‘Full impact’ of Indonesia disaster unclear, as UN teams push into worst-hit areas
Oct 03, 2018, at 09:19 am
New York, Oct 3 (IBNS): Four days after a deadly earthquake and tsunami hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, UN agencies and partners have warned that some communities have yet to be reached and the death toll may rise, as the scale of the destruction unfolds
Fifth Asia Water Forum discusses innovation and technology to address Asia's water challenges
Oct 02, 2018, at 03:42 pm
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IBNS): More than 800 gathered on Tuesday at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters in Manila for the opening of the Asia Water Forum 2018, focusing on “Information, Innovation, and Technology.”
Indonesia tsunami and earthquake: Death toll touches 844, new bodies found under church
Oct 02, 2018, at 11:38 am
Jakarta, Oct 2 (IBNS): At least 34 new bodies have have been pulled out from under a church which was buried in an earthquake triggered landslide in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi province.
Magnitude 6 earthquake hits Indonesia's Sumba Island
Oct 02, 2018, at 09:51 am
Jakarta, Oct 2 (INS): An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter Scale hit Indonesia's Sumba island on Tuesday, officials said.
UN system mobilizing to support Indonesia, following earthquake and tsunami disaster
Oct 02, 2018, at 08:51 am
New York, Oct 2 (IBNS): Rescue workers are still trying to reach areas of Sulawesi in Indonesia affected by an earthquake and tsunami, UN humanitarians said on Monday, noting that more than 840 people have died and more than 600 have been severely injured in the disaster.
Scientists from UN-run climate change panel to present key global warming report for world leaders
Oct 02, 2018, at 08:32 am
New York, Oct 2 (IBNS): Scientists from the United Nations-run Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and representatives from its 195 member governments, are meeting in South Korea, to reach agreement over a key summary for policymakers into the impact of a 1.5 degree Celsius increase in global warming, above pre-industrial levels.
Death toll in Indonesian earthquake touches 832, search for survivors continues
Oct 01, 2018, at 09:01 am
Jakarta, Oct 1 (IBNS) Rescuers continued to search for survivors in the Indonesian city of Palu which was badly hit by a 7.5 earthquake and a tsunami on Friday.
Study sounds warning over greenhouse emissions from Arctic rivers
Sep 30, 2018, at 07:12 pm
New York, Sept 30 (IBNS): A new study involving scientists from the University of Aberdeen has revealed that river networks bordering the Arctic Circle are responsible for a far higher level of carbon emissions than previously believed.
Sep 30, 2018, at 04:47 pm
New York, Sept 30 (IBNS): Climate change results from “an economic calculus” that pushes global destruction, Francine Baron, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Dominica told the United Nations Assembly on Saturday, stressing that “it must be accepted as the responsibility of our time.”
Massive earthquake in Indonesia leaves hundreds dead: UN chief ‘deeply saddened’
Sep 30, 2018, at 03:59 pm
New York, Sept 30 (IBNS): Following a major, 7.5 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province on Friday, the United Nations Secretary General António Guterres said in a statement that he’s “deeply saddened” by the “terrible loss of life” and injuries from the disaster.
Himachal calamity : 16 trekkers, including 10 foreigners go missing
Sep 29, 2018, at 03:13 pm
Shimla, Sept 29 (IBNS) : Sixteen trekkers, including ten foreigners, were stated to be missing after they lost contact due to bad weather conditions at Chamba in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday, media reports said. According to reports, policemen along with local porters and mountaineering experts have launched a search operation to locate the missing trekkers.
Nearly 400 killed in Indonesia earthquake and tsunami
Sep 29, 2018, at 02:48 pm
Jakarta, Sept 29 (IBNS) : Indonesian officials said on Saturday that nearly 400 people had been killed in Friday's strong earthquake and a tsunami on the central island of Sulawesi, media reports said quoting officials.
Indonesia: Tsunami hits Palu after strong earthquake
Sep 29, 2018, at 08:30 am
Jakarta, Sept 29 (IBNS): A 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia on Friday, triggering a tsunami, officials said.
Pacific Islands on the front line of climate change: UN chief
Sep 29, 2018, at 07:27 am
New York, Sept 29 (IBNS): The concerns of the Pacific Islands, on the front line of climate change, are at the heart of the United Nations work, said Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday, at a meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), an intergovernmental organization, which holds UN Observer status.
Indonesia: 7.5 earthquake hits Central Sulawesi
Sep 28, 2018, at 05:50 pm
Jakarta, Sept 28 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter Scale hit central Sulawesi in Indonesia on Friday, officials said.
