Jupiter's North Pole unlike anything encountered in Solar System
Sep 03, 2016, at 02:04 pm
California, Sept 3 (IBNS): NASA’s Juno spacecraft has sent back the first-ever images of Jupiter’s north pole, taken during the spacecraft’s first flyby of the planet with its instruments switched on. The images show storm systems and weather activity unlike anything previously seen on any of our solar system’s gas-giant planets.
Twelve at risk aquatic species under new protection Act of Canada
Sep 03, 2016, at 05:53 am
Ottawa Sept 3 (IBNS): Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, had announced in a news release by Fisheries & Oceans Canada that twelve aquatic species are being proposed for listing under the Species at Risk Act.
Advisory Forecast for Flood in Barak Basin
Sep 02, 2016, at 08:46 pm
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IBNS): The Union Ministry of Water Resources, on Friday, issued an advisory forecast to Assam, Meghalaya and Manipur regarding floods in the Barak Basin..
Air pollution kills over 50,000 a year in Britain, finds study
Aug 31, 2016, at 02:56 pm
London, Aug 31 (IBNS): UK transport planning is not sufficiently taking into account the environmental impacts of transport choices according to researchers from the Centre for Transport and Society and Air Quality Management Resource Centre at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol).
Aug 25, 2016, at 02:07 am
Rome, Aug 24 (IBNS): The earthquake, which rocked Italy on Wednesday, has killed at least 73 people, media reports said.
Aug 24, 2016, at 03:11 pm
Rome, Aug 24 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter Scale hit central Italy on Wednesday.
5.5 earthquake hits Myanmar, no casualty
Aug 23, 2016, at 02:59 pm
Nay Pyi Taw, Aug 23 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter Scale hit Myanmar on Tuesday.
Flood rescue and relief operations by NDRF
Aug 22, 2016, at 08:58 pm
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IBNS): Rescue and relief operations by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) in the flood affected districts of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh are in full swing, reported the Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday.
Govt forecast for flood in Ken, Betwa Basins
Aug 21, 2016, at 02:05 am
New Delhi, Aug 20 (IBNS): In view of heavy to very heavy rainfall in the States of UP and MP in association with a deep depression centered near Satna on Saturday morning and heavy to very heavy rainfall forecast in East MP and other catchment areas of rivers Ken and Betwa and its tributaries.
6 earthquake hits Japan, no tsunami warning issued
Aug 20, 2016, at 10:19 pm
Tokyo, Aug 20 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 6 at the Richter Scale hit Japan's Sanriku Oki region on Saturday, officials said.
Aug 19, 2016, at 09:54 pm
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IBNS) Canal and dam-based rooftop plants can not only produce power but can also potentially save 25 per cent of water evaporation losses in India where water is a critical infrastructure, a recent ASSOCHAM-EY joint study said today.
NASA analysis finds July 2016 is warmest on record
Aug 18, 2016, at 02:14 am
California, Aug 17 (IBNS): July 2016 was the warmest July in 136 years of modern record-keeping, according to a monthly analysis of global temperatures by scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York.
Expert panel confirms Sri Sri's programme damaged Yamuna floodplains
Aug 17, 2016, at 10:19 pm
New Delhi, Aug 17 (IBNS): The Yamuna riverbed near Delhi has been completely destroyed during the World Culture Festival organised here by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in March 2016 , a group of experts informed the National Green Tribunal, India's top environmental court, according to media reports.
Peru: 5.4M quake kills at least 9, 52 others injured
Aug 16, 2016, at 04:31 pm
Lima, Peru, Aug 16 (IBNS): At least nine people were killed and 52 others injured by a 5.4 magnitude earthquake, which struck Peru on Sunday night, reports said.
Greenpeace celebrates Bihar's first solar powered cold storage in Kedia
Aug 14, 2016, at 05:41 pm
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS): Greenpeace volunteers celebrated alongside farmers in Kedia, as the Bihar Labour Resources Minister Vijay Prakash inaugurated the state's first ever solar powered cold storage at Kedia in Jamui on Saturday.
