Ship fire caused significant damage to planet: UN on MV-X Press Pearl incident off Colombo
Jun 21, 2021, at 02:21 am
The sinking of a container ship that caught fire while transporting chemicals off capital Colombo has caused “significant damage to the planet” by releasing hazardous substances into the ecosystem, the UN representative in Sri Lanka said.
IMD: SW monsoon moves into more parts of Gujarat, Rajasthan, MP & UP
Jun 19, 2021, at 01:21 am
New Delhi/UNI: India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday said that the Southwest monsoon has further advanced into some more parts of north Arabian Sea, most parts of Gujarat region, some parts Saurashtra, southeast Rajasthan and some more parts of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
Jun 17, 2021, at 05:50 am
Helsinki: A Helsinki-based Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air has claimed that a Chinese-backed coal-fired power plant in Bangladesh is failing to ensure proper environmental inspections.
Pakistan: Five killed, six injured as windstorm lashes northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
Jun 15, 2021, at 12:46 am
Islamabad/UNI: At least five people were killed and six others injured in separate rain and windstorm-triggered accidents in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said.
Researchers show that climate change, melting glaciers and hazards threaten the Third Pole
Jun 13, 2021, at 05:04 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Experts have been talking about the effects of climate change evident in the Himalayan and Karakoram mountain ranges, namely the Third Pole, especially after the recent natural disasters to hit the Himalayan region.
UN-backed report finds no G7-based stock exchange indices align with Paris climate goals
Jun 11, 2021, at 05:18 pm
New York: New research co-authored by the UN Global Compact revealed on Thursday that none of the G7 leading industrial nations’ main stock indices are aligned with global emissions targets set out in the Paris Agreement, thwarting efforts to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.
End war on nature and ensure ocean health, UN chief says in message for World Oceans Day
Jun 09, 2021, at 04:37 pm
New York: Ending the “war on nature” must be part of global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Tuesday in his message for World Oceans Day.
Chilliest Spring in years is cold comfort as CO2 emissions rise: WMO
Jun 09, 2021, at 04:08 pm
New York: Confirmation that Europe has just had its chilliest Spring in years is cold comfort for the planet, amid rising greenhouse gas levels which will bring negative impacts for generations to come, UN weather experts said on Tuesday.
Global push needed to ensure ‘clean, affordable and sustainable electricity’ for all
Jun 08, 2021, at 10:02 pm
New York: During the last decade, more people around the world have gained access to electricity than ever before. However, the number still not connected has grown in Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia, according to a new UN report on universal access to energy, launched on Monday.
Groundwater preservation the key
Jun 07, 2021, at 03:24 am
Climate researcher Madhumita Sahoo works to identify solutions and approaches to manage groundwater resources to the advantage of people everywhere. SPAN writer Michael Gallant reports
Environmentalists move Sri Lankan Supreme Court against government, operators over ship fire
Jun 07, 2021, at 02:08 am
An environmental rights group and fishermen’s activists have petitioned the Sri Lankan Supreme Court against the government and the operators of the MV X-Press Pearl, over the environmental damage caused by the ship’s fire.
Low-intensity earthquake hits Jammu and Kashmir, no casualty
Jun 06, 2021, at 11:23 pm
Srinagar/UNI: A low-intensity earthquake measuring 2.5 on Richter scale hit parts of Jammu and Kashmir in the wee hours on Sunday.
UN launches Decade on Ecosystem Restoration to counter ‘triple environmental emergency’
Jun 05, 2021, at 04:26 pm
New York: Heads of Government, religious leaders, activists and artists joined the United Nations on Friday in a rallying cry to heal the planet, launching the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.
Restoration call for area ‘the size of China’ to protect falling biodiversity and food insecurity
Jun 04, 2021, at 09:55 pm
New York: An area of land roughly the size of China needs restoring if the planet’s biodiversity and the communities who rely on it are to be protected, UN agencies said on Thursday.
Invasive pest spread another fallout from climate change, UN-backed study finds
Jun 04, 2021, at 09:01 pm
New York: Climate change is making pests which ravage important agricultural crops even more destructive, heightening threats to global food security and the environment, a UN-backed study published on Wednesday has found.
