UN chief urges governments and business to step up action to protect nature
Dec 09, 2022, at 06:14 pm
New York: Governments and the private sector must move to effectively protect the natural environment, Secretary-General António Guterres told journalists covering the UN biodiversity conference, COP15, in Montréal, Canada, on Wednesday.
India could soon experience heat waves that could break human survivability limit: World Bank report
Dec 08, 2022, at 01:38 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Severe heat waves responsible for thousands of deaths across India over the last few decades, are increasing with alarming frequency that could soon lead to the country experiencing the same beyond human survivability limit, according to a new report by the World Bank.
‘Without nature, we have nothing’: UN chief sounds alarm at key UN biodiversity event
Dec 07, 2022, at 05:39 pm
New York: The UN’s key biodiversity conference, COP15, began on Tuesday in Montreal, Canada, where negotiators will set new targets and goals aimed at arresting the alarming destruction of nature, due by human activity.
6.4-magnitude earthquake jolts western Indonesia
Dec 04, 2022, at 01:27 am
Jakarta: A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's western province of West Java on Saturday, but did not trigger a tsunami, the meteorology, climatology, and geophysics agency said.
Large parts of world drier than normal in 2021: WMO
Nov 30, 2022, at 10:16 pm
New York: Most of the globe was drier than normal in 2021, with “cascading effects on economies, ecosystems and our daily lives”, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday.
Hawaii's Mauna Loa, which is world's largest volcano, erupts after decades
Nov 29, 2022, at 03:06 pm
Hawaii: Mauna Loa of Hawaii, one of the world's largest volcano, has started erupting after a gap of nearly 40 years.
Kashmir valley continues to reel under freezing temperatures, Pahalgam sees coldest temperature
Nov 28, 2022, at 10:57 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: Kashmir valley continued to reel under freezing temperatures with tourist hotspot Pahalgam remaining the coldest place with minus 4.0 degree Celsius recorded on Monday, officials said.
22 injured in Türkiye earthquake
Nov 23, 2022, at 08:39 pm
Ankara/UNI: At least 22 people were injured, including one who got seriously hurt, in a 5.9 magnitude earthquake that hit Türkiye's northwestern province of Duzce on early Wednesday, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said.
UNEP honours five protectors of Mother Earth
Nov 23, 2022, at 07:13 pm
New York: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) announced on Tuesday, the 2022 Champions of the Earth for their transformative action to prevent, halt or reverse ecosystem degradation.
US Prez approves emergency declaration for New York
Nov 22, 2022, at 08:42 pm
Washington/UNI: The White House said that the US President Joe Biden had approved an emergency declaration for the state of New York after a historic snowfall.
Indonesia: Java quake leaves 40 dead
Nov 21, 2022, at 10:06 pm
Java: An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter Scale hit Cianjur town in West Java on Monday which left at least 40 people dead, media reports said.
COP27 closes with deal on loss and damage: ‘A step towards justice’, says UN chief
Nov 21, 2022, at 12:08 am
New York: After days of intense negotiations that stretched into early Sunday morning in Sharm el-Sheikh, countries at the latest UN Climate Change Conference, COP27, reached agreement on an outcome that established a funding mechanism to compensate vulnerable nations for ‘loss and damage’ from climate-induced disasters.
As COP27 deadline slips, UN chief urges negotiators to aim for ‘maximum ambition’ on loss and damage
Nov 19, 2022, at 09:08 pm
New York: The 27th UN Climate Change Conference will close at least one day later than expected, the Egyptian Presidency announced on Friday, calling for negotiators to “shift gears” so an agreement can be reached on the remaining sticking points.
Nov 19, 2022, at 12:23 am
New York: COP27 is scheduled to wrap up in 24 hours but countries remain divided on several significant issues including ‘loss and damage’, the UN Secretary-General said on Thursday, urging parties to rise to the urgency of the moment and agree on real solutions to solve the greatest challenge facing humanity.
4.1 magnitude earthquake jolts Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh
Nov 17, 2022, at 05:19 am
Shimla/UNI: A 4.1 magnitude earthquake jolted parts of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh Wednesday night.
