Drought stricken Cape Verde to receive rugent assistance from UN agriculture agency
Feb 19, 2015, at 06:24 pm
New York, Feb 19 (IBNS) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Wednesday announced that it will provide urgently needed food crop seeds, animal feed and drip irrigation equipment to help thousands of people in drought-stricken Cape Verde, while also helping to build resilience and make agriculture less dependent on unpredictable rains.
Aditya Birla Group to host Solar Impulse 2 in India
Feb 19, 2015, at 05:02 am
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS): This March, Solar Impulse begins an attempt to be the first solar-powered airplane to fly around the world, powered only by the sun's rays.
Invest in cities and renewable energy: Michael Bloomberg
Feb 18, 2015, at 05:24 pm
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IBNS): Welcoming India's efforts to confront climate change, the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change, Michael Bloomberg, said on Tuesday that the country was incredibly well placed to capitalise on the benefits of renewable energy.
Feb 17, 2015, at 02:01 pm
New York, Feb 17 (IBNS) As momentum builds towards negotiations in Paris next year on a universal climate agreement, the United Nations announced today that early analysis shows that countries with targets under the landmark Kyoto Protocol – the world's first emission reduction treaty – have collectively exceeded their original ambition.
Air Quality inside Delhi schools very unhealthy: Greenpeace
Feb 17, 2015, at 01:04 am
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IBNS): The air-quality monitoring survey carried out by Greenpeace inside five prominent schools across Delhi found the PM2.5 levels to be 4 times the Indian safety limits and 10 times that of the World Health Organisation’s.
States agree key document on route to climate change agreement – UN
Feb 14, 2015, at 07:06 pm
New York, Feb 14 (IBNS) A key milestone on the route to a new, universal agreement on climate change was reached on Fridayin Geneva, with a week of United Nations-facilitated discussions among over 190 States ending with successful conclusion of the negotiating text for a binding treaty expected to be adopted in Paris at the end of this year.
UN agency, Swiss scientists team up to crunch genome data to increase animal health
Feb 11, 2015, at 05:30 pm
New York, Feb 11 (IBNS) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) announced on Tuesdaythat it is teaming up with a Swiss institute using computer technology to study biological data in combatting dangerous viral infections such as bird flu that strike animals but can also be transmitted to humans.
Assam forest minister instructs officials to protect wild life
Feb 08, 2015, at 02:02 am
Guwahati, Feb 7 (IBNS) : Assam forest minister Atuwa Munda on Saturday instructed top officials of the department to take all actions to protect wild life including poaching incidents in the state.
Dawn gets closer views of Ceres
Feb 06, 2015, at 06:47 pm
Washington, Feb 6 (IBNS) NASA on Friday said its Dawn spacecraft, on approach to dwarf planet Ceres, has acquired its latest and closest-yet snapshot of this mysterious world.
UN agency boosts aid for Malawi's flood victims, as Member States are briefed on situation
Feb 05, 2015, at 05:40 pm
New York, Feb 5 (IBNS) The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced on Wednesday that it is scaling-up its efforts in Malawi, following weeks of devastating floods that have displaced large numbers of people and presented complex challenges for that country’s Government.
Low intensity quake felt in Kashmir region
Feb 05, 2015, at 05:16 pm
Srinagar, Feb 5 (IBNS) A low intense earthquake hit Kashmir region early on Wednesday morning.
India committed to issues on climate change: Prakash Javadekar
Feb 04, 2015, at 04:25 am
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IBNS) Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar has said that government's initiatives, efforts, and action plans to pursue the clean and renewable energy path had put India in a leadership position in dealing with climate change issues.
India playing a leadership role in fight against climate change: Javadekar
Feb 03, 2015, at 07:36 pm
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IBNS): Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said that India was already demonstrating leadership in the fight against climate change.
21st century 'hottest' on record as global warming continues, UN agency warns
Feb 03, 2015, at 06:53 pm
New York,Feb 3 (IBNS) Devastating weather patterns and increasing temperatures will last into the foreseeable future as global warming is expected to continue, the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed on Monday as it explained that 2014’s ranking as the “hottest year on record†is part of a larger climate trend.
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Kolkata hosts International Workshop on climate change
Feb 03, 2015, at 06:22 am
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IBNS): International and national experts, who attended an international meeting on climate change held in Kolkata recently, agreed that the climate vulnerability of Sunderbans should become a global agenda after taking a day long visit to the climate change impacted areas of the pristine ecosystem.
