UN rights office condemns crackdown on climate activists
Sep 30, 2023, at 10:53 pm
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, on Friday expressed grave concern at the spate of recent arrests and convictions of human rights defenders pushing for clean energy reforms in Viet Nam.
Coal CPSEs provide water to 981 villages in nine states with sustainable use of coal mine water
Sep 29, 2023, at 07:58 am
New Delhi: Sustainable utilization of coal mine water resources by Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) is benefitting around 17.7 lakh people across 981 villages of nine states, the Ministry of Coal said.
Northeast India's AIC SELCO foundation empowers sustainable energy innovators
Sep 29, 2023, at 06:45 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The Atal Incubation Centre-SELCO Foundation, nestled in the heart of Guwahati, is fast gaining acclaim for its pivotal role in nurturing sustainable energy innovation within Northeast India.
'Green' Energy in Uzbekistan: Prospects of solar and wind power plants by Abdullajon Оtabaev
Sep 28, 2023, at 05:38 pm
Uzbekistan has a very high potential in the use of renewable energy sources. According to the estimates of the International Energy Agency and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Uzbekistan has a combined renewable energy potential for electricity production of 2,091 billion kWh (30 times higher than annual consumption). And in recent years, much attention has been paid to this area in the development of the existing potential.
Research finds extreme heat likely to wipe out humans and mammals in distant future
Sep 27, 2023, at 03:13 pm
A new study shows unprecedented heat is likely to lead to the next mass extinction since the dinosaurs died out, eliminating nearly all mammals in some 250 million years time.
Jammu and Kashmir: Upper reaches of Gulmarg experiences season's first light snowfall
Sep 25, 2023, at 01:14 am
Higher reaches of the famous ski resort of Jammu Kashmir’s Gulmarg received the season's first light snowfall on Sunday, officials said.
Researchers are now trying to develop plastic that can break down in seawater
Sep 18, 2023, at 03:19 am
University of Queensland researchers are developing a plastic that breaks down in seawater to help turn the tide on marine waste.
UN launches flash appeal to aid 250,000 Libyans hit by devastating floods
Sep 16, 2023, at 04:51 am
UN humanitarians are working flat out on the ground in Libya, providing desperately needed aid to thousands of survivors of the flood disaster that has left thousands dead and thousands more unaccounted for.
UN launches flash appeal to aid 250,000 Libyans hit by devastating floods
Sep 16, 2023, at 04:48 am
UN humanitarians are working flat out on the ground in Libya, providing desperately needed aid to thousands of survivors of the flood disaster that has left thousands dead and thousands more unaccounted for.
Environmental champion hails rivers as ‘arteries of our planet’
Sep 16, 2023, at 04:34 am
Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh traded the ocean for New York State’s Hudson River, declaring at the end of his epic 517 kilometre journey downriver on Wednesday that “we can never become complacent when it comes to protecting the environment”.