Keep the 1.5°C goal alive, experts and civil society urge on ‘Energy Day’ at COP27
Nov 16, 2022, at 08:07 pm
New York: The troubling expansion of oil, gas and coal projects, despite science telling us that fossil fuels must stay in the ground to avert the worst impacts of climate change, was the critical issue at the centre of ‘Energy Day’ discussions at COP27 on Tuesday, with many experts fearing that the goal of curbing global warming to 1.5 could be in danger.
6.1-magnitude earthquake hits Japan
Nov 15, 2022, at 12:06 am
Tokyo/IBNS: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 struck off the southeast coast of Mie Prefecture at 5:09 pm the weather agency said Monday.
Waterlogged streets, overflowing dams as incessant rains batter Tamil Nadu
Nov 14, 2022, at 01:15 am
Chennai: Several parts of Tamil Nadu continued to be lashed by heavy to very heavy rains, leaving roads water-logged and dams overflowing in some areas, media reports said.
5.0-magnitude quake hits waters off Taiwan
Nov 13, 2022, at 06:17 pm
Beijing/UNI: A 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted waters off Taitung County in Taiwan at 9:47 am on Sunday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).
Delhi and adjoining cities hit by 5.4 magnitude earthquake
Nov 13, 2022, at 03:44 am
Delhi: The national capital and its adjoining cities felt tremors around 8 pm on Saturday as an earthquake of magnitude 5.4 hit the region, media reports said.
‘Fossil fuels are a dead end’, says top UN climate adviser on ‘Decarbonization Day’ at COP27
Nov 12, 2022, at 10:29 pm
New York: Negotiations, sharing solutions aimed at curbing emissions by the world’s biggest-polluting industries, as well as continued calls for climate justice and finance for hard-hit developing countries were in the spotlight on Friday as the latest UN Climate Conference reached its midway point in Egypt.
Young people reconsidering parenthood due to climate change, UNICEF poll reveals
Nov 12, 2022, at 03:03 am
New York: Climate change is forcing nearly half of young Africans to rethink their plans to have children someday, a global poll conducted by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has revealed, underlining their uncertainty about the future of a planet in crisis.
Nov 12, 2022, at 02:50 am
New York: The first of the ‘thematic’ days kicked off on Wednesday at COP27, focused on finance, and activists made it clear right from the start that there must be a global push to re-direct the hundreds of billions of dollars invested annually in fossil fuels to help fund community-led renewable energy initiatives.
Nov 09, 2022, at 10:21 pm
New York: The second day of COP27’s Climate Implementation Summit saw world leaders raise their voices for concrete action, particularly on adaptation and the thorny issue of loss and damage.
Over 27 million children at risk from devastating record-setting floods
Nov 09, 2022, at 09:57 pm
New York: Overwhelming flooding has affected at least 27.7 million children across 27 countries worldwide, with the number of children affected by flooding in Chad, Gambia, Pakistan and northeast Bangladesh, being the highest in over 30 years.
Emission from buildings in India to zoom
Nov 09, 2022, at 09:49 pm
New Delhi: Emissions from buildings are projected to multiply four times by 2050 in India, as per a report released by think tank NIUA and RMI here on Wednesday.
Nov 09, 2022, at 09:38 pm
While a growing number of governments and non-State actors are pledging to be carbon-free, the criteria for net-zero commitments can have loopholes wide enough to “drive a diesel truck through”, the UN Secretary-General decried as his expert group on the matter published its first report on Tuesday.
Six die as 6.6 magnitude earthquake hits Nepal, tremors felt in New Delhi
Nov 09, 2022, at 02:30 pm
Kathmandu: At least six people died as a 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit Doti district of Nepal on Wednesday.
COP27: $3.1 billion plan to achieve early warning systems for all by 2027
Nov 08, 2022, at 02:17 pm
New York: With climate-related disasters displacing more people than conflict, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday unveiled the details of his plan to ensure everyone on the planet is protected by early warning systems within the next five years.
Nov 07, 2022, at 11:06 pm
New York: The UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, should shift the world towards implementation of previously agreed plans to tackle humanity’s greatest challenge, Simon Stiell, the new Executive Secretary of the UN Climate Convention (UNFCCC), said on Sunday at the opening of COP27.