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Mahindra Hariyali adds 13 million trees to India’s green cover in 10 years
Jul 06, 2017, at 02:42 am
Mumbai, July 5 (IBNS): The Mahindra Group, one of India’s leading business houses, on Wednesday reaffirmed its commitment to the environment with the planting of the 13 millionth sapling under the aegis of its Mahindra Hariyali programme.
Assam flood: Death toll touches 21, over 4 lakh people of 15 districts affected
Jul 06, 2017, at 12:58 am
Guwahati, July 5 (IBNS): The flood situation in Assam has deteriorated after flood waters inundated more areas in 15 districts.
Environment Minister launches month-long Van Mahotsav to raise awareness about tree plantation
Jul 05, 2017, at 09:12 pm
New Delhi, Jl 5 (IBNS): Environment Minister Dr Harshvardhan launched a month-long plantation drive to mark Van Mahotsav, according to media reports on Wednesday.
Heavy rains kill 16, 94 thousand relocated due to floods
Jul 04, 2017, at 08:42 pm
Beijing, Jul 4 (IBNS): Heavy rains killed at least 16 people in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local Xinhua news agency reported.
Jul 03, 2017, at 12:45 am
New Delhi, July 2 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj appreciated Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for his move to plant six crore saplings along the Narmada to protect the river.
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Israel on National Campaign for Water Conservation in India
Jun 29, 2017, at 03:48 am
New Delhi, June 28 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet in its meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Israel on National Campaign for Water Conservation in India.
Air pollution casts shadow over solar energy production
Jun 27, 2017, at 10:33 pm
New York, June 27 (IBNS): Global solar energy production is taking a major hit due to air pollution and dust.
India would need to bring 88 km2 land under waste disposal by 2050: Study
Jun 25, 2017, at 10:42 pm
New Delhi, June 25 (IBNS): Considering the present scenario of waste management in India, where most of the waste is dumped without treatment, it would require an estimated 88 square kilometer (km2) of precious land to be brought under waste disposal through landfilling by 2050, which is equivalent to the size of area under administration of New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), noted a recent joint study by ASSOCHAM and PwC.
Torontonians will enjoy free Bike Shares on Wednesdays in July
Jun 24, 2017, at 10:58 pm
Toronto, June 23 (IBNS) Bike Share Toronto, which is owned by Toronto Parking Authority(TPA) is all set to offer free rides every Wednesday in July, thus celebrating the 150 years of Canada in a greener way.
Deadly heatwaves could affect 74 percent of the world’s population
Jun 21, 2017, at 02:12 am
Washington, June 20 (JEN): Seventy-four percent of the world’s population will be exposed to deadly heatwaves by 2100 if carbon gas emissions continue to rise at current rates, according to a study published in Nature Climate Change. Even if emissions are aggressively reduced, the percent of the world’s human population affected is expected to reach 48 percent.
May 2017 was second warmest May on record: NASA
Jun 16, 2017, at 03:30 pm
Washington, June 16 (IBNS): May 2017 was the second warmest May in 137 years of modern record-keeping, according to a monthly analysis of global temperatures by scientists at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York.
Rainfall and floods continue to ravage Manipur, Mizoram and parts of Assam
Jun 15, 2017, at 06:47 pm
Imphal, Jun 15 (IBNS): Heavy rains continue to affect life in the north eastern states of Manipur, Mizoram and parts of Assam on Thursday, according to media reports on Thursday.
Earthquake jolts Manipur, no casualty
Jun 15, 2017, at 04:12 pm
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
Jun 15, 2017, at 03:16 pm
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.
Jun 15, 2017, at 02:52 pm
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
Jun 14, 2017, at 01:51 am
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
Jun 13, 2017, at 11:32 pm
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
Jun 13, 2017, at 01:06 am
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
Jun 09, 2017, at 05:16 am
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
Jun 08, 2017, at 04:26 pm
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
Jun 08, 2017, at 05:17 am
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
Jun 07, 2017, at 02:21 am
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
Jun 06, 2017, at 04:25 am
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
Jun 05, 2017, at 11:36 pm
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
Jun 04, 2017, at 11:59 pm
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.
Jun 02, 2017, at 10:59 pm
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
Jun 02, 2017, at 04:37 pm
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.
Trump’s decision deals death blow to Paris Agreement, says CSE
Jun 02, 2017, at 04:09 pm
New Delhi, Jun 2 (IBNS): With the US President’s latest assault on the global fight against climate change, meeting the objectives of the Paris Agreement will become an uphill task, an official CSE release stated.
US decision mistake for our planet: French President Emmanuel Macron on Paris agreement
Jun 02, 2017, at 03:02 pm
Paris, June 2 (IBNS): French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday said US President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris agreement on Thursday as a 'mistake' for planet Earth.
Dutch Minister calls Trump's decision to quit US from Paris Climate Agreement as 'historic mistake'
Jun 02, 2017, at 02:38 pm
The Hague, June 2 (IBNS): Dutch Minister for the Environment Sharon Dijksma on Friday called US decision to quit Paris Climate Agreement as a 'historic mistake'.