Smart Ganga City scheme launcehd in ten cities
Aug 14, 2016, at 02:00 am
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IBNS): Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti and Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu launched Smart Ganga City Scheme on Saturday in ten important cities through video conference.
MCL conducts plantation drive in Meghalaya
Aug 14, 2016, at 01:29 am
Guwahati, Aug 13 (IBNS) : A plantation drive was organized by Meghalaya Cement Limited (MCL) to protect environment by planting 40,000 saplings of 53 species on Saturday in the industrial premise of MCL in Meghalaya.
PMUY launched at several districts of Odisha today
Aug 12, 2016, at 01:44 am
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IBNS): Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan confirmed the launch of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojna (PMUY) at Cuttack, Koraput and Gajapati districts of Odhisha on Thursday.
Petroleum Minister to launch Pradhan Mantari Ujjawala Yojana in Kolkata on Sunday
Aug 12, 2016, at 12:15 am
Kolkata, Aug 11 (IBNS): Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will launch Pradhan Mantari Ujjawala Yojana (PMUY) at Nazrul Manch in Kolkata on Aug 14, 2016, an official release stated.
Greenpeace questions the need for nuclear given safer alternatives with renewables
Aug 11, 2016, at 05:04 am
Chennai/New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): As Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha 'dedicate' the first unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear power plant to the country, Greenpeace India has questioned the wisdom of pushing ahead on this high-risk venture, placing communities and the environment at high risk of nuclear contamination.
Shabuj Shapath: Plant more trees says Shrachi Group
Aug 11, 2016, at 01:47 am
Burdwan, August 10 (IBNS): Shrachi Group, organised 'Shabuj Shapath', an event to spread the message of 'green revolution' through tree plantation, on Monday, at Burdwan (West Bengal).
Heavy rains in Mumbai hit road, rail, air traffic
Aug 05, 2016, at 07:48 pm
Nashik reels under heavy rain and floods
Aug 03, 2016, at 07:01 pm
Nashik, Aug 3 (IBNS): Heavy downpour over three days has disrupted normal life in Nashik, Maharashtra, according to media reports on Wednesday.
Aug 03, 2016, at 06:09 pm
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IBNS): Ola, a mobile app for transportation, with the introduction of a first-of-its kind “#DoYourShare†campaign, has taken shared mobility to a new level.
IMD releases July rainfall data and Aug-Sep forecast
Aug 02, 2016, at 08:11 pm
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IBNS): The India Meteorological Department (IMD), on Tuesday, released the latest data on the rainfall during June-July of 2016.
Sachin bats for conservation of tigers
Jul 30, 2016, at 02:46 am
Mumbai, July 29 (IBNS): Indian's sporting icon and cricketing legend, Sachin Tendulkar on Friday urged people to join the save tiger drive.
River Brahmaputra in Assam's Goalpara shows signs of receding
Jul 29, 2016, at 06:36 pm
New Delhi, Jul 29 (IBNS): The Ministry of Water Resources informed that River Brahmaputra at Goalpara in Goalpara District of Assam has receded from High Flood Situation to Moderate Flood Situation at 0800hrs on Friday.
New study by Centre for Science and Environment shatters myth of star-rated ACs
Jul 28, 2016, at 02:34 am
New Delhi, July 27 (IBNS): The Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has released a new study report which shatters the myth of star-rated ACs.
Flood situation worsens, hits over 12.47 lakh people in 18 districts of Assam
Jul 26, 2016, at 04:18 am
Guwahati, July 25 (IBNS) : Flood situation in Assam on Monday worsened after the Brahmaputra and several of its tributaries had inundated more areas which affected over 12.47 lakh people of 18 districts in the state.
Jul 25, 2016, at 11:47 pm
Vienna, July 25 (IBNS): As the 10 days of negotiations in Vienna on an amendment to the Montreal Protocol to phase down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) came to a close on Saturday, what emerged were clear signs of a deal with solutions to all the major challenges.