Global push to end plastic pollution gains ground in Nice conference
Jun 13, 2025, at 02:10 pm
Behind closed doors, in a domed conference pavilion steps away from the historic port of Nice, more than 40 ministers gathered on Tuesday to tackle one of the planet’s fastest-growing environmental threats: plastic pollution.
Antonio Guterres calls for an end to ocean ‘plunder’ as UN summit opens in France
Jun 09, 2025, at 06:50 pm
With the Mediterranean glittering in the background, UN Secretary-General António Guterres opened the Third United Nations Ocean Conference on Monday, delivering a blunt indictment of humanity’s fractured relationship with the sea.
Delhi sizzles past 40°C for first time in June, IMD issues yellow alert for four days
Jun 08, 2025, at 09:39 pm
New Delhi: Delhi residents reeled under intense heat on Sunday as the mercury climbed past the 40 degrees Celsius mark for the first time this June.
Drifting architects: Plankton, climate, and the race to understand our changing ocean
Jun 08, 2025, at 08:27 pm
They drift unseen, but everything depends on them. Plankton – the ocean’s lifeblood – regulate the climate, feed the seas, and shape life on Earth. On the French Riviera, scientists are racing to unlock their secrets before the hush of their decline echoes across the planet.
India's 'Tiger Man' Valmik Thapar dies after battling cancer
May 31, 2025, at 07:14 pm
Renowned conservationist Valmik Thapar, who is widely known as India's ‘Tiger Man’, died after battling cancer on Saturday.
Earth's average temperature between 2025-2029 may breach 1.5 °C limit: UN report
May 28, 2025, at 01:36 pm
A new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the UN's weather and climate agency, on Wednesday warned that global temperatures will likely continue rising, with an 80 per cent chance that at least one year between now and 2029 will be even hotter.
India to receive ‘above normal’ showers in June, IMD raises monsoon forecast by 106%
May 27, 2025, at 11:33 pm
New Delhi: India is set to receive above-normal monsoon rainfall this year, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) revising its forecast upwards to 106 percent of the Long Period Average (LPA) for the June–September period.
Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano erupts with 1,000-foot 'lava fountaining'
May 27, 2025, at 01:26 am
Kilauea Volcano, located along the southeastern shore of Hawaii Island, experienced "lava fountaining" that reached at least 1,000 feet high over the weekend.
Flight ops hit, several streets waterlogged as Delhi receives heavy overnight rains
May 25, 2025, at 10:57 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Heavy rains lashed Delhi and its surrounding areas overnight along with thunderstorms and strong winds, hitting flight operations and leaving several streets waterlogged.
Indian Monsoon rains hit Kerala eight days before schedule
May 24, 2025, at 06:46 pm
The Monsoon rains hit Indian coasts on Saturday, eight days before their usual schedule of June 1, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said, giving relief to people suffering from the heatwave in a large portion of the country and promising a bumper harvest this year.
Massive storm hits Delhi, Noida; causes heavy traffic congestion, power cuts
May 21, 2025, at 11:34 pm
New Delhi: A massive storm, followed by rain, hit Delhi and Noida on Wednesday evening, leading to heavy traffic congestion and waterlogging, besides power cuts in several areas.
Southwest monsoon set to arrive in Kerala early; could be earliest onset since 2009
May 20, 2025, at 10:37 pm
New Delhi: The southwest monsoon is likely to make an early arrival in Kerala within the next four to five days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday, potentially marking one of the earliest onsets over mainland India in over a decade.
New study shows 1.5°C target too high for polar ice sheets and sea level rise
May 20, 2025, at 06:09 pm
Efforts to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5°C under the Paris Climate Agreement may not go far enough to save the world’s ice sheets, a new study revealed.
Antonio Guterres sounds alarm over rapid Himalayan glacier melt, urges immediate action
May 17, 2025, at 09:23 am
The United Nations Secretary-General warned on Friday that Himalayan glaciers are “caving in,” urging immediate action to address the climate crisis, especially in the world’s most fragile ecosystems.
