6.5-magnitude quake hits west coast of Nicaragua: USGS
Sep 23, 2021, at 12:37 am
Managua/UNI/Xinhua) An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 jolted 78 km southwest of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua at 09:57:08 GMT on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said.
World’s two largest economies commit to climate action – Guterres
Sep 22, 2021, at 09:39 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday welcomed important commitments made towards climate action by the world’s two largest economies, as the 76th High Level Debate began in New York.
Magnitude 5.8 earthquake hits Melbourne, no casualty
Sep 22, 2021, at 03:09 pm
Melbourne: An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter Scale hit near Melbourne in southern Australia on Wednesday, officials said.
Call for ‘decisive action now’ to avoid climate catastrophe
Sep 21, 2021, at 06:28 pm
New York: Speaking alongside the UK Prime Minister in New York on Monday the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has called on world leaders for “decisive action now to avert climate catastrophe.”
Government initiates project to increase disaster resilience of J&K, Ladakh
Sep 21, 2021, at 05:22 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: The Jammu and Kashmir government has commissioned two consultancy assignments to increase the disaster resilience of J&K and Ladakh and increase the capacity of both union territories (UTs) to respond promptly and effectively to any crisis or emergency.
Paris climate deal could go up in smoke without action: Guterres
Sep 18, 2021, at 10:00 pm
New York: Unless wealthy nations commit to tackling emissions now, the world is on a “catastrophic pathway” to 2.7-degrees of heating by the end of the century, UN Secretary General António Guterres warned on Friday.
UN Women’s feminist roadmap tackles triple crises of jobs, care and climate
Sep 17, 2021, at 09:47 pm
New York: The UN’s gender equality and empowerment organization on Thursday published a flagship feminist plan for economic recovery and transformation, which aims to learn the lessons of the past, and seize the opportunity to handle COVID-related crises better.
Act now to slow climate change and protect the planet, urges UN chief
Sep 17, 2021, at 03:51 pm
New York: The ozone layer – a fragile shield of gas that protects the Earth from the harmful rays of the sun – is “on the road to recovery”, the UN chief said on Thursday in his message for the World Ozone Day.
Earthquake hits Southwestern China, 2 die: Reports
Sep 16, 2021, at 01:55 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: At least two people have died and three more have been injured as a result of a 6.0 magnitude earthquake in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan, the CGTN broadcaster reported on Thursday.
Most agricultural funding distorts prices, harms environment: UN report
Sep 15, 2021, at 03:53 pm
New York: Around 87% of the $540 billion in total annual government support given worldwide to agricultural producers includes measures that are price distorting and that can be harmful to nature and health.
Forest dept to make J&K’s green lungs polythene free
Sep 15, 2021, at 05:32 am
Jammu: J&K Forest department has embarked on a mission to make the “green lungs” of the Union Territory (UT) polythene-free.
4.5 magnitude earthquake hits Andaman and Nicobar Islands, no casualty
Sep 11, 2021, at 03:17 pm
Port Blair: An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter Scale hit 137km North of Diglipur region of Andaman and Nicobar Island on Saturday, officials said.
Uttarakhand: 4.6 magnitude earthquake hits Joshimath, no casualty
Sep 11, 2021, at 02:49 pm
New Delhi/Joshimath: An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter Scale hit 31km WSW of Joshimath region of Uttarakhand on Saturday, officials said.
Action plan laid out for the conservation of wetlands in Kashmir
Sep 11, 2021, at 02:55 am
Srinagar/IBNS: The Jammu and Kashmir government has come up with an 'Integrated Management Action Plan' for the conservation of wetlands in Kashmir with a proposed budgetary outlay of Rs 46.70 crore.
Hunger spikes in Haiti following deadly earthquake
Sep 10, 2021, at 05:03 pm
New York: Around 980,000 Haitians in the four districts most affected by the August 14 earthquake are now living with acute food insecurity, according to new UN food security data released on Thursday.
Sep 09, 2021, at 11:28 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Delhi government will adopt a ten pronged approach to combat the air pollution menace of the national capital as a part of Delhi's winter action plan, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said on Thursday.
Human activity the common link between disasters around the world, says UN report
Sep 08, 2021, at 11:30 pm
Disasters such as cyclones, floods, and droughts are more connected than we might think, and human activity is the common thread, a UN report released on Wednesday reveals.
Air quality improvements from COVID lockdowns confirmed
Sep 04, 2021, at 06:15 pm
New York: COVID-19 lockdowns brought rapid and “unprecedented” improvements in air quality in some parts of the world - but not enough to halt climate change caused by global warming, UN weather experts said on Friday.
Heat wave returns even though night temperature below normal in Kashmir
Sep 04, 2021, at 12:45 am
Srinagar/UNI: Heat wave returned due to surge in the maximum temperature even though night remains slightly cold after maximum temperature settled below normal in the Kashmir valley.
Improving air quality ‘key’ to confronting global environmental crises
Sep 03, 2021, at 05:57 pm
New York: With environmental events becoming increasingly interconnected, a new global report on air pollution published by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on Thursday underscores that improved air quality is “key to tackling the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste”.
Weather-related disasters increase over past 50 years: Study
Sep 01, 2021, at 10:26 pm
New York: A disaster related to a weather, climate or water hazard occurred every day on average over the past 50 years – killing 115 people and causing US$ 202 million in losses daily, according to a comprehensive new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Assam floods: Nearly 5.74 lakh people of 22 districts affect, death toll mounts to 3
Sep 01, 2021, at 09:57 pm
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam is still grim as 22 out of 34 districts hit with severe rainfall and affecting nearly 5.74 lakh people.
Aug 31, 2021, at 10:40 pm
Guwahati: Assam flood situation continued to remain grim with over 3.63 lakh people of 21 districts in the state have been affected in the current deluge.
End of leaded fuel use a ‘milestone for multilateralism’
Aug 31, 2021, at 08:50 pm
New York: The global phase-out of leaded fuel represents a “milestone for multilateralism”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday, marking the end of a 20-year campaign to eliminate a major threat to the health of people and the planet.
Secretary-General calls for bold action to end biodiversity crisis
Aug 31, 2021, at 08:33 pm
New York: With one million species at risk of extinction, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called for greater leadership and political will to end the biodiversity crisis.
Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana
Aug 30, 2021, at 03:08 pm
Washington/UNI/Sputnik: Hurricane Ida has made landfall in the US state of Louisiana as a Category Four storm, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Sunday.
IMF policy advice undermines global climate goals, reveals new research
Aug 26, 2021, at 01:39 am
Washington/IBNS: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has undermined global climate action by promoting fossil fuel expansion through its policy advice, locking developing countries into a reliance on dirty coal and gas that is harming their economies and the planet, a new research by ActionAid USA and the Bretton Woods Project stated.
J&K Biodiversity Council organizes a meeting on the development of City Biodiversity Index
Aug 25, 2021, at 04:00 am
Srinagar/IBNS: The Jammu & Kashmir Biodiversity Council today organized a stakeholder meeting on the development of the City Biodiversity Index (CBI), Local Biodiversity Strategy (LBS) and 'Action Plan' for Srinagar City at Banquet Hall here.
Bangladesh: Lightning kills 7 in Dinajpur
Aug 25, 2021, at 12:04 am
Dhaka/UNI: Seven people were killed in two separate lightning strikes in the northern district of Dinajpur this afternoon.
Mil intensity earthquake hits Assam
Aug 23, 2021, at 11:35 pm
Guwahati/UNI: Assam was hit by a mild intensity earthquake of magnitude 4 at 1.13 pm Monday.