Jan 31, 2015, at 12:21 am
Bangalore, Jan 30 (IBNS): Infosys on Friday organized a cleanliness initiative at its Bangalore campus in an endeavor to create ambassadors of a sustainable tomorrow.
Indus Towers publishes first edition of its Sustainability Report
Jan 29, 2015, at 03:21 am
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IBNS): Building on its philosophy of 'Putting India First', Indus Towers, a telecom tower company, on Wednesday launched the first edition of its annual Sustainability Report for FY 2013-14.
Greenpeace finds peak pollution levels to be 3 times the Indian safety limits in Delhi
Jan 24, 2015, at 09:42 pm
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IBNS): Delhiites have been breathing extremely poor air this winter with PM2.5 averages peaking at 320micrograms/cubic meter, 6times the Indian safety limits and 14 times that of the WHO's, a Greenpeace India reports said.
'Resilience can become hallmark of 2015,' says UN disaster risk reduction chief
Jan 23, 2015, at 02:36 pm
New York, Jan 23 (IBNS)Ten years ago today, world leaders in Hyogo, Japan agreed on a framework to better manage risk and curb the impact of disasters in the wake of the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami – which claimed some 227,000 lives – and in March, they are set to meet for a United Nations conference in another Japanese city to take stock of whether the world has lived up to that promise.
UN disaster reduction chief hails 'major milestone' in earthquake risk assessment
Jan 22, 2015, at 03:20 pm
New York, Jan 22 (IBNS) The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) has welcomed the launch of a new web-based platform that will provide global access to critical information on earthquakes and enable ‘cutting-edge’ risk assessment aimed at limiting the hazard of these potentially devastating natural events.
Madagascar needs resources to continue battle against locust plague – UN agency
Jan 22, 2015, at 03:13 pm
New York, Jan 22 (IBNS) The battle against a plague of locusts in Madagascar is in danger of being lost, as funding to continue efforts against widespread infestations runs out, putting 13 million people at risk of food insecurity, the United Nations agricultural agency said on Wednesday.
UN agencies ramp up aid efforts to flood-hit Southern Africa countries
Jan 21, 2015, at 07:27 pm
New York, Jan 21 (IBNS) With Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar continuing to face torrential rains and worsening floods, United Nations agencies are scaling up relief efforts to assist those affected and displaced in the southern African countries.
Delhi HC unblocks 'frozen' funds to Greenpeace
Jan 21, 2015, at 03:23 am
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IBNS): The Delhi High Court on Tuesday unblocked the funds that were frozen by the Ministry of Home Affairs in June last year.
UN agency stresses need for genetic diversity in agriculture to combat climate change
Jan 20, 2015, at 02:05 pm
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IBNS) Knowledge of agricultural genetic resources needs to grow more quickly because of the critical role they have to play in feeding the world as climate change advances faster than expected, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
PM chairs meeting of the Council on climate change
Jan 20, 2015, at 04:02 am
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called for a paradigm shift in global attitudes towards climate change, from "carbon credit", towards "green credit".
Villagers in Mahan empowered as their voices are heard at global stage: Greenpeace
Jan 15, 2015, at 04:43 am
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IBNS): Greenpeace India campaigner, Priya Pillai stuck to her commitment of taking the voices of struggle from Mahan to a global stage and addressed a gathering of British Parliamentarians at the Parliament in London on Wednesday.
Millions of children face 'untold misery' as powerful winter storm sweeps Middle East – UN
Jan 14, 2015, at 04:38 pm
New York, Jan 14 (IBNS)At least seven million internally displaced and refugee children are in desperate need of assistance as bitter winter snows and torrential rains continue to batter the Middle East, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) urged on Tuesday.
Green building of Environment Ministry showcased to Ban Ki-moon
Jan 14, 2015, at 04:20 am
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IBNS): Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday met the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the New Paryavarn Bhavan Building.
Karnataka govt signs 5 GW renewable energy MoU with SunEdison
Jan 14, 2015, at 03:54 am
Bangalore, Jan 13 (IBNS): SunEdison, Inc., a leading renewable energy developer and technology provider, on Tuesday announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the state government of Karnataka to develop five gigawatts of renewable energy within the state over the next five years.
Five years on, Ban honours Haiti's earthquake victims, looks ahead to brighter future
Jan 13, 2015, at 07:07 pm
New York, Jan 13 (IBNS) Marking the anniversary of the massive earthquake that struck Haiti five years ago on Monday, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has paid tribute to the more than 200,000 victims, including 102 United Nations personnel, who perished, and declared that in sorrow, there is the promise of hope that the progress achieved by the Haitian people in the wake of the tragic event could be built upon.