Scientists warn climate change could bring bigger storms and waves to UK and Ireland
May 16, 2025, at 05:01 pm
A new report led by the UK's National Oceanography Centre (NOC) highlights that the UK and Ireland could face more very severe winter storms in the future.
7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of Chile and Argentina, tsunami warning issued
May 02, 2025, at 09:22 pm
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coasts of Chile and Argentina on Friday, the US Geological Survey stated.
Israel: Jerusalem hills wildfire brought under control, thousands evacuated
May 02, 2025, at 05:18 pm
Thousands of people were evacuated after a massive wildfire broke out on the outskirts of Jerusalem in Israel, media reports said on Friday.
Climate crisis driving surge in gender-based violence, UN report finds
Apr 23, 2025, at 07:24 pm
Without urgent action, climate change could be linked to one in every ten cases of intimate partner violence by the end of the century.
Turkey: Magnitude 6.2 earthquake shakes Istanbul, no casualties
Apr 23, 2025, at 05:12 pm
An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter Scale hit Turkey's most populous Istanbul city, triggering panic and forcing people to flee their apartments on Wednesday.
UN says 125,000 truckloads of debris need to be removed in earthquake-ravaged Myanmar
Apr 15, 2025, at 05:16 pm
At least two and a half million tonnes of debris, roughly 125,000 truckloads, must be removed in Myanmar following the strong earthquake that rocked the nation last month, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said on Tuesday.
IMD predicts India will experience above-normal Monsoon rainfall this year
Apr 15, 2025, at 04:48 pm
The southwest monsoon seasonal (June to September) rainfall over the country as a whole during 2025 is most likely to be above normal, as predicted by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday.
Magnitude 5 earthquake hits Pakistan, tremors felt in Jammu and Kashmir
Apr 12, 2025, at 03:29 pm
A magnitude 5 earthquake hit Pakistan on Saturday, with strong tremors being felt in India's Jammu and Kashmir, as per the United States Geological Survey.
15 flights diverted, many delayed as dust storm hits Delhi, Haryana
Apr 11, 2025, at 09:39 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Several flights flying to and from Delhi were diverted on Friday after the national capital was hit by a strong dust storm.
Delhi witnesses heatwave conditions with temperatures soaring above 40.2 degrees Celsius
Apr 07, 2025, at 09:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The national capital on Monday recorded its highest temperature of the season, with the mercury touching 40.2 degrees Celsius at Safdarjung, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a statement.
Madhya Pradesh: After pelting stones at cheetahs, Indian villagers now offer water to animals
Apr 05, 2025, at 07:18 pm
A week after a female cheetah and its cubs attacked a calf, forcing villagers in Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh to pelt stones at them, a video has now emerged online where a person could be seen offering water to the animals, an incident reflecting a change in the equation between the two sides.
Arunachal Pradesh: Retracing a century-old biodiversity in Siang Valley
Apr 04, 2025, at 11:15 am
A recent expedition by researchers and filmmakers into Siang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh yielded startling results, including the identification of several species new to science. The Siang river basin hosts 12 different types of forests, with a diversity of habitats that fosters rich biodiversity. The disappearance of habitats, in the form of deforestation and development, are among the biggest threats to biodiversity, conservationists say. Mongabay India writer Simrin Sirur reports
Over 300 children reportedly killed in Gaza in past 10 days, claims UNICEF
Apr 01, 2025, at 09:17 am
Israel's renewed offensive in Gaza has reportedly left 322 children dead and 609 injured in the region in the past 10 days, as confirmed by the United Nations Children's Fund on Monday.
USA: Growing wildfire in California prompts evacuations
Mar 31, 2025, at 06:23 pm
A wildfire is raging through the Eastern Sierra in the US state of California that has prompted authorities to evacuate multiple counties in the region.
Mar 30, 2025, at 04:26 pm
Latest news reports indicate that over 1,600 have been killed in Myanmar with thousands injured following two powerful earthquakes on Friday which have left hundreds trapped under rubble.
Mar 29, 2025, at 10:27 pm
Yangon: The death toll from the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar and parts of neighbouring Thailand has climbed to 1,600, news agency AFP reported, citing Myanmar’s Junta government. Over 3,400 people have been injured, and many remain missing.