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.
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake hits Myanmar, a day after deadly tremors
Mar 29, 2025, at 06:06 pm
An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter Scale hit Myanmar's capital, Naypyidaw city on Saturday, a day after a deadly 7.7 magnitude quake rocked the country, leaving 1,000 people dead.
Myanmar earthquake: Death toll crosses 1,000
Mar 29, 2025, at 04:40 pm
The death toll due to the deadly earthquake that rocked Myanmar on Friday has crossed 1000, media reports said on Saturday.
More than 150 killed, hundreds injured as 6 earthquakes devastate Myanmar, tremors felt in Bangkok
Mar 28, 2025, at 10:55 pm
Over 150 people were killed and hundreds injured after six earthquakes, including one with a 7.7 magnitude, hit near Sagaing in central Myanmar at 12.50 pm (local time) Friday, state-run broadcaster MRTV said.
Several feared dead as 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattles Myanmar, strong tremors felt in Bangkok
Mar 28, 2025, at 06:47 pm
Many people are feared dead after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit northwestern Myanmar on Friday, with the strong tremors felt in neighbouring Thailand's Bangkok city where a 30-storey under-construction building collapsed, leaving 81 labourers trapped under debris.
Magnitude 7.7 Earthquake hits Myanmar, strong tremors felt in Bangkok
Mar 28, 2025, at 02:33 pm
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit Myanmar on Friday, with strong tremors felt in neighbouring Thailand's capital, Bangkok city, media reports said.
UN experts claim several glaciers will not survive this century
Mar 21, 2025, at 09:32 am
Glaciers in many regions will not survive the 21st century if they keep melting at the current rate, potentially jeopardising hundreds of millions of people living downstream, UN climate experts said on the first World Day for Glaciers.
Mar 18, 2025, at 10:00 am
India Vision Institute (IVI) has announced a partnership with Plastic Odyssey, a global initiative dedicated to combating plastic pollution through innovative recycling. Together, they will explore the feasibility of making spectacle frames, cases and accessories from recycled plastic waste.
Holi 2025 to coincide with a total lunar eclipse, but India will miss the spectacle
Mar 13, 2025, at 10:39 pm
New Delhi: The vibrant festivities of Holi on March 14 will coincide with a rare celestial phenomenon—a total lunar eclipse.
Weak La Niña weather event is likely to be brief, says World Meteorological Organization
Mar 07, 2025, at 06:05 pm
The weak but significant La Niña weather event that began in December is likely to be brief, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has announced.
Global biodiversity agreement mobilises $200 billion boost to protect flora, fauna
Mar 02, 2025, at 07:57 pm
Governments on Friday reached agreement on a strategy to raise an additional $200 billion each year to better protect the world’s flora and fauna by 2030.
Earthquake measuring 6.1 on Richter Scale hits Nepal, tremors felt in Bihar
Feb 28, 2025, at 10:34 am
An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale hit Nepal on Friday, with tremors felt in parts of India's Bihar state, media reports said.
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes Bay of Bengal, tremors felt in Kolkata
Feb 25, 2025, at 09:37 am
An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter Scale hit the Bay of Bengal region with tremors being felt in parts of West Bengal, Odisha and Bangladesh on Tuesday.
Indian wildlife conservationist Purnima Devi Barman features in Time's Women of Year 2025 list
Feb 22, 2025, at 06:33 pm
Indian biologist and wildlife conservationist Purnima Devi Barman, who is from the northeast Indian state of Assam, was named in the Time's Women of the Year 2025 list.
Magnitude 4 earthquake hits Delhi, PM Modi urges people to stay calm
Feb 17, 2025, at 09:13 am
An earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter Scale hit Delhi and adjoining areas forcing people to rush out from their residences on Monday.
January was the warmest on record, announces World Meteorological Organization
Feb 07, 2025, at 03:18 pm
The world has just experienced the hottest January ever recorded, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday, citing data crunched by UN partner the Copernicus Climate Service
New study shows ocean-surface warming four times faster now than late-1980s
Jan 29, 2025, at 09:48 am
The rate of ocean warming has more than quadrupled over the past four decades, a new study has shown.
UN General Assembly declares 2025 as International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation
Jan 22, 2025, at 05:27 pm
As glaciers disappear at an alarming rate due to climate change, the UN General Assembly has declared 2025 the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation (IYGP).
GRAP-4 restrictions back in Delhi after AQI inches closer to 'severe' category
Jan 15, 2025, at 11:14 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: As the air quality index in Delhi is coming close to the 'severe' category once again, the Commission for Air Quality Management, has reimposed stricter pollution curbs in the capital and the National Capital Region, under GRAP-3 and GRAP-4.
Jan 13, 2025, at 10:52 am
The death toll in the Los Angeles, USA, wildfires has touched 24 with firefighters struggling to contain the blaze that has ravaged the region.
World Meteorological Organization confirms 2024 was the hottest year on record
Jan 11, 2025, at 08:51 am
UN weather experts from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed on Friday that 2024 was the hottest year on record, at 1.55 degrees Celsius (C) above pre-industrial temperatures.
2024 is the first year to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial level, say scientists
Jan 10, 2025, at 03:27 pm
2024 is the first calendar year that has reached more than 1.5°C above the pre-industrial level, as per the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).
Jan 08, 2025, at 03:52 pm
The death toll due to the deadly multiple earthquakes, with the strongest measuring 7.1 on the Richter Scale, that rocked Tibet's Xizang region touched 126 with rescue workers braving biting cold weather condition to rescue those under debris, media reports said.
Multiple earthquakes rock Tibet's Xizang region, 95 dead
Jan 07, 2025, at 03:54 pm
At least 95 people died and 130 others were injured after multiple earthquakes, with the strongest measuring 7.1 on the Richter Scale, hit Tibet's Xizang region, close to the Nepal border on Tuesday, Chinese media reports said.