Burst of morning gene activity tells plants when to flower: Study
Sep 28, 2018, at 02:36 pm
Washington, Sept 28 (IBNS): For angiosperms — or flowering plants — one of the most important decisions facing them each year is when to flower. It is no trivial undertaking. To flower, they must cease vegetative growth and commit to making those energetically expensive reproductive structures that will bring about the next generation.
Climate change and multilateralism figure high on first day of UN General Assembly debate
Sep 26, 2018, at 11:20 am
New York, Sept 26 (IBNS): If there was one issue that was a recurrent theme on Tuesday on the first day of the United Nations General Assembly's annual general debate, it was the potentially catastrophic impact of climate change , from Secretary-General António Guterres’s opening address warning global Heads of State and Government that “its speed has provoked a sonic boom SOS across the world”, to individual leaders highlighting their individual vulnerabilities.
Two mild intensity earthquakes hit Assam
Sep 25, 2018, at 10:29 am
Guwahati, Sep 25 (IBNS): Two mild intensity earthquakes rocked Assam on Tuesday morning.
Sep 21, 2018, at 08:31 am
New York, Sept 21 (IBNS): Unrelenting conflict and rapid climate change is continuing to reshape agriculture across the world, and contributing to major food shortages across 39 countries, which continue to rely on help from the United Nations to meet their food needs, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday.
UN chief concerned over havoc of Typhoon Mangkhut in the Philippines
Sep 18, 2018, at 08:35 am
New York, Sept 18 (IBNS): Secretary-General António Guterres said on Monday that he was saddened by the “loss of life and extensive destruction” caused by Typhoon Mangkhut across the Philippines
Sep 17, 2018, at 10:00 am
New York, Sept 17 (IBNS): New UN-backed commitments to take action against the damaging effects of climate change, could result in $26 trillion in economic benefits worldwide, and help create 65 million new “low-carbon jobs” by 2030 – the deadline for the realization of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Now is a ‘pivotal time for climate action’ says UN chief, looking to ozone layer gains
Sep 17, 2018, at 09:48 am
New York, Sept 17 (IBNS): With record-breaking heat once again enveloping the earth this year, United Nations Secretary-GeneralAntónio Guterres said it was also “a pivotal time for climate action”, marking the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, on Sunday.
Mahindra Group to go Carbon Neutral by 2040
Sep 14, 2018, at 05:46 pm
California Sept 14 (IBNS):Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), India’s leading manufacturer of utility vehicles and part of the USD 20.7 billion Mahindra Group, on Friday announced its commitment to become a carbon neutral company by 2040.
Arunachal flood : Six people die, several houses-vehicles washed away
Sep 14, 2018, at 05:40 pm
Itanagar, Sept 14 (IBNS): Floods wreaked havoc in Arunachal Pradesh after flood water washed away at least six people and several houses in the capital complex area on Friday morning.
Arunachal flood : Four people, several houses wash away
Sep 14, 2018, at 01:40 pm
Itanagar, Sep 14 (IBNS): Floods wreaked havoc in Arunachal Pradesh as at least four people and several houses were washed away in the capital complex area on Friday morning.
Philippines: Typhoon Mangkhut to make landfall on Saturday; thousands evacuate homes
Sep 14, 2018, at 11:28 am
Manila, Sept 14 (IBNS): Thousands of people have evacuated their homes in Philippines as the country is bracing for a super storm this weekend.
West Bengal: Youth dies after falling down stairs during earthquake evacuation
Sep 12, 2018, at 03:44 pm
Kolkata/Siliguri, Sep 12 (IBNS): A 22-year-old man died after falling down stairs while evacuating his house at Santinagar area in Siliguri city in northern West Bengal's Darjeeling district on Wednesday morning, during a mild earthquake that shook Assam, Sikkim and parts of West Bengal, reports said.
Multiple tremors in different parts of India
Sep 12, 2018, at 12:24 pm
New Delhi, Sept 12 (IBNS) : Mild to low intensity of earthquakes shook different parts of north eastern, eastern and northern India on Wednesday morning, triggering panic among the people, reports said.
4.6 earthquake hits Jammu and Kashmir, no casualty
Sep 12, 2018, at 09:51 am
Srinagar, Sept 12 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter Scale hit Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, as per India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Devastating storms like Hurricane Florence ‘unusual this far north’: UN weather agency
Sep 12, 2018, at 08:55 am
New York, Sept 12 (IBNS): In another manifestation of extreme weather conditions, hurricanes as strong as the Category 4 storm Florence - barreling towards the coast of the Carolinas in the United States - are rarely seen so far north, the United Nation’s weather agency (WMO) confirmed on Tuesday.