Nov 12, 2022, at 02:50 am
New York: The first of the ‘thematic’ days kicked off on Wednesday at COP27, focused on finance, and activists made it clear right from the start that there must be a global push to re-direct the hundreds of billions of dollars invested annually in fossil fuels to help fund community-led renewable energy initiatives.
Nov 09, 2022, at 10:21 pm
New York: The second day of COP27’s Climate Implementation Summit saw world leaders raise their voices for concrete action, particularly on adaptation and the thorny issue of loss and damage.
Over 27 million children at risk from devastating record-setting floods
Nov 09, 2022, at 09:57 pm
New York: Overwhelming flooding has affected at least 27.7 million children across 27 countries worldwide, with the number of children affected by flooding in Chad, Gambia, Pakistan and northeast Bangladesh, being the highest in over 30 years.
Emission from buildings in India to zoom
Nov 09, 2022, at 09:49 pm
New Delhi: Emissions from buildings are projected to multiply four times by 2050 in India, as per a report released by think tank NIUA and RMI here on Wednesday.
Nov 09, 2022, at 09:38 pm
While a growing number of governments and non-State actors are pledging to be carbon-free, the criteria for net-zero commitments can have loopholes wide enough to “drive a diesel truck through”, the UN Secretary-General decried as his expert group on the matter published its first report on Tuesday.
Six die as 6.6 magnitude earthquake hits Nepal, tremors felt in New Delhi
Nov 09, 2022, at 02:30 pm
Kathmandu: At least six people died as a 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit Doti district of Nepal on Wednesday.
COP27: $3.1 billion plan to achieve early warning systems for all by 2027
Nov 08, 2022, at 02:17 pm
New York: With climate-related disasters displacing more people than conflict, UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday unveiled the details of his plan to ensure everyone on the planet is protected by early warning systems within the next five years.
Nov 07, 2022, at 11:06 pm
New York: The UN Climate Change Conference in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, should shift the world towards implementation of previously agreed plans to tackle humanity’s greatest challenge, Simon Stiell, the new Executive Secretary of the UN Climate Convention (UNFCCC), said on Sunday at the opening of COP27.
Delhi air quality remains in " very poor" category
Nov 07, 2022, at 03:55 pm
New Delhi: The air quality in Delhi and NCR continued to remain in the "very poor" category as the Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 357 on Monday at 10 AM.
New UN weather report ‘a chronicle of chaos’: UN chief
Nov 07, 2022, at 01:57 am
New York: The latest report from the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO), released on Sunday, shows that the last eight years have been the warmest on record, fuelled by ever-rising greenhouse gas concentrations.
Climate change much deadlier than cancer in some places, UNDP data shows
Nov 05, 2022, at 11:07 pm
New York: The impact of climate change on health if carbon emissions remain high, could be up to twice as deadly as cancer in some parts of the world, according to new data released on Friday by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the Climate Impact Lab.
Thunderstorm with lightning likely in North Coastal AP & Yanam in next 24 hours: Met
Nov 05, 2022, at 10:48 pm
Amaravati/UNI: Thunderstorms accompanied with lightning are likely at isolated places in North Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, South Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema during the next 24 hours, Meteorological Centre said Saturday.
India to seek substantial progress on discussions related to climate finance at upcoming COP27
Nov 05, 2022, at 01:21 am
New Delhi/UNI: Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav will be leading an Indian delegation to attend the 27th Session of Conference of Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 27) scheduled to be held at Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt from Nov 6-18 this year
Iconic World Heritage glaciers to disappear by 2050, warns UNESCO
Nov 04, 2022, at 11:09 pm
New York: Some of the world’s most iconic glaciers are set to disappear by 2050, according to a new study by UNESCO, which highlights the accelerated melting of glaciers in World Heritage sites.
Europe hotting up more than twice global average: WMO
Nov 04, 2022, at 08:56 pm
New York: Temperatures in Europe have increased at more than twice the global average over the past 30 years – the highest of any continent in the world. As the warming trend continues, exceptional heat, wildfires, floods and other climate change impacts will affect society, economies and ecosystems, according to a report released Wednesday by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Progress on methane emissions by energy companies, but numbers still don’t add up: UNEP
Nov 01, 2022, at 10:18 pm
Over 80 oil and gas companies across the world have committed to measuring and reducing their methane emissions, the second biggest driver of global warming, according to a new report by the UN environment agency (UNEP).
