World Environment Day: Earth ‘cannot keep up with our demands’
Jun 04, 2022, at 08:58 pm
New York: “This planet is our only home”, Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message for World Environment Day, to be marked this Sunday, warning that the Earth’s natural systems “cannot keep up with our demands”.
Kolkata: Winners of World Environment Day 2022 photography contest felicitated
Jun 04, 2022, at 05:57 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The British Deputy High Commission, Kolkata, Indo-British Scholars’ Association (IBSA) and Earth Day Network jointly felicitated the winners of the World Environment Day photography competition at the British Club Kolkata on Friday.
Jun 03, 2022, at 05:15 pm
Stockholm/New Delhi: Canada's Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault and India’s Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Stockholm on Thursday to increase bilateral cooperation on climate action, environmental protection and conservation.
Austria’s OeEB lends Euro 13 million for Kolkata STP
Jun 02, 2022, at 09:31 pm
Kolkata: Vishvaraj Environment Pvt. Ltd. (VEPL), an ESG-focussed water utility firm today announced that it has received Euro 13 million loan from Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank AG, the Development Bank of Austria (“OeEB”), for its Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM) project at Maheshtala under the Namami Gange programme administered by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG).
Australia: Largest known plant on earth discovered at Shark Bay
Jun 01, 2022, at 10:55 pm
Melbourne: Researchers from The University of Western Australia and Flinders University have located what is believed to be the largest plant in the world – an ancient and incredibly resilient seagrass stretching across 180km that is estimated to be at least 4,500 years old.
Canada: Toronto witnesses record-breaking heat conditions, humidity
Jun 01, 2022, at 03:32 am
Toronto/IBNS: Toronto’s temperatures are set to surpass 30 C Tuesday, beating a heat record not seen in 78 years, with heat and humidity that feel more like 36 C.
Video games for climate action: winning solutions for the planet
May 31, 2022, at 09:11 pm
From climate and environment themed videogames to special features, pop-ups, and real-life tree-planting opportunities embedded within beloved classics like PAC-MAN or Angry Birds, the gaming industry is working with the United Nations to engage audiences like never before and inspire a new wave of climate action.
Assam government sanctions Rs. 50 crore package to flood-landslide hit Dima Hasao
May 31, 2022, at 02:55 pm
Guwahati: To give relief to flood and landslide affected families and immediate restoration of different sectors in Dima Hasao district, the Assam government has announced an immediate package of Rs. 50 crore.
Delhi to experience heatwave again today
May 29, 2022, at 05:17 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Delhiites is experiencing a hot on Sunday as the maximum temperature is likely to settle over 40 degrees Celsius, as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
‘Think resilience’ to protect against climate and other catastrophes
May 28, 2022, at 06:35 pm
New York: More countries must “think resilience”, and urgently adopt and improve early warning systems to reduce risks from an increasing number of disasters across the world, a UN disaster forum concluded on Friday.
‘Don’t work for climate wreckers’ UN chief tells graduates, in push to a renewable energy future
May 25, 2022, at 09:01 pm
New York: Today’s college graduates can become the generation to succeed “where my generation has failed” the UN chief said on Tuesday, urging the class of 2022, not to work for “climate wreckers” in industries that continue to profit from fossil fuels.
Flood situation in Assam improves, death toll rises to 26
May 25, 2022, at 03:08 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The flood situation in Assam has been improving and the water level in most parts of the state is receding, reports said on Tuesday.
Assam CM visits Haflong, inspects landslide areas and relief camps
May 24, 2022, at 10:22 pm
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday visited Haflong, the district headquarter of Dima Hasao and inspected landslide areas including a road at Sarkari Bagan area which got badly damaged by the incessant rain and consequent landslide.
Assam flood situation improves, death toll rises to 25
May 24, 2022, at 04:18 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The overall flood situation in Assam has been improving, but more than 6.50 lakh people in 22 districts are still reeling under the floods.
Delhi-NCR lashed by rain, thunderstorm, flight operations disrupted
May 23, 2022, at 02:34 pm
New Delhi: After a long spell of scorching heat, people of Delhi and NCR got much needed respite from the hot and humid weather as various parts of the national capital and adjoining areas received light to moderate rainfall, along with gusty winds, on Monday morning.
