Plant more trees to create oxygen bank urges minister on World Forest Day
Mar 21, 2016, at 08:22 pm
New Delhi, Mar 21 (IBNS) The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, in collaboration with Department of Forest and Wildlife of Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, celebrated the International Day of Forest on Monday at the Asola Bhatti Wildlife sanctuary.
Plastic carry bags: Minimum thickness increased to 50 microns
Mar 18, 2016, at 10:53 pm
New Delhi, Mar 18 (IBNS) To curb the menace of plastic waste and its accumulation, the Union government has, on Friday, said that the minimum thickness of plastic carry bags has been increased to 50 microns from 40 microns and the rule, which was being implemented up to municipal areas will now be implemented at the village level too.
Create healthy environments to save lives: WHO
Mar 16, 2016, at 04:34 am
New Delhi, Mar 15 (Just Earth News/IBNS): A new WHO report released on Tuesday estimates that every year 12.6 million people globally die from diseases and injuries attributable to the environments in which they live and work.
4.3 earthquake hits Assam, no casualty
Mar 14, 2016, at 01:28 am
GuwahatiI, Mar 13 (IBNS) An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter Scale hit Assam on Sunday, officials said.
Tremor felt in North Bengal, no casualty reported
Mar 13, 2016, at 05:53 am
Kolkata/Siliguri, Mar 12 (IBNS): A 3.8 magnitude earthquake hit the northern part of West Bengal on Saturday.
Record annual increase of carbon dioxide observed at Mauna Loa for 2015
Mar 12, 2016, at 10:46 pm
Washington, Mar 12 (IBNS) The annual growth rate of atmospheric carbon dioxide measured at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii jumped by 3.05 parts per million during 2015, the largest year-to-year increase in 56 years of research, as per US scientists.
'World has much to learn from Japan,' UN chief says on anniversary of earthquake, tsunami
Mar 12, 2016, at 02:01 pm
New York, Mar 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS):The world has much to learn from Japan if it is to make progress on saving lives and livelihoods, and reducing disaster losses, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon underlined on the fifth anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.
Nuclear reactor in Gujarat shut down after leakage
Mar 12, 2016, at 01:16 am
New Delhi, Mar 11 (IBNS) A unit of the Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) in Gujarat has been shut down on Friday owing to hard water leakage and an emergency has been declared inside the plant though no nuclear radiation as been recorded, according to media reports.
IMD indicates hailstorm or squall likely across India in next few days
Mar 10, 2016, at 07:21 pm
New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS) India Meteorological Department (IMD) in its bulletin on Thursday has said that thunderstorm accompanied with squall/hailstorm is likely at some places in the country over the next three or four days.
Mar 10, 2016, at 05:00 pm
Srinagar, Mar 10 (IBNS) The Meteorological Department on Thursday forecast heavy rains in plains and snowfall in higher reaches of Kashmir Valley during the next three days and has advised people to remain vigilant.
Oppn. targets NDA on Sri Sri's Yamuna show; spiritual guru urges all to not politicise it
Mar 09, 2016, at 06:52 pm
New Delhi, Mar 9 (IBNS) The Opposition on Wednesday put the government on the mat in Parliament over the issue of spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's mega cultural event on the Yamuna flood plains even as a green tribunal is likely to pass its verdict on the festival during the day as the Art of Living founder urged parties to not politicise it.
Dead fish clutter lake in the middle of Bengaluru
Mar 07, 2016, at 08:38 pm
Bengaluru, Mar 7 (IBNS) Thousands of dead fish were found floating in Bengaluru's Ulsoor Lake on Monday morning but no reason has been cited for the same, according to media sources.
DDA pulled up by NGT regarding World Culture Festival permission
Mar 03, 2016, at 09:01 pm
New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has pulled up the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Thursday about the permission granted to the Arto of Living Foundation to hold the World Culture Festival on the Yamuna floodplains in east Delhi, according to media reports.
India , United States partner on Cancer and traditional medicine research efforts
Mar 03, 2016, at 06:59 pm
New Delhi, Mar 3 (IBNS) The first U.S.-India Workshop on Traditional Medicine began in New Delhi on Thursday.
Heavy snow disrupts life in Moscow
Mar 03, 2016, at 05:11 pm
Moscow, Mar 3 (IBNS) Early snow on Wednesday disrupted life in Moscow, according to reports.
