Cyclone Bulbul: Flight operations from Kolkata International Airport suspended for 12 hours
Nov 09, 2019, at 05:22 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Flight operations from Kolkata International Airport will remain suspended from 6 pm on Saturday to 6 am on Sunday morning due to cyclone Bulbul, officials said.
Cyclone Bulbul likely to make landfall by tonight at West Bengal, Bangladesh coasts
Nov 09, 2019, at 04:46 pm
Kolkata/New Delhi/IBNS: Very severe cyclonic storm ‘Bulbul’ is expected to make a landfall at West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts between Sagar Island (WB) and Khepupara (Bangladesh) across Sunderban delta late on Saturday night, officials said.
Bulbul becomes very severe cyclonic storm: IMD
Nov 09, 2019, at 07:23 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The very severe cyclonic storm 'Bulbul' is expected to cross West Bengal-Bangladesh Coasts between Sagar Islands (West Bengal) and Khepupara (Bangladesh), across Sunderban delta by Saturday midnight, officials said.
Nov 08, 2019, at 04:20 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC), chaired by the Cabinet Secretary, Rajiv Gauba, was held on Friday to review the preparedness to deal with Severe cyclone ‘Bulbul’over the Bay of Bengal and likely to affect coastal districts of West Bengal and Odisha.
Earthquake in northwestern Iran leaves 4 people dead, 70 wounded - Reports
Nov 08, 2019, at 10:31 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The number of people killed by a magnitude 5.9 earthquake in northwestern Iran grew to four, while 70 people sustained injuries, Press TV reported, citing officials, on Friday.
Natural hazards don’t always spell disaster: UN risk reduction chief
Nov 06, 2019, at 09:53 am
New York/IBNS: Tsunamis are rare, but when they strike, they are the deadliest and most costly of natural hazards. With half of the world’s population expected to live in coastal areas more prone to tsunamis by 2030, investing in early warning systems and resilient infrastructure, will be vital to saving lives and economies, said the top UN official on disaster risks on Tuesday.
Microplastics, microbeads and single-use plastics poisoning sea life and affecting humans
Nov 05, 2019, at 09:48 am
New York/IBNS: Each year, an estimated eight million tonnes of plastic end up in the ocean – equivalent to a full garbage truck dumped into the sea every minute - the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said on Monday.
Hot days in Odisha projected to rise 30 times by 2100, finds study
Nov 04, 2019, at 06:00 pm
Bhubaneswar, Nov 4 (UNI) The number of extremely hot days in Odisha are projected to increase by 30 times from 1.62 in 2010 to 48.05 by 2100 if greenhouse gas emissions continue to grow at current rates till the end of the century, a study report said.
Pollution trouble: Though things perk up, Delhi NCR gasps for air
Nov 04, 2019, at 05:02 pm
New Delhi, Nov 4 (UNI) National Capital continued to choke under severe air quality on Monday with schools closed after a public health emergency was declared by the EPCA (Environment Pollution Control and Prevention Authority).
Upper reaches receive snowfall, rain lashes plains in Kashmir
Nov 03, 2019, at 04:48 pm
Srinagar, Nov 3 (UNI) The upper reaches, including Zojila on Srinagar-Leh national highway, received light snowfall while incessant intermittent rain lashed plains in the summer capital, Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir valley, resulting in chilly weather conditions.
Nov 01, 2019, at 07:51 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Following an announcement by the Delhi Government Directorate of Education (DoE), mandating information sessions for Delhi students and teachers regarding air pollution solutions, My Right to Breathe (MRTB) and Help Delhi Breathe organized a series of trainings as part of the Champions for Climate Action School program.
Climate experts pledge to scale up high-altitude fight against mountain melt
Nov 01, 2019, at 10:03 am
New York/IBNS: The UN’s weather watchdog and partners committed on Thursday to a new initiative to ramp up observation and prediction technology that will help address the challenges of climate change, melting snow and ice, and water-related hazards.
Air Pollution is cutting lives short by 8.6 years in UP: AQLI
Oct 31, 2019, at 03:55 pm
Lucknow/UNI: On an average, air pollution cuts short life expectancy of citizens in Uttar Pradesh by nearly 8.6 years relative to what they would be if particulate concentrations everywhere were at the level of 10 µg/m 3 deemed safe by the WHO, as per a new analysis of the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI).
Marine ecosystem at Tripureshwari Temple threatened after Diwali Mela
Oct 30, 2019, at 10:04 pm
Udaipur/UNI: The Diwali Mela celebration has taken a toll on the ecosystem of the sacred Kalyan Sagar pond at the Tripureshwari temple in the Gomati district of Tripura, raising questions about the measures taken by the organisers to protect its marine life.
