Heavy rains and flooding push Yemenis to the brink
Aug 06, 2021, at 11:16 pm
New York: Heavy rains and flooding in Yemen have affected at least 28,000 people, according to initial estimates released by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Wednesday.
Lace up and join the UN to help win #TheHumanRace against climate change
Aug 03, 2021, at 04:45 pm
New York: The United Nations is encouraging everyone across the world to participate in the literal race against the climate emergency.
Turkey battles wildfires for 6 days in coastal resorts
Aug 03, 2021, at 01:36 am
Istanbul/UNI/Xinhua: Turkey has been battling wildfires that erupted in the southern and southwestern coastal resort towns and have lasted six days, officials announced Monday.
China: Heavy floods kill 302 in Henan province, 50 others missing
Aug 02, 2021, at 11:48 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: The floods caused by torrential rainfalls in central China’s Henan province have killed 302 people with 50 others still missing, the provincial government said on Monday.
Jammu and Kashmir: Residential house, mosque damaged in flash flood in Bandipora
Jul 29, 2021, at 12:02 am
Srinagar/UNI: A residential house and a mosque were partially damaged in a flash flood triggered by heavy rain and cloudburst in north Kashmir district of Bandipora on Wednesday.
UN climate science talks open amid heatwaves, floods and drought
Jul 27, 2021, at 07:20 pm
New York: Negotiations began on Monday to approve a UN science report which will anchor high level summits later this year, charged with boosting climate action worldwide.
Support mangrove conservation, UNESCO chief says
Jul 27, 2021, at 07:16 pm
New York: The world is waking up to the importance of mangroves, a senior UN official said on Monday, underscoring the need for everyone to support restoration and protection of these crucial habitats.
36 people killed, thousands trapped in landslides in Maharashtra
Jul 23, 2021, at 09:17 pm
Raigad/IBNS: Landslides in Maharashtra's Raigad district have killed at least 36 people while thousands have been stranded as incessant rains lashed Konkan region of the state.
Low pressure to cause widespread rains in Odisha: CEC
Jul 22, 2021, at 10:55 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Widespread rains are expected to lash Odisha under the influence of a low pressure area formed on Thursday.
UK Graduate’s outdoor furniture design uses carbon-capturing moss to tackle climate change
Jul 21, 2021, at 09:54 pm
An environmentally conscious UK graduate has created a collection of pollution-cutting outdoor furniture using the carbon-capturing plant moss as its main material.
Deadly flooding, heatwaves in Europe, highlight urgency of climate action
Jul 17, 2021, at 06:43 pm
New York: Heavy rainfall that has triggered deadly and catastrophic flooding in several western European countries, is just the latest indicator that all nations need to do more to hold back climate change-induced disasters, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday.
Study reveals Chinese cities among 25 big producers of greenhouse gases
Jul 15, 2021, at 11:09 pm
An analysis of emission trends has shown Chinese cities are among the big emitters responsible for more than half the carbon produced by 167 urban centres worldwide, media reports said on Thursday.
UN body unveils new plan to end ecological destruction, ‘preserve and protect nature’
Jul 14, 2021, at 10:18 pm
New York: Equitably “redirecting, repurposing or eliminating incentives” that harm biodiversity by at least $500 billion per year is just one of the 21 ambitious targets of a new draft agreement released by a UN body in the lead up to the landmark November climate conference, COP26, in the United Kingdom.
Conflict, climate change, COVID, forces more people into hunger
Jul 13, 2021, at 07:02 pm
New York: Global hunger levels have skyrocketed because of conflict, climate change and the economic impact of COVID-19; and one in five children around the world is stunted, UN agencies warned on Monday.
GREEN J&K DRIVE| Modalities for planting 1.3 crore trees in J&K discussed
Jul 08, 2021, at 04:16 am
Srinagar/IBNS: In the backdrop of the announcement made by the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha of planting 130 lakh trees, the Commissioner Secretary Forests, Sanjeev Verma today discussed the modalities with all the stakeholders to accomplish the task.