7.9 earthquake hits south-west of Sumatra
Mar 03, 2016, at 01:05 am
Jakarta, Mar 2 (Just Earth News/IBNS) An earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter Scale hit south-west of Sumatra island in Indonesia on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said.
Dead dolphin washes ashore in Mumbai beach
Mar 02, 2016, at 07:40 pm
Mumbai, Mar 2 (IBNS) A dead dolphin washed up on a Mumbai beach on Wednesday, reports said.
Feb 24, 2016, at 10:35 pm
Kathmandu, Feb 24 (IBNS): A 4.5 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal on Wednesday, officials said.
Fiji receives relief supplies in wake of Cyclone Winston as UN backs up Government response
Feb 24, 2016, at 03:08 pm
New York, Feb 24 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The United Nations has begun its work of providing international assistance to the Pacific islands of Fiji, hit by a powerful tropical cyclone that left at least 28 people dead and some 14,000 people sheltering in evacuation centres.
Fiji Cyclone: Death toll reaches 28
Feb 23, 2016, at 04:34 pm
Suva, Feb 23 (IBNS) At least 28 people have died in the cyclone hit Fiji, according to reports.
Fiji: UN and Government assess needs in wake of ‘catastrophic’ Cyclone Winston
Feb 23, 2016, at 03:12 pm
New York, Feb 23 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The United Nations has begun its assessment of the needs for international assistance to the islands of Fiji, hit by a powerful tropical cyclone that left at least 21 people dead and more than 8,000 people sheltering in evacuation centres over the weekend.
Harsh Vardhan, Y.S. Chowdary release Seismic Microzonation reports for Delhi , Kolkata
Feb 23, 2016, at 02:01 am
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IBNS) Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan released Seismic microzonation reports for Delhi and Kolkata in New Delhi on Monday.
Fiji: UNICEF on stand-by with supplies and personnel in wake of Cyclone Winston
Feb 22, 2016, at 02:13 pm
New York, Feb 22 (Just Earth News/IBNS) In the wake of Tropical Cyclone Winston that struck the island nation of Fiji Saturday night, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said it is on stand-by to provide emergency supplies and additional personnel to support the Government as it works to determine critical needs.
Bees can help boost food security of two billion small farmers at no cost – UN
Feb 20, 2016, at 02:48 pm
New York, Feb 20 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Friday highlighted the publication of a new study that quantifies, for the first time, how much crop yields depend on the work of bees that unknowingly fertilize plants as they move from flower to flower.
El Nino passed peak, but UN weather agency warns 'not to lower guard' as impacts continue
Feb 19, 2016, at 03:00 pm
New York, Feb 19 (Just Earth News/IBNS) The 2015-2016 El Nino, one of the strongest on record, has passed its peak, but its humanitarian and economic impacts will continue for many months to come, the United Nations weather agency has announced, adding that lessons learned from this climate phenomenon would help build global resilience to weather related hazards.
Water birds census begins in Kashmir
Feb 17, 2016, at 07:53 pm
Srinagar, Feb 17 (IBNS) Two-day census of waterbirds began on Tuesday in 23 wetlands of Kashmir valley, which hosts a million migratory birds each winter in addition to thousands of local species.
El Nino set to have a devastating impact on southern Africa's harvests and food security
Feb 13, 2016, at 02:58 pm
New York, Feb 13 (Just Earth News/IBNS)Over the coming year, humanitarian partners should prepare for food insecurity levels and food insecure population numbers in southern Africa to be at their highest levels since the 2002-2003 food crisis, the United Nations agriculture agency warned today, citing an 'intense' drought as the main cause.
New UN report reveals devastating human toll of disasters in 'hottest year on record'
Feb 12, 2016, at 03:22 pm
New York, Feb 12 (Just Earth News/IBNS) A new analysis issued on Thursday by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) shows that 2015 – the hottest year on record – confirmed that weather and climate-related disasters now dominate disaster trends linked to natural hazards.
Climate outlook 'particularly concerning' in southern Africa due to El Nino - UN agency
Feb 11, 2016, at 02:38 pm
New York, Feb 11 (Just Earth News/IBNS) El Niño conditions have caused the lowest recorded rainfall between October and December across many regions of Southern Africa in at least 35 years, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has reported in its latest report.
Ban welcomes proposal for first binding limits on airlines' carbon emissions
Feb 10, 2016, at 03:36 pm
New York, Feb 10 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Welcoming a proposal by the United Nation's International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on the first binding limits on carbon dioxide emissions from the aviation industry, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Wednesday for further strengthening of emissions standards as quickly as possible.