With clock ticking, sustainable transport key to Global Goals
Oct 13, 2021, at 05:29 pm
New York: From electric cars and buses to zero-carbon producing energy sources, new and emerging technologies along with innovative policy changes, are critical for combating climate change. But to be effective, they must ensure that transport strategies benefit everyone, including the poorest, according to a new UN multi-agency report launched on Tuesday.
Vladimir Putin calls for closer global cooperation on conserving biodiversity
Oct 13, 2021, at 01:40 am
Kunming/UNI/Xinhua: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday called for closer international cooperation on preserving biodiversity and providing related support to developing countries.
Access to a healthy environment, declared a human right by UN rights council
Oct 09, 2021, at 10:01 pm
New York: The Human Rights Council recognised this Friday, for the first time, that having a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is a human right.
Pakistan: 5.9 magnitude earthquake hits Balochistan, death toll touches 20
Oct 08, 2021, at 02:38 pm
Quetta: The death toll due to the 5.9 magnitude earthquake in Pakistan's Balochistan region has now touched 20, media reports said on Friday.
Decade of climate breakdown saw 14 per cent of coral reefs vanish
Oct 06, 2021, at 09:41 pm
New York: Between 2009 and 2018, the continuous rise in sea temperature cost the world 14 per cent of its coral reefs – that’s more than the size of Australia’s reefs combined – a UN-backed report revealed on Tuesday.
Climate change, population increase fuel looming water crisis: WMO
Oct 06, 2021, at 09:01 pm
New York: Improved water management, monitoring and forecasting are needed in the face of a looming global water crisis, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and partners said in a report published on Tuesday.
Justice Magrey launches cleanliness drive in Dal Lake, Srinagar
Oct 06, 2021, at 05:26 am
Srinagar/IBNS: Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey, Judge of High Court of Jammu and Kashmir & Ladakh, Tuesday launched a cleanliness drive in Dal Lake.
Cleanliness drive launched in Srinagar under Swachhta Pakhwada
Oct 06, 2021, at 05:24 am
Srinagar/IBNS: In connection with the ongoing Swachhta Pakhwada under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan being observed on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, the district administration of Srinagar launched a special cleanliness drive in all government offices and at the Panchayat level.
UN chief promotes ‘enormous’ benefits of greener cities
Oct 04, 2021, at 11:03 pm
New York: For the UN Secretary-General, the benefits of making cities more environmentally friendly are “enormous”, and include reduced climate risk, more jobs, and better health and well-being.
Keep raising your voices, UN chief tells young climate leaders
Oct 01, 2021, at 09:16 pm
New York: With the climate crisis already devastating lives and incomes, young people will be critical to driving global action forward, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told participants attending the Pre-COP Youth Event in Milan, Italy, on Thursday.
Jammu and Kashmir govt constitutes Poplar Commission
Sep 30, 2021, at 08:54 pm
Jammu/IBNS: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday constituted a Poplar Commission headed by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests to advise on various aspects of introduction, cultivation, utilization, and regulations of poplars in the Union Territory.
Magnitude 5.8 earthquake leaves one dead in Crete
Sep 28, 2021, at 12:11 am
Athens/UNI/Sputnik: One person died and nine others were injured in the aftereffects of a 5.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Crete in the early hours of Monday morning, the Greek Ministry of Climate Change and Civil Protection said.
Cyclone Gulab: Heavy downpour batters coastal Andhra Pradesh districts
Sep 27, 2021, at 09:36 pm
Vijayawada/UNI: Under the influence of Cyclonic storm Gulab, heavy downpour battered districts in Coastal Andhra Pradesh inundating several residential colonies, crops in thousands of acres submerged in rain water and road connectivity disrupted to many villages.
