UN chief urges donors to boost support for post-cyclone recovery in Mozambique
Jun 02, 2019, at 04:03 pm
New York, June 2 (IBNS): Mozambique and its people desperately need support to recover from the powerful back-to-back cyclones that recently tore through the southern African country, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres told a donors conference on Saturday, as he also sounded the alarm about the urgency of tackling climate change.
Indian summer: Jammu sizzles at 44.5 degrees, summer vacations begins, heat wave to continue
Jun 01, 2019, at 04:14 pm
Jammu, June 1 (UNI) The winter capital of the state on Saturday witnessed another hottest day of the season and sizzled at maximum temperature touching 44.5 degree Celsius.
Jammu sizzles at 44.1 degrees Celsius
May 31, 2019, at 11:47 pm
Jammu, May 31 (UNI): The winter capital of the state on Friday witnessed hottest day of the season at maximum temperature touching 44.1 degrees Celsius.
Japan adopts policy to reduce plastic waste, aims to lead by example at G20 summit
May 31, 2019, at 07:22 pm
Tokyo, May 31 (Xinhua): A policy package was adopted by the Japanese government on Friday to reduce the amount of plastic waste the nation produces amid similar efforts worldwide and ahead of the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Osaka in June.
May 30, 2019, at 02:57 pm
New York, May 30 (IBNS): Further inaction on climate change is “simply not an option”, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday in an opinion piece where he called for “rapid and deep change in how we do business, generate power, build cities and feed the world.”
Mozambique cyclones a ‘wake-up call’ to boost resistance: UN weather agency
May 30, 2019, at 09:03 am
New York, May 30 (IBNS): The havoc caused by cyclones Idai and Kenneth across Mozambique is “a wake-up call” for vulnerable countries “to build resistance" against further high-impact tropical storms, coastal flooding and intense rainfall linked to climate change, according to the United Nations weather agency chief.
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Monitoring committee takes serious note of deteriorating water quality of rivers
May 29, 2019, at 09:18 pm
Chandigarh, May 29 (UNI): The monitoring committee constituted by National Green Tribunal under the chairmanship of Justice Pritam Pal, former judge, Punjab & Haryana High Court on Wednesday reviewed the progress of implementation of Action Plans for Clean River Sutlej, Beas & Ghaggar with stakeholder departments.
Chandrapur sizzles at 47.8 deg C
May 29, 2019, at 05:35 pm
Nagpur, May 29 (UNI) Chandrapur in Maharashtra recorded highest temperature of 47.8 degree Celsius on Tuesday, making it the hottest city in the world in the last 10 years, the MeT department said.
End fossil fuel subsidies, and stop using taxpayers’ money to destroy the world: Guterres
May 29, 2019, at 08:42 am
New York, May 29 (IBNS): “We need to tax pollution, not people”, and “end subsidies for fossil fuels,” Secretary-General António Guterres told the World Summit of the R20 Coalition on Tuesday, a UN-supported environmental organization, founded by former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Nepal clears tonnes of trash from Mount Everest
May 28, 2019, at 05:13 pm
Kathmandu, May 28 (UNI) The Nepal Government has concluded its clean-up drive of the Mount Everest and said it had collected nearly 11 tonnes of trash that had piled up on the peak for decades.
Heat wave likely to hit national capital Delhi
May 28, 2019, at 04:50 pm
New Delhi, May 28 (UNI) The National Capital is likely to witness blatant heat in the days to come beginning Wednesday due to heat wave conditions with mercury expected to touch 45 degrees C on May 30.
At least 2 killed in Peru quake
May 28, 2019, at 10:28 am
Lima, May 28 (Xinhua/UNI) A powerful earthquake that struck north Peru early Sunday has claimed its second victim, the National Emergency Operations Center (COEN) said on Monday.
Vice President calls for equitable and people-centred sustainable development
May 22, 2019, at 07:36 pm
New Delhi, May 22 (IBNS): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has called for achieving sustainable development that is equitable and people-centred and stressed the need for efficient and frugal use of natural resources.
Heat wave conditions likely to prevail in Telangana in next 24 hrs : MET
May 22, 2019, at 04:42 pm
Hyderabad, May 22 (UNI) Heat wave conditions is likely to prevail at isolated pockets in all the districts of Telangana during the next 24 hours starting from 0830 hours this morning, Meteorological Department warned on Wednesday.