Air quality severe in Delhi as people gasping for air
Oct 30, 2019, at 02:01 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Delhiites woke up to another morning breathing in bad air as the ambient air quality continued to be under the ' severe category' with an average index value of 416 on Wednesday morning, according to the Central Pollution Control Board.
UN summit tackles climate change-induced threat to mountain water supplies
Oct 30, 2019, at 09:35 am
New York/IBNS: The world’s mountain and glacier regions are facing unprecedented challenges due to climate change, imposing a crippling effect on the people and economies that rely on them, the UN’s weather agency explained on Tuesday, ahead of a summit to address the world’s rapidly-changing water systems.
Greenpeace activists protesting deforestation block entry to total's refinery in France
Oct 29, 2019, at 04:26 pm
Moscow, Oct 29 (Sputnik/UNI): Greenpeace activists blocked the entry to a processing plant belonging to French multinational oil and gas company Total in southeastern France on Tuesday as part of a protest against deforestation caused by the use of palm oil for producing transport fuel.
Delhi air condition is still bad
Oct 29, 2019, at 04:21 pm
New Delhi, Oct 29 (UNI) Air quality continued to be 'very poor' in the National Capital on Tuesday with an average air quality index of 392 at around 1400 hrs, as per the Central Pollution Control Board.
Flood hits Nagaland’s Dimapur : Indian army, Assam Rifles personnel rescue stranded villagers
Oct 28, 2019, at 09:17 am
Guwahati/IBNS : Around 300 families have been affected after the flood waters of Diphu and Dhansiri river submerged several colonies, villages at Dimapur in Nagaland.
Magnitude 2.7 earthquake hits Palghar, no casualty
Oct 26, 2019, at 05:00 pm
Palghar/IBNS: An earthquake measuring 2.7 on the Richter Scale hit Palghar area in Maharashtra on Saturday, officials said.
Cyclone Kyarr:'Diwali' celebrations may be badly hit in North Karnataka
Oct 26, 2019, at 04:58 pm
Bengaluru, Oct 26 (UNI) Celebrations of 'Diwali'--the festival of lights-- may be a dump affair in North Karnataka where rains under the influence of depression in Arabian is lashing since last Saturday.
Sonowal asks DC Kamrup to undertake tree census to stop felling of trees
Oct 22, 2019, at 07:34 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: To help conservation of Assam’s Greater Adjutant Stork commonly known as Hargilla, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday asked the Deputy Commissioner Kamrup to use his administrative machinery along with forest department to undertake tree census and identify trees with specific numbers in Dadariya, Pachariya and Singimari area.
2019 Ozone hole is the smallest on record since its discovery
Oct 22, 2019, at 06:20 pm
New York: The annual ozone hole reached its peak extent of 6.3 million square miles (16. 4 million square kilometers) on Sept. 8, and then shrank to less than 3.9 million square miles (10 million square kilometers) for the remainder of September and October, according to NASA and NOAA satellite measurements.
Aarey case: Construction of Metro car shed may continue but no more cutting down of trees, says SC
Oct 21, 2019, at 04:37 pm
Mumbai/New Delhi/ IBNS: The Supreme Court on Monday directed that the Metro car shed project in Aarey colony area in Mumbai can continue.
Death toll from typhoon Hagibis in Japan reaches 61, 13 people still missing:Reports
Oct 15, 2019, at 10:04 am
Tokyo (Sputnik/UNI) The death toll from the Typhoon Hagibis in Japan has reached 61, while 13 people are still considered missing, media reported on Tuesday.
After this year’s Climate Action Summit, what happens next?
Oct 13, 2019, at 05:19 pm
New York: People across the world need to embrace “fundamental change” in order to combat climate change and meet the target of restricting the increase in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius, Claudio Forner, from UN Climate Change in Bonn, told UN News in an interview that took place following the Climate Action Summit.
World Migratory Bird Day highlights deadly risks of plastic pollution
Oct 13, 2019, at 05:05 pm
New York: Saturday marks World Migratory Bird Day which, this year, is raising awareness about the serious threats that plastic pollution poses to bird life, with a call for urgent measures to end the problem.
Magnitude-5.7 quake strikes off Japan's Chiba Prefecture: JMA
Oct 12, 2019, at 06:30 pm
Tokyo (Xinhua/UNI) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 on Saturday struck off the southeast coast of Chiba Prefecture of Japan, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
Ramp up nuclear power to beat climate change, says UN nuclear chief
Oct 08, 2019, at 08:34 am
New York: Without significantly increasing the use of nuclear power worldwide, it will be difficult to achieve the goal of reducing harmful emissions and fighting climate change, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said on Monday.
2,141 trees cut in Aarey colony: Mumbai Metro
Oct 07, 2019, at 07:34 pm
Mumbai: The Mumbai Metro on Monday said it has cut down 2141 trees at the Aarey Milk Colony area but confirmed that it will honour the Supreme Court order and will not chop down any more trees at the site.