Toronto surpasses target for 2020 Greenhouse Gas Emissions, calls for ambitious future targets
Dec 24, 2022, at 02:40 am
Toronto/IBNS: 2020 Sector-based Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Inventory, which tracks Toronto’s progress towards its GHG reduction targets has been released showing the city's community-wide emissions in 2020 was 43 per cent lower than in 1990, which exceeds the 2020 target of a 30 per cent reduction.
UN conference concludes with ‘historic’ deal to protect a third of the world’s biodiversity
Dec 20, 2022, at 09:02 pm
New York: The UN Biodiversity Conference, COP15, concluded early on Monday in Montreal, Canada, with a landmark agreement to protect 30 per cent of the planet’s lands, coastal areas and inland waters by the end of the decade.
Cold wave sweeps Odisha, Udayagiri records 5 degree Celsius
Dec 20, 2022, at 02:29 am
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Cold wave conditions prevailed in almost half of the 30 districts in Odisha with mercury dipped to as low as 5 degree Celsius in Udayagiri in Kandhamal district.
Freezing cold, dry weather continues in Kashmir
Dec 18, 2022, at 05:48 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Freezing cold coupled with dry weather and a drop in night temperature continues in Kashmir valley on Sunday.
Global cholera surge likely accelerated by climate change: WHO
Dec 17, 2022, at 11:10 pm
Geneva/UNI: Climate change has driven an unprecedented number of more deadly cholera outbreaks around the world this year, World Health Organisation (WHO) said.
Himachal Pradesh: Earthquake of magnitude 3.4 hits Kinnaur district
Dec 17, 2022, at 02:09 pm
Shimla: The villages of Kinnuar district of Himachal Pradesh along with India-Tibet International border jolted by a 3.40 magnitude earthquake last night, Indian Meteorological Department informed.
Indonesia earthquake death toll rises to 602
Dec 17, 2022, at 01:19 am
Jakarta/UNI: The number of people killed by last month's earthquake in the Indonesian province of West Java has been confirmed at 602 after final tabulation, the Cianjur county government said on Friday.
Mercury dips in Kashmir again, Gulmarg records -5.5 deg C
Dec 14, 2022, at 01:20 am
Srinagar/UNI: The Kashmir valley experienced sub-zero temperatures again due to a clear sky while the ski resort of Gulmarg was the coldest place with minus 5.5 degree Celsius on Tuesday.
Cyclone Mandous: 5 die in rain-related incidents in Tamil Nadu
Dec 11, 2022, at 12:48 am
Chennai: Five people, including two of a family, died in three separate rain-related incidents in and around Chennai as the Cyclone Mandous crossed the coast near Mamallapuram, about 55km from here, early on Saturday.
With ocean in ‘dire straits’, Law of the Sea more relevant than ever
Dec 10, 2022, at 12:45 am
New York: The adoption by most nations of the world of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea 40 years ago, was a “vital step to bring governance and order” to the vast collective treasure that is the ocean, said the UN chief António Guterres on Thursday.
Severe cyclonic storm "Mandous' weakens, to cross coast near Mahabs
Dec 09, 2022, at 08:36 pm
Chennai: The severe Cyclonic Storm “Mandous” pronounced as “Man-Dous” over the Southwest Bay weakened into a Cyclonic Storm and will cross the coast between Puducherry and Sriharikota near the tourist spot of Mahabalipuram by midnight tonight or early tomorrow morning.
UN chief urges governments and business to step up action to protect nature
Dec 09, 2022, at 06:14 pm
New York: Governments and the private sector must move to effectively protect the natural environment, Secretary-General António Guterres told journalists covering the UN biodiversity conference, COP15, in Montréal, Canada, on Wednesday.
India could soon experience heat waves that could break human survivability limit: World Bank report
Dec 08, 2022, at 01:38 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Severe heat waves responsible for thousands of deaths across India over the last few decades, are increasing with alarming frequency that could soon lead to the country experiencing the same beyond human survivability limit, according to a new report by the World Bank.
‘Without nature, we have nothing’: UN chief sounds alarm at key UN biodiversity event
Dec 07, 2022, at 05:39 pm
New York: The UN’s key biodiversity conference, COP15, began on Tuesday in Montreal, Canada, where negotiators will set new targets and goals aimed at arresting the alarming destruction of nature, due by human activity.