Chinese deal to build fishing harbour in Sierra Leone triggers protests
Jun 02, 2021, at 12:50 am
Conservationists, human rights and animal welfare groups, and local landowners have started protesting against Sierra Leone government's plan of selling 250 acres of pristine beach and rainforest to China in a $55 million deal that would see an industrial fishing harbor built on the site, media reports said.
May 31, 2021, at 07:48 pm
Reducing food wastage can help conserve resources and the environment, says Debasmita Patra, food waste researcher teaching in an American university. SPAN writer Candice Yacono reports
New Report finds coal ash pollution rampant in India despite COVID-19 lockdown
May 28, 2021, at 10:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A new report released by Healthy Energy Initiative India and Legal Initiative for Forest and Environment (LIFE) has found that coal fly ash pollution was rampant in India in 2020-21 despite the COVID-19 lockdown.
World now likely to hit watershed 1.5 °C rise in next five years, warns UN weather agency
May 28, 2021, at 04:15 pm
New York: Odds are increasing that the annual average global temperature will rise beyond 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, in at least one of the next five years, the UN weather agency warns in a new report issued on Thursday.
World now likely to hit watershed 1.5 °C rise in next five years, warns UN weather agency
May 28, 2021, at 03:59 pm
Cyclone Yaas may cross West Bengal by Wednesday evening
May 26, 2021, at 11:05 pm
New Delhi/UNI: After making the fall at Dhamra port in Bhadrak district in Odisha in the morning, the Cyclone Yaas is likely to cross West Bengal coast by Wednesday evening.
Cyclone Yaas makes landfall in Odisha, Bengal on alert
May 26, 2021, at 03:49 pm
New Delhi: The landfall process of Cyclone Yaas has started north of Dhamra and south of Balasore in Odisha, the India Meteorological Department said on Wednesday.
Cyclone Yaas to hit Odisha around noon, Bengal on alert
May 26, 2021, at 02:49 pm
Kolkata/Bhubaneswar: Cyclonic storm Yaas is slowly moving towards the north Odisha and West Bengal coasts now and it is likely to make landfall soon.
Australian study finds China is the biggest generator of plastic waste
May 25, 2021, at 07:57 pm
Melbourne: An Australian study has unveiled that China is the biggest generator of plastic waste.
Lack of clean water far deadlier than violence in war-torn countries, says UNICEF report
May 25, 2021, at 06:20 pm
New York: Attacks on water and sanitation facilities in conflict zones around the world are putting the lives of millions of children around the world in danger, and are a much greater threat than violence itself, warns the UN Children’s agency, UNICEF, in a report released on Tuesday.
Assam: 40 houses damaged and trees uprooted due to cyclonic storm in Karimganj
May 25, 2021, at 06:04 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: A cyclonic storm followed by heavy rains left several houses damaged and trees uprooted in Assam’s Karimganj district on Monday night.
'Very Severe Cyclonic Storm' Yaas to cross Odisha-West Bengal coast tomorrow: IMD
May 25, 2021, at 05:05 pm
Met officials on Tuesday said severe cyclonic Storm‘Yaas’ is going to move north-north-westwards, intensify further into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm during next 12 hours.
May 24, 2021, at 01:25 am
Bhubaneswar/UNI: The cyclone “Yaas” brewing in the Bay of Bengal, is likely to turn into ‘Very Severe Cyclonic Storm’ on May 26 and make landfall somewhere between Paradeep in Odisha and Sagar Island in West Bengal.
Maharashtra: Mild tremor in Satara, Ratnagiri
May 24, 2021, at 01:19 am
Kolhapur/Ratnagiri/UNI: A mild tremor of 3.3 on Richter scale was experienced in Satara district on Sunday.
Jammu and Kashmir Biodiversity Council observes International Biodiversity Day
May 24, 2021, at 01:11 am
Srinagar: J&K Biodiversity Council today observed International Day for Biological Diversity by organising a webinar with the theme “We’re part of the solution#ForNature”.