Assam: 7.20 lakh people of 22 districts reeling under flood
May 23, 2022, at 12:55 am
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam is still critical as nearly 7.20 lakh people of 22 districts are reeling under the deluge.
4 dead, massive blackouts as severe storms hit eastern Canadian provinces
May 22, 2022, at 04:43 pm
Montreal/IBNS: Four people have died and nearly 900,000 homes are without power after severe storms battered the eastern Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec, media reports said Saturday.
May 22, 2022, at 04:29 am
New Delhi: A study conducted by a magazine focussing on the environment has questioned India's earnestness in biodiversity conservation.
Climate change threatening access to water and sanitation
May 21, 2022, at 05:03 pm
New York: Climate change is set to increase pressure significantly on people’s access to water and sanitation unless governments do more to prepare key infrastructure now, the UN warned on Friday.
Sunderbans: Clear and Present Danger
May 19, 2022, at 05:36 pm
Every year tropical cyclones throw up new challenges to thousands of rural folks living in one of the richest but most fragile ecosystems on the planet, Sunderbans. Amid the destruction of the swamps by private fisheries, environmentalists say this is high time for the state administration to introduce a long-term participatory management in the deltaic belts of West Bengal. Soudhriti Bhabani reports from ground zero
Dust storm, light rain likely in Delhi
May 16, 2022, at 05:24 pm
New Delhi, May 16 (UNI) After breaching an unprecedented heatwave condition in the capital, recording 49 degrees Celsius a day back, the MeT on Monday forecast dust storms and light rain for Delhi that will likely bring the mercury down in the week ahead. The maximum temperature was likely to hover around 41 degrees, as per the India Meteorological Department.
25000 people affected in first wave of flood in Assam, three killed in landslides in Dima Hasao
May 16, 2022, at 02:37 pm
Guwahati: As many as 25000 people in six districts of Assam have been affected in the first wave of flood in the state this year.
Delhi: Heatwave condition continues
May 14, 2022, at 07:47 pm
New Delhi: Delhiites would experience another hot day on Saturday as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an 'orange alert'.
UN focus on plant health, crucial for boosting food security worldwide
May 14, 2022, at 12:48 am
New York: On the very first International Day of Plant Health, marked on Thursday, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has called for more investment in innovation to boost food security, especially for the billions worldwide living close to the bread line.
Cyclone Asani: Flights cancelled at Vizag airport for second day
May 11, 2022, at 09:16 pm
Visakhapatnam: All incoming and outgoing flights at Visakhapatnam Airport have been cancelled for the second consecutive day on Wednesday due to Cyclonic Storm 'Asani'.
Severe cyclonic storm 'Asani' now weakens into cyclonic storm: IMD
May 11, 2022, at 02:32 pm
Hyderabad: The Severe Cyclonic Storm 'Asani' (pronounced as Asani) over west-central Bay of Bengal moved west-north-westwards with a speed of 12 kmph during the past six hours, weakened into a Cyclonic Storm on Wednesday.
Cyclone Ashani gradually loses its strength, turns into deep depression in West Bengal
May 11, 2022, at 01:21 am
Kolkata/UNI: Cyclone Ashani gradually lost its strength and turned into a deep depression, the weather office forecast stated on Tuesday, adding that scattered rains will be received in the southern part of West Bengal including Kolkata, Howrah, Purba Medinipur, North and South 24 Parganas and Nadia districts.
Climate: World getting ‘measurably closer’ to 1.5-degree threshold
May 10, 2022, at 11:36 pm
New York: There is a 50:50 chance of average global temperature reaching 1.5 degrees Celcius above pre-industrial levels in the next five years, and the likelihood is increasing with time, according to a new report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), published on Tuesday in Geneva.
UN joins faith-based initiative for shift towards climate-responsible finance
May 10, 2022, at 07:32 pm
New York: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) joined religious leaders and others on Monday in signing a landmark joint appeal for climate-responsible finance “as a moral imperative towards children”.
Severe Cyclonic storm 'Asani' to reach North Andhra Pradesh Coast by tonight
May 10, 2022, at 06:57 pm
Hyderabad: The Severe Cyclonic Storm 'Asani' (pronounced as Asani) over West Central and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards with a speed of 10 kmph during the past six hours and lay centered at 0830 hours on Tuesday over west central Bay of Bengal.