Arunachal Pradesh landslide : Five bodies recoverd, five IB personnel missing
Jul 02, 2016, at 03:43 am
Guwahati, July 1 (IBNS): At least 10 people, including five of a family, died and five personnel of Intelligence Bureau (IB) are still missing in a landslide following incessant rains that buried several houses at Bhalukpung area in Arunchal Pradesh's West Kameng district on Friday, officials said.
Uttarakhand rains: Rajnath Singh mourns loss of lives
Jul 02, 2016, at 12:41 am
New Delhi, July 1 (IBNS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday mourned the loss of lives in rain-hit Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh and Chamoli districts of Uttarakhand.
Uttarakhand deaths: PM Modi mourns loss of lives in cloudburst and heavy rains
Jul 01, 2016, at 10:43 pm
New Delhi, July 1 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday mourned the loss of lives caused due to cloudburst and heavy rains in parts of Uttarakhand.
PM releases book titled The Birds of Banni Grassland
Jun 28, 2016, at 07:40 pm
New Delhi, Jun 28 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a book titled “The Birds of Banni Grassland†in New Delhi, on Tuesday. The book was presented to the Prime Minister by the scientists of Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology (GUIDE).
IEA corroborates Greenpeace India's findings on air pollution
Jun 28, 2016, at 12:41 am
New Delhi, June 27 (IBNS): The International Energy Agency in its recent report 'World Energy Outlook Special Report on Energy and Air Pollution' has reaffirmed Greenpeace India's previously-stated position on thermal power plants contributing significantly to high levels of air pollution.
6.5 earthquake hits Tajikistan-Xinjiang Border Region
Jun 26, 2016, at 11:44 pm
Dushanbe, June 26 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter Scale hit Tajikistan-Xinjiang Border Region on Sunday,reports said.
China tornado: Death toll touches 99
Jun 26, 2016, at 09:42 pm
Beijing, June 26 (IBNS): The death toll in the tornado which hit east China's Jiangsu Province has touched 99, local media report said on Sunday.
Monsoon rains disrupt Mumbai's train services
Jun 21, 2016, at 07:06 pm
Mumbai, Jun 21 (IBNS): Suburban train services in Mumbai were badly affected on Tuesday with the monsoon hitting the city on Monday, according to media reports.
Tata Power launches new campaign to save Mahseer fish
Jun 21, 2016, at 01:28 am
Mumbai/Kolkata, Jun 201 (IBNS: Tata Power, an integrated power company, has been working towards conservation and saving of Mahseer through its 'Act for Mahseer' movement.
Indonesia: Floods, landslides kill 24
Jun 20, 2016, at 01:51 am
Jakarta, June 19 (IBNS) Heavy rainfall, which triggered floods and landslides in Central Java area of Indonesia has left at least 24 people dead, media reports said.
Govt approves measures for conservation of lakes in Bengaluru
Jun 15, 2016, at 02:48 am
New Delhi, Jun 14 (IBNS): The Government has approved a series of measures for the abatement of pollution and for the conservation and preservation of lakes in Bengaluru.
Bhopal gas survivor organisations ask PM for harsher punishment against Dow Chemical
Jun 14, 2016, at 11:05 pm
Bhopal, June 14 (IBNS) Leaders of five organisations of survivors of the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal Tuesday announced the successful completion of the petition to the US Whitehouse in the matter of the criminal case on the disaster.
Jun 13, 2016, at 02:35 pm
Kolkata, June 13 (IBNS): After reeling under intense heat and humidity for past few days, Kolkata and its adjacent areas, including several parts of Howrah, North and South 24 Parganas and Hooghly, received a heavy downpour with thunder squall on Monday.
Bengaluru: Residents team up to plant saplings
Jun 13, 2016, at 01:22 am
Bengaluru, June 12 (Just Earth News): With the thought and vision of a greener and more sustainable city, the residents of Ranka Colony Road, Bannerghatta Road here came together to plant saplings on Sunday.
Study links 2015 melting Greenland ice to faster Arctic warming
Jun 12, 2016, at 11:32 pm
Athens, June 12 (IBNS): A new study provides the first evidence that links melting ice in Greenland to a phenomenon known as Arctic amplification-faster warming of the Arctic compared to the rest of the Northern Hemisphere as sea ice disappears.