1 killed, 6 trapped in lanslide in Jammu Kashmir's Kishtwar
Oct 30, 2022, at 03:49 am
Kishtwar (Jammu Kashmir): One person has been killed in a landslide at a power project in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar and six rescuers, who had gone to the tunnel soon after, are trapped, media reports said.
Millions face flooding threat across west and central Africa
Oct 30, 2022, at 12:48 am
New York: In west and central Africa, some 3.4 million people need help after destructive flooding, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday.
Air pollution in Delhi at its highest since January: Report
Oct 29, 2022, at 01:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Air pollution in Delhi is at its highest since January with some areas in the National Capital Region reporting "severe" category air quality, according to the latest forecast.
Climate change: No ‘credible pathway’ to 1.5C limit, UNEP warns
Oct 29, 2022, at 12:52 am
New York: National pledges to reduce harmful emissions offer little hope of avoiding climate disaster, UN climate experts said on Thursday, in an urgent appeal for a radical transformation of the energy sector, before it’s too late.
Countries’ climate promises still not enough to avoid catastrophic global warming: UN Report
Oct 28, 2022, at 11:55 pm
New York: While plans submitted by most signatories of the Paris Agreement would reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, they are still not ambitious enough to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, a new report by UN Climate Change (UNFCCC) warned on Wednesday.
Climate change: CO2 and methane in our atmosphere reach record levels
Oct 28, 2022, at 11:22 pm
New York: Atmospheric levels of the three main greenhouse gases warming our planet - carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide- all reached new record highs in 2021, according to a new report from the UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Maharashtra: Mild tremors felt in Koyna dam area
Oct 28, 2022, at 04:35 pm
Kolhapur/UNI: A slight tremor was recorded for a few seconds in Koyna irrigation dam and adjoining areas in Karad tehsil of Satara district of Maharashtra at 6:30 this morning today.
Heatwaves to impact almost every child on earth by 2050: UNICEF report
Oct 26, 2022, at 09:34 pm
New York: Heatwaves have become an unavoidable health hazard for many nations, but new data indicates that they are set to affect virtually every child on earth by 2050, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, warned on Tuesday.
6.7-magnitude quake hits northern Philippines
Oct 26, 2022, at 04:53 am
Manila/UNI: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 jolted the northern Philippines on Tuesday night, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said, adding that it might cause damage.
Delhi’s pollution level lowest in five years after Diwali: Environment Minister Gopal Rai
Oct 26, 2022, at 04:42 am
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday claimed that the Air Quality Index (AQI) improved by about 30 per cent as compared to the previous year the day after Diwali.
‘Game changer’ ideas on water and sustainability, centre-stage ahead of major water conference
Oct 25, 2022, at 10:25 pm
New York: Some 1,200 scientists, representatives of the private sector and civil society met at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday to discuss potentially game-changing ideas related to water and sustainability.
Cyclone Sitrang hits Bangladesh, 7 die
Oct 25, 2022, at 02:25 pm
Dhaka: At least seven people died due to collapse of brick railing and falling down of trees as Cyclone Sitrang hit Bangladesh on Tuesday.
Sitrang to intensify into severe cyclonic storm in next 12 hours: Met
Oct 24, 2022, at 08:06 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: The Cyclonic Storm Sitrang pronounced as “Si-Trang” over East Central and adjoining areas of Westcentral & Northwest Bay of Bengal moved north northeast wards with a speed of 21 kmph during the past 6 hours and lay centered at 0830 hours on Monday over Northwest and adjoining Central Bay of Bengal near latitude 18.3 °N and longitude 88.9 °E, about 380 km south of Sagar Island and 520 km south southwest of Barisal (Bangladesh).
Oct 23, 2022, at 04:06 am
Kolkata: A low-pressure area developed over the north Andaman sea and adjacent south Andaman sea deepened into a depression on Saturday morning, the IMD said in its bulletin.