106 killed in rain-triggered incidents across Pakistan
Aug 29, 2020, at 09:59 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua: At least 106 people have been killed and 52 injured since June 15 in separate incidents triggered off by torrential monsoon rains in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said in a report on Friday.
UNICEF: Time is of the essence, as water shortages compound desperate situation in Beirut
Aug 28, 2020, at 10:34 pm
New York: Risk of water-borne diseases is rising in Beirut, in the aftermath of the devastating explosion in early August, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has warned, calling for urgent action to ensure families and responders have access to safe water and sanitation.
India urged to lead global push for clean energy, climate action
Aug 28, 2020, at 10:21 pm
New York: India has a crucial role to play in promoting clean energy and climate action as the world looks to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday.
India needs to recycle its construction material waste on a war footing, says environmental body CSE
Aug 26, 2020, at 05:09 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Have you ever wondered what happens to all the waste material generated while demolishing and constructing buildings? How are the waste disposed of?
West Bengal: 4.1 magnitude earthquake hits Durgapur, no casualty
Aug 26, 2020, at 03:43 pm
Kolkata: An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter Scale hit parts of West Bengal on Wednesday, officials said.
Torrential rains kill 4 in Pakistan's Karachi
Aug 26, 2020, at 03:36 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua: Heavy monsoon rains on Wednesday broke a 36-year-old downpour record in the month of August in capital city Karachi of Pakistan's south Sindh province, Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has said.
Japan's Izu Islands hit by 5.2-magnitude quake
Aug 22, 2020, at 10:28 pm
Tokyo/Xinhua: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Izu Islands, Japan region at 10:31:23 GMT on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said.
Rain hits normal life in Delhi
Aug 20, 2020, at 06:48 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Rain yet again left areas, roads across the national capital inundated on Thursday morning, reducing the traffic speed to a snail's pace.
Floods leave 6 dead, 11 missing in Nepal
Aug 19, 2020, at 11:42 pm
Kathmandu/Xinhua: At least six people died and 11 are missing in a flood on a local stream at Ramaroshan Rural Municipality in far-western Achham district of Nepal on Tuesday night, police and local government officials said Wednesday.
Odisha: Prawn dykes spreading over 100 acres of forest land in Bhitarkanika National Park demolished
Aug 19, 2020, at 12:19 am
Kendrapara/UNI: Prawn dykes, spread over an area of 100 hectares of forest land at Saralikuda under Mahakalapada block, were demolished by forest personnel of Bhitarkanika National Park.
Sikkim: Earthquake of 3.8 magnitude jolts Gangtok
Aug 10, 2020, at 04:04 am
Gangtok/UNI: Gangtokians experienced Earthquake at 6.49 am today.
Some 1,000 tonnes of fuel leaked from Japanese vessel near Mauritius - Transport Company
Aug 10, 2020, at 03:10 am
Tokoy/Sputnik: No less than 1,000 tonnes of petroleum into the Indian Ocean from a Japanese bulk carrier, which ran aground off the island of Mauritius in late July, Executive Vice President Akihiko Ono of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines transport company said on Sunday.
WBSEDCL introduces electric vehicles to reduce air pollution
Aug 08, 2020, at 07:00 pm
Kolkata/IBNS; To ensure zero emission and reduce air pollution, the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) has introduced three electric vehicles (EVs) to be used as official transportation.
Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon grows by 34.5 pct
Aug 08, 2020, at 05:50 pm
Brasilia/Xinhua: Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon increased 34.5 percent between August 2019 and July 2020 compared to the same period the previous year, with a total of 9,205 square km of forest destroyed, sources said on Saturday.
Mysuru: Zoo employee killed by elephant
Aug 08, 2020, at 05:14 pm
Mysuru/UNI: A Mysuru zoo employee, who was looking after an elephant, was killed after the tusker attacked him, an official confirmed the news on Saturday.
Mauritius declares environment emergency after fuel leak
Aug 08, 2020, at 05:06 pm
Port Louis/UNI: Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Jugnauth has declared an environmental emergency over the massive fuel spill from the Japanese bulk carrier MV Wakashio that ran aground near the island nation.