Sustainable development report shows devastating impact of COVID, ahead of ‘critical’ new phase
Jul 07, 2021, at 05:24 pm
New York: The world was not on track to meet the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) before COVID-19 struck, and now the challenge has been magnified many times over, according to a new flagship UN report that indicates countries must take ‘critical’ steps on the road out of the pandemic, during the next 18 months.
Experts caution Pakistan may soon witness famine-like situation if water crisis continues
Jul 07, 2021, at 04:12 am
Islamabad: Pakistani experts have warned that the country may face a famine-like situation due to scarcity of water.
Bad weather disrupts rescue operations in Japan landslide area : Reports
Jul 03, 2021, at 11:24 pm
Moscow/UNI/SPUTNIK: The Japanese Self-Defense Forces cannot start a full-scale rescue operation to search for missing people in the disaster area in the city of Atami, Shizuoka prefecture, due to bad weather and nighttime, Japanese media said on Saturday.
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon in Jan-Jun highest in five years
Jul 03, 2021, at 10:41 pm
Moscow/UNI/SPUTNIK: The deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon during the first six months of 2021 has reached its highest peak in the last five years, the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) that belongs to the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovations announced.
Assam Forest Minister Parimal Suklabaidya inaugurates Van Mahotsav
Jul 02, 2021, at 02:33 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Environment and Forest Minister Parimal Suklabaidya inaugurated the week-long 72nd Van Mahotsav at Garbhanga reserve forest on the outskirts of Guwahati on Thursday.
Record-breaking ‘pressure-cooker’ heatwave hits Canada, US northwest
Jun 30, 2021, at 05:14 pm
New York: A "pressure-cooker" heatwave that's broken temperature records twice in 48 hours in the US northwest and western Canada is being mirrored across large parts of the northern hemisphere, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday.
Canada registering unprecedented heatwave, several dead
Jun 30, 2021, at 03:43 pm
Ottawa: An unprecedented heatwave, which is smashing all temperature records, has left several people dead in Canada, media reports said on Wednesday.
Nepal-China rail link may go through protected Himalayan park
Jun 28, 2021, at 10:19 pm
Beijing: A senior engineer has claimed that the railway, which will link China and Nepal, will run through the main protected area of the Himalayan mountains, media reports said.
On climate change frontline, indigenous provide pointers to save planet
Jun 26, 2021, at 09:35 pm
New York: Indigenous people living on the frontline of climate change could offer potentially ground-breaking insight into biodiversity protection and sustainability, but they urgently need help to withstand a growing number of threats to their way of life, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) said on Friday.
Water-related disasters throw up complex challenges, threaten lives and jobs
Jun 26, 2021, at 03:36 pm
New York:The global climate crisis is “exacerbating and intensifying” water-related disasters, jeopardizing lives and livelihoods, the UN chief said on Friday at a major sustainable development symposium.
WBCSD and businesses in India unveil policy report on large-scale adoption of electric vehicles
Jun 24, 2021, at 11:57 pm
Geneva, Delhi/IBNS: Widespread adoption of electric vehicles (EV) is looked upon as a key factor in decarbonizing road transport and reducing environmental pollution in India, according to World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).
Great Barrier Reef in danger, UN World Heritage Committee draft report finds
Jun 23, 2021, at 04:01 pm
New York: A United Nations body is recommending that Australia’s Great Barrier Reef be included on a list of world heritage in danger, according to a draft report issued on Monday, a move which has been heavily criticized by the Australian Government.
Twenty-four people hurt in Yalta amid heavy flooding, situation now stable: City Administration
Jun 21, 2021, at 02:31 am
Simferpol/Sputnik: The situation in the Yalta region has stabilized following severe flooding in Russia’s Crimea, a total of 24 people were injured, according to the Yalta city administration.
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.