5.8 magnitude earthquake hits Andaman and Nicobar islands, no casualty
May 22, 2019, at 09:12 am
Port Blair, May 22 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter Scale hit Andaman And Nicobar Islands on Wednesday, officials said.
May 19, 2019, at 01:41 pm
New York, May 19 (IBNS): Concluding a week-long visit to the South Pacific, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called on the world’s decision-makers to make “enlightened” choices on climate action because “the whole planet” is at stake.
Karnataka: Periyapatna, Nelamangala get good pre-monsoon showers
May 18, 2019, at 04:03 pm
Bengaluru, May 18 (UNI) Pre-monsoon showers were reported in South Interior Karnataka as summer heat came down in the region while North Interior areas remained largely dry, according to a weather office report.
May 18, 2019, at 06:13 am
New York, May 18 (IBNS): Tuvalu “faces an existential threat from sea-level rise”, the United Nations chief said during his visit to the Pacific island nation on Friday whose highest point is less than five metres above the waves.
Met forecasts thunderstorm with gusty winds along coastal Andhra till May 19
May 16, 2019, at 03:41 pm
Hyderabad, May 16 (UNI): The meteorological department here on Thursday forecasted thunderstorm with gusty winds in Coastal Andhra Pradesh till May 19.
Monsoon likely to set five days late on June 6: IMD predicts
May 15, 2019, at 04:04 pm
New Delhi, May 15 (IBNS): The Indian Monsoon is likely to set on Kerala on June 6 , five days late from its normal onset date, as per India Meteorological Department website.
7.6-magnitude quake near New Britain Island
May 14, 2019, at 08:28 pm
Beijing, May 14 (Xinhua): A 7.6-magnitude earthquake jolted an area near New Britain Island at 8:58 p.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.
Monsoon to arrive in Kerala on June 4: Skymet
May 14, 2019, at 05:10 pm
New Delhi, May 14 (IBNS): Indian monsoon rains will reach Kerala by June 4, Skymet, India's private weather forecaster, said on Tuesday.
Earthquake hits southwestern Greece; no injured reported
May 14, 2019, at 09:42 am
Athens, May 13 (Xinhua/UNI) An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale hit southwestern Greece off the island of Zakynthos in the Ionian Sea on Monday, the Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens announced.
Five people injured in earthquake in Panama : Civil Defence Authority
May 13, 2019, at 09:51 am
Mexico City, May 13 (Sputnik/UNI) Five people were injured in an earthquake in Panama, the country's national civil defence authority reported on Sunday.
Magnitude-5.0 quake hits Lata, Solomon Islands : USGS
May 13, 2019, at 09:29 am
New York, May 13 (Xinhua/UNI) A 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted 142 km SSW of Lata, Solomon Islands at 21:08:30 GMT on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said.
About 15,000 people join rally in support of climate, social justice in Brussels : Police
May 13, 2019, at 09:22 am
Brussels, May 12 (Sputnik) At least 15,000 people marched in Brussels on Sunday as part of a rally, dubbed Right(s) Now, which calls for action to achieve climate and social justice, Belgian police said on Sunday.
Magnitude-6.1 quake hits Plaza de Caisan, Panama -- USGS
May 13, 2019, at 09:17 am
New York, May 12 (Xinhua/UNI) A 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted 7km SE of Plaza de Caisan, Panama at 19:24:52 GMT on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said.
Cyclone Fani toll touches 64 in Odisha
May 12, 2019, at 10:40 pm
Bhubaneswar, May 12 (UNI) Human casualty in the extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani which hit Puri coast on May 3 last devastating the coastal Odisha has so far claimed 64 lives.
World Migratory Bird Day highlights deadly risks of plastic pollution
May 12, 2019, at 09:41 pm
New York, May 12 (IBNS): Saturday marked 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.
Maharashtra: 2.6 magnitude earthquake hits Palghar
May 12, 2019, at 07:46 pm
Palghar, May 12 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 2.6 on the Richter Scale hit Maharashtra's Palghar area on Sunday, officials said.