Cyclone Gulab makes landfall, crosses north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coasts
Sep 27, 2021, at 03:06 am
Hyderabad: Cyclone Gulab, which started its landfall process earlier in the evening, has crossed north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coasts on Sunday, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
Landfall process of Cyclone Gulab starts: IMD
Sep 27, 2021, at 12:37 am
Hyderabad: The landfall process of Cyclone Gulab over coastal Andhra Pradesh and Odisha commenced on Sunday evening, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
Cyclone Gulab set to landfall in between Kalingapatnum and Gopalpur tonight
Sep 26, 2021, at 09:13 pm
Bhubaneswar: Cyclone storm Gulab lay centred over the north-west and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal, about 180 KM east of Kalingapatnum 135 Km south-east of Gopalpur, as it is set to make a landfall in between Kalingapatnum and Gopalpur in the midnight on Sunday.
PCB starts first e-waste collection drive across Kashmir
Sep 25, 2021, at 08:52 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: To decrease electronic waste pollution, the J&K Pollution Control Board (PCB) started the first-ever door-to-door waste collection of discarded gadgets and devices.
6.5-magnitude quake hits west coast of Nicaragua: USGS
Sep 23, 2021, at 12:37 am
Managua/UNI/Xinhua) An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 jolted 78 km southwest of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua at 09:57:08 GMT on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said.
World’s two largest economies commit to climate action – Guterres
Sep 22, 2021, at 09:39 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday welcomed important commitments made towards climate action by the world’s two largest economies, as the 76th High Level Debate began in New York.
Magnitude 5.8 earthquake hits Melbourne, no casualty
Sep 22, 2021, at 03:09 pm
Melbourne: An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter Scale hit near Melbourne in southern Australia on Wednesday, officials said.
Call for ‘decisive action now’ to avoid climate catastrophe
Sep 21, 2021, at 06:28 pm
New York: Speaking alongside the UK Prime Minister in New York on Monday the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, has called on world leaders for “decisive action now to avert climate catastrophe.”
Government initiates project to increase disaster resilience of J&K, Ladakh
Sep 21, 2021, at 05:22 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: The Jammu and Kashmir government has commissioned two consultancy assignments to increase the disaster resilience of J&K and Ladakh and increase the capacity of both union territories (UTs) to respond promptly and effectively to any crisis or emergency.
Paris climate deal could go up in smoke without action: Guterres
Sep 18, 2021, at 10:00 pm
New York: Unless wealthy nations commit to tackling emissions now, the world is on a “catastrophic pathway” to 2.7-degrees of heating by the end of the century, UN Secretary General António Guterres warned on Friday.
UN Women’s feminist roadmap tackles triple crises of jobs, care and climate
Sep 17, 2021, at 09:47 pm
New York: The UN’s gender equality and empowerment organization on Thursday published a flagship feminist plan for economic recovery and transformation, which aims to learn the lessons of the past, and seize the opportunity to handle COVID-related crises better.
Act now to slow climate change and protect the planet, urges UN chief
Sep 17, 2021, at 03:51 pm
New York: The ozone layer – a fragile shield of gas that protects the Earth from the harmful rays of the sun – is “on the road to recovery”, the UN chief said on Thursday in his message for the World Ozone Day.
Earthquake hits Southwestern China, 2 die: Reports
Sep 16, 2021, at 01:55 pm
Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: At least two people have died and three more have been injured as a result of a 6.0 magnitude earthquake in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan, the CGTN broadcaster reported on Thursday.
Most agricultural funding distorts prices, harms environment: UN report
Sep 15, 2021, at 03:53 pm
New York: Around 87% of the $540 billion in total annual government support given worldwide to agricultural producers includes measures that are price distorting and that can be harmful to nature and health.
Forest dept to make J&K’s green lungs polythene free
Sep 15, 2021, at 05:32 am
Jammu: J&K Forest department has embarked on a mission to make the “green lungs” of the Union Territory (UT) polythene-free.
4.5 magnitude earthquake hits Andaman and Nicobar Islands, no casualty
Sep 11, 2021, at 03:17 pm
Port Blair: An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter Scale hit 137km North of Diglipur region of Andaman and Nicobar Island on Saturday, officials said.
Uttarakhand: 4.6 magnitude earthquake hits Joshimath, no casualty
Sep 11, 2021, at 02:49 pm
New Delhi/Joshimath: An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter Scale hit 31km WSW of Joshimath region of Uttarakhand on Saturday, officials said.