Delhi schools to remain shut for two days due to spike in air pollution
Nov 13, 2019, at 11:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Schools in Delhi and adjoining areas will remain shut on Thursday and Friday as the national capital would witness a spike in air pollution level.
Nov 13, 2019, at 10:24 pm
Kolkata/New Delhi/IBNS: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) has prepared a strategic plan for solving Delhi’s air pollution crisis which worsens during winters every year.
Australia wildfires: communities must stay vigilant, urges UN weather agency
Nov 13, 2019, at 08:47 am
New York/IBNS: As Australia’s “catastrophic” and deadly wildfire emergency continues, UN weather experts on Tuesday echoed Government warnings for people to remain vigilant in the face of the fast-moving threat and tinderbox conditions.
Uttarakhand: 4.5 earthquake hits Pithoragarh, no causality reportedÂ
Nov 12, 2019, at 06:27 pm
Dehradun/IBNS: Panic gripped Uttarakhand on Tuesday after a 4.5 magnitude earthquake hit the state.
Delhi air quality 'severe' again
Nov 12, 2019, at 06:23 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Air quality in the national capital again spiked to the 'severe ' category on Tuesday, with an average Air Quality Index of 425 at 1600 hrs, according to the Central Pollution Control Board.
Delhi air quality improves slightly, still 'very poor'
Nov 10, 2019, at 07:37 pm
New Delhi, Nov 10 (UNI) With the wind speed gaining little momentum, the air quality in the national capital also showed signs of improvement, however, it still remained under the category of 'very poor' category with an index value of 309 on Sunday afternoon, as per the Central Pollution Control Board.
Nov 10, 2019, at 04:26 pm
Barcelona/IBNS: Over the past few decades, various studies have investigated the impact of air pollution on cognitive capacities in children.
Cyclone Bulbul hits West Bengal, 2 die
Nov 10, 2019, at 08:09 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Coastal West Bengal suffered damages as Cyclone Bulbul made the landfall on Saturday night, reminding people of the haunting memories of 2008 Cyclone Aila.
Melting Arctic Sea ice linked to emergence of deadly virus in marine mammals: Study
Nov 09, 2019, at 09:07 pm
London/IBNS: Scientists have linked the decline in Arctic sea ice to the emergence of a deadly virus that could threaten marine mammals in the North Pacific, according to a study from the University of California, Davis.
'Bulbul' likely to cross Bengal-Bangladesh coast between Sagar Island, Khepupara tonight
Nov 09, 2019, at 08:53 pm
Kolkata, Nov 9 (UNI) Cyclone "Bulbul" will cross West Bengal-Bangladesh coast between Sagar Island and Khepupara by late evening or night on Saturday with a speed of 110-120 kmph as a severe cyclonic storm, officials said.
Cyclone Bulbul: CS holds meeting, flight operation shut till Sunday morning
Nov 09, 2019, at 07:10 pm
second review meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC), to monitor the situation and preparedness to deal with 'Very Severe Cyclone Bulbul' over the Bay of Bengal, which is likely to the affect coastal districts of the state and Odisha.
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.