Nepal: Magnitude 3.5 earthquake hits Kathmandu, no casualty
Aug 05, 2020, at 11:04 pm
Kathmandu: An earthquake, which measured 3.5 on the Richter Scale, hit Nepal's Kathmandu valley on Wednesday, officials said.
Heavy rain likely to occur in Telangana, North Coastal AP and Yanam: Met
Aug 05, 2020, at 07:14 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: Heavy rain is likely to occur at isolated places in Telangana during the next 24 hours, Meteorological Centre said on Wednesday.
Across Sudan, heavy rains and flash floods destroy houses, wash away crops – UN relief wing
Aug 05, 2020, at 04:16 pm
New York: Hundreds of houses have been destroyed and vital infrastructure damaged due to riverine and flashfloods after heavy rains across large parts of Sudan, the United Nations relief wing has reported.
Five things you should know about disposable masks and plastic pollution
Jul 31, 2020, at 03:26 pm
New York: The fight against plastic pollution is being hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, as the use of disposable masks, gloves and other protective equipment soars, but UN agencies and partners insist that, if effective measures are put into place, the amount of plastics discarded every year can be significantly cut, or even eliminated.
Jul 30, 2020, at 05:03 am
New Delhi/IBNS: On the occasion of World Tiger Day, international animal welfare organisation, World Animal Protection is urging Indian tourists to travel responsibly and avoid visiting venues offering tiger shows and tiger selfies.
Better city-wide sanitation required to improve river water quality, says environmental body
Jul 25, 2020, at 10:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: While many have been pointing out the improvement in the air quality of cities during the pandemic induced lockdown, the water quality of the rivers have not shown any noticeable improvement, according to the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).
Seismicity study of Arunachal Himalaya reveals low to moderate earthquakes at 2 crustal depths
Jul 25, 2020, at 10:04 pm
New Delhi: The exhumation and growth of the Himalaya is a continuous process that results predominantly from reverse faults in which the rocks on the lower surface of a fault plane move under relatively static rocks on the upper surface, a process called underthrusting of the Indian plate beneath its Eurasian counterpart.
Climate emergency ‘a danger to peace’, UN Security Council hears
Jul 25, 2020, at 05:53 pm
New York: The climate emergency generated by global warming, is exacerbating existing risks to international peace and security, while also creating new ones, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Friday, making the case for swift climate action on multiple fronts.
Dramatic Arctic fires and sea ice melt, show need for urgent climate action
Jul 25, 2020, at 05:47 pm
“Exceptional and prolonged” temperatures in Siberia, have left parts of the Arctic warmer than sub-tropical Florida, and fuelled “devastating” wildfires for a second consecutive year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday, while warning also of rapidly decreasing sea ice along the Russian polar coast.
Nearly 28 lakh people hit by Assam flood, death toll rises to 95
Jul 24, 2020, at 10:55 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam flood situation turned more worse on Friday as the water levels of all major rivers in the state are rising following torrential rains and more areas being inundated by the flood waters.
New ECOSOC President outlines focus on pandemic, SDGs and climate action
Jul 24, 2020, at 03:40 pm
New York: Now is the time to implement policies and commitments to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and implement the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, the new President of one of the UN’s main bodies said on Thursday.
Assam flood situation worsens, 27 lakh people affected; toll rises to 91
Jul 23, 2020, at 06:51 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The flood situation in Assam again worsened on Thursday as the water levels of all major rivers are increasing following incessant rains in the state and other neighbouring states in past few days.
Deforestation has slowed down but still remains a concern, new UN report reveals
Jul 22, 2020, at 03:29 pm
Although some 178 million hectares of forest has been lost worldwide over the past three decades, the rate of loss has declined substantially during this period, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Tuesday.
Assam flood affects over 25 lakh people, toll now 84
Jul 20, 2020, at 05:15 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: The flood in Assam has affected over 25 lakh people besides claiming five more lives taking the state's toll to 84.