6.4-magnitude earthquake jolts western Indonesia
Dec 04, 2022, at 01:27 am
Jakarta: A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's western province of West Java on Saturday, but did not trigger a tsunami, the meteorology, climatology, and geophysics agency said.
Large parts of world drier than normal in 2021: WMO
Nov 30, 2022, at 10:16 pm
New York: Most of the globe was drier than normal in 2021, with “cascading effects on economies, ecosystems and our daily lives”, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday.
Hawaii's Mauna Loa, which is world's largest volcano, erupts after decades
Nov 29, 2022, at 03:06 pm
Hawaii: Mauna Loa of Hawaii, one of the world's largest volcano, has started erupting after a gap of nearly 40 years.
Kashmir valley continues to reel under freezing temperatures, Pahalgam sees coldest temperature
Nov 28, 2022, at 10:57 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: Kashmir valley continued to reel under freezing temperatures with tourist hotspot Pahalgam remaining the coldest place with minus 4.0 degree Celsius recorded on Monday, officials said.
22 injured in Türkiye earthquake
Nov 23, 2022, at 08:39 pm
Ankara/UNI: At least 22 people were injured, including one who got seriously hurt, in a 5.9 magnitude earthquake that hit Türkiye's northwestern province of Duzce on early Wednesday, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said.
UNEP honours five protectors of Mother Earth
Nov 23, 2022, at 07:13 pm
New York: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) announced on Tuesday, the 2022 Champions of the Earth for their transformative action to prevent, halt or reverse ecosystem degradation.
US Prez approves emergency declaration for New York
Nov 22, 2022, at 08:42 pm
Washington/UNI: The White House said that the US President Joe Biden had approved an emergency declaration for the state of New York after a historic snowfall.
Indonesia: Java quake leaves 40 dead
Nov 21, 2022, at 10:06 pm
Java: An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter Scale hit Cianjur town in West Java on Monday which left at least 40 people dead, media reports said.
COP27 closes with deal on loss and damage: ‘A step towards justice’, says UN chief
Nov 21, 2022, at 12:08 am
New York: After days of intense negotiations that stretched into early Sunday morning in Sharm el-Sheikh, countries at the latest UN Climate Change Conference, COP27, reached agreement on an outcome that established a funding mechanism to compensate vulnerable nations for ‘loss and damage’ from climate-induced disasters.
As COP27 deadline slips, UN chief urges negotiators to aim for ‘maximum ambition’ on loss and damage
Nov 19, 2022, at 09:08 pm
New York: The 27th UN Climate Change Conference will close at least one day later than expected, the Egyptian Presidency announced on Friday, calling for negotiators to “shift gears” so an agreement can be reached on the remaining sticking points.
Nov 19, 2022, at 12:23 am
New York: COP27 is scheduled to wrap up in 24 hours but countries remain divided on several significant issues including ‘loss and damage’, the UN Secretary-General said on Thursday, urging parties to rise to the urgency of the moment and agree on real solutions to solve the greatest challenge facing humanity.
4.1 magnitude earthquake jolts Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh
Nov 17, 2022, at 05:19 am
Shimla/UNI: A 4.1 magnitude earthquake jolted parts of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh Wednesday night.
Keep the 1.5°C goal alive, experts and civil society urge on ‘Energy Day’ at COP27
Nov 16, 2022, at 08:07 pm
New York: The troubling expansion of oil, gas and coal projects, despite science telling us that fossil fuels must stay in the ground to avert the worst impacts of climate change, was the critical issue at the centre of ‘Energy Day’ discussions at COP27 on Tuesday, with many experts fearing that the goal of curbing global warming to 1.5 could be in danger.
6.1-magnitude earthquake hits Japan
Nov 15, 2022, at 12:06 am
Tokyo/IBNS: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 struck off the southeast coast of Mie Prefecture at 5:09 pm the weather agency said Monday.
Waterlogged streets, overflowing dams as incessant rains batter Tamil Nadu
Nov 14, 2022, at 01:15 am
Chennai: Several parts of Tamil Nadu continued to be lashed by heavy to very heavy rains, leaving roads water-logged and dams overflowing in some areas, media reports said.
5.0-magnitude quake hits waters off Taiwan
Nov 13, 2022, at 06:17 pm
Beijing/UNI: A 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted waters off Taitung County in Taiwan at 9:47 am on Sunday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).