Monsoon likely to hit UP, surrounding areas by June 20
Jun 11, 2016, at 04:37 pm
Kanpur, June 11 (IBNS): After monsoon commenced in coastal states of Kerala and Goa earlier this month, northern and central-northern states of Uttar Pradesh and its surrounding areas are likely to experience rainfall from June 20, according to reports.
Jun 10, 2016, at 10:44 pm
Managua, June 10 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale hit Nicaragua on Friday, USGS website said.
Vodafone celebrates World Environment Week
Jun 10, 2016, at 09:24 pm
New Delhi, June 10 (IBNS): Vodafone India is celebrating World Environment Week (June 6th – 11th) through an interesting ‘Green Initiative,’ aimed at encouraging the use of e-bills or Green Bills, thereby reducing the use of paper.
Coal revenues suffer Rs 2,400 cr loss in 2016 due to drought:Greenpeace analysis
Jun 10, 2016, at 05:13 am
Mumbai, Jun 9 (IBNS): The water scarcity crippling large parts of India has already cost coal power companies nearly 7 billion units in lost electricity generation, with an estimated revenue loss of Rs. 2,400 crore in the first five months of 2016 alone, according to an analysis by Greenpeace India presented at a press conference in Mumbai on Thursday.
Much awaited southwest monsoon arrives in Kerala
Jun 08, 2016, at 09:27 pm
New Delhi, Jun 8 (IBNS): India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced that the southwest monsoon has finally arrived over Kerala on Wednesday and is expected to spread over a wider region in the next 48 hours.
World Oceans Day 2016 focuses on preventing plastic pollution
Jun 08, 2016, at 06:15 pm
New Delhi, Jun 8 (IBNS): To emphasise on the importance of oceans in our lives, the United Nations has selected "Healthy Oceans, Healthy Planet" as the theme for the World Oceans Day which is being celebrated across the globe on Wednesday.
Jun 07, 2016, at 11:01 pm
Mexico City, June 7 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter Scale hit Mexico on Tuesday, officials said.
Monsoon likely to hit Kerala on June 9
Jun 07, 2016, at 07:39 pm
New Delhi, June 7 (IBNS) Monsoon is likely to set over Kerala, its first destination in India, on June 9 heralding its advent in the country.
NASA's GPM sees tropical storm Colin take aim at Florida
Jun 07, 2016, at 06:37 am
Washington, June 7 (IBNS) Although hurricane season officially began on June 1, we already have the third named storm of the season with the arrival of Tropical Storm Colin in the Gulf of Mexico.
Tata Power plants nearly 25,000 saplings on World Environment Day
Jun 07, 2016, at 02:40 am
Kolkata, June 6 (IBNS): Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power company strongly believes in the importance of environmental conservation and is committed to the sustainable growth, protection and conservation of nature.
Bangalore students turn green ambassadors for World Environment Day
Jun 05, 2016, at 08:41 pm
Bangalore, Jun 5 (IBNS) As part of the activities marking this year's World Environment Day, students at Greenwood High International School pledged to paint the town green.
World's space agencies unite to face climate challenge
Jun 04, 2016, at 01:48 am
New Delhi, June 3 (IBNS): For the first time, under the impetus of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the French Space Agency (CNES), space agencies of more than 60 countries have agreed to engage their satellites, to coordinate their methods and their data to monitor human-induced greenhouse gas emissions.
NASA Satellite finds unreported sources of toxic air pollution
Jun 03, 2016, at 11:46 pm
Washington, June 3 (IBNS) Using a new satellite-based method, scientists at NASA, Environment and Climate Change Canada, and two universities have located 39 unreported and major human-made sources of toxic sulfur dioxide emissions.
Cutting down on truck pollution alone will not improve Delhi's environment says CSE
Jun 03, 2016, at 10:35 pm
New Delhi, Jun 3 (IBNS) Despite the stringent action against trucks and the odd-and-even experiment, a new analysis by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) suggests Delhi’s pollution-congestion battle can get more difficult if it fails to contain motorisation within the city as well as the daily influx from outside
Coal dependence worsens drought impact: Greenpeace Analysis
Jun 03, 2016, at 09:54 pm
New Delhi , June 3 (IBNS) Greenpeace India on Friday released data on the water consumption patterns of coal power plants in seven drought affected states – Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh.