Huge wildfire blankets southern British Columbia, forces thousands to leave home
Aug 22, 2023, at 04:12 am
Vancouver/IBNS: Out-of-control wildfires have destroyed several structures in British Columbia leading to poor air quality provincewide and forcing tens of thousands to leave their homes.
India introduces Green Hydrogen Standard; sets avg emission limit of 2 kg CO2 per kg of H2 produced
Aug 21, 2023, at 12:00 am
New Delhi: The government has notified the Green Hydrogen Standard for India, outlining the emission thresholds that must be met in order for hydrogen produced to be classified as ‘Green’.
Heavy rainfall to hit Central and Eastern China
Aug 20, 2023, at 11:48 pm
Beijing: China's national observatory Sunday issued blue alerts, the least severe in the country's color-coded weather warning system, for rainstorm and convective weather as heavy rainfall is expected to hit most parts of central and eastern China in the coming two days.
Scorching ‘new normal’ as world buckles under extreme heat: WMO
Aug 19, 2023, at 09:22 pm
Heatwaves sweeping large parts of the world offer yet another reminder that extreme weather events boosted by human-induced climate change have become “the new normal”, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned on Friday.
Aug 19, 2023, at 06:08 am
Okanagan (B.C.)/IBNS: Evacuation orders were reportedly issued after a wildfire jumped Lake Okanagan, sparking spot wildfires in Kelowna and forcing thousands of people to leave from their homes in British Columbia's Okanagan.
Aug 18, 2023, at 09:46 pm
A new study, led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst, reveals that the wealthiest Americans, those whose income places them in the top 10% of earners, are responsible for 40% of the nation’s total greenhouse gas emissions.
50 dead in Himachal landslides and cloudburst, seven swept away by flash floods
Aug 15, 2023, at 05:01 am
Simla/IBNS: More than 50 people have died in the last two days in incidents linked to incessant rainfall in the hill state of Himachal Pradesh.
Chishty Foundation from Ajmer Sharif to participate in COP28 Global Summit
Aug 14, 2023, at 09:35 pm
Chishty Foundation from Ajmer Sharif will participate in the COP28 Global Summit which will be held in Dubai city later this year, media reports said.
Death toll from Hawaii wildfires rises to 89
Aug 13, 2023, at 05:21 pm
Hawaii/IBNS/UNI: The number of deaths due to the wildfires in Hawaii has increased to 89, NBC News reports, citing Hawaii Governor Josh Green.
5.7-magnitude quake rocks northern Philippines
Aug 13, 2023, at 03:31 pm
Manila/IBNS/UNI: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 rocked Batanes province in the northern Philippines on Sunday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.
UN expert alerts global heating may disrupt food supply even before 1.5C temperature rise
Aug 12, 2023, at 08:42 pm
A top UN official has warned that the world might face a major disruption to food supplies well before temperatures rise by the 1.5C target.
Assam Reboot Youth Organization launches 'Clean Dhubri' drive for town renewal
Aug 12, 2023, at 10:39 am
Dhubri, August 6 (AT): Embarking on a noteworthy endeavor that underscores community solidarity and ecological mindfulness, the Assam Reboot Youth Organization has inaugurated the "Clean Dhubri" campaign in the idyllic town of Dhubri.
Myanmar: More than 18,000 evacuated after rivers swell above danger mark
Aug 11, 2023, at 03:52 pm
Yangon: Over 18,000 people have been relocated to shelters in southern Myanmar's Kayin State due to rising river levels surpassing the danger mark, the state-run television channel MRTV has reported.
Godrej and Patanjali collaborate to boost oil palm plantation in Nagaland foothill regions
Aug 09, 2023, at 11:20 am
Prominent agricultural companies, Godrej Agrovet Limited (GAVL) and Patanjali, have partnered with the Nagaland government to enhance oil palm cultivation in the state's foothill areas, aiming to revitalize the agricultural landscape and improve economic prospects for local farmers.
Floods hit western Myanmar, thousands evacuated
Aug 09, 2023, at 12:09 am
Yangon: Thousands of people have been evacuated as continuous heavy rains have caused floods in several townships in western Myanmar's Rakhine State, according to the Myanmar Fire Services Department.
Heatwaves, high temperatures threatening young lives in South Asia, warns UNICEF
Aug 08, 2023, at 09:22 pm
Three-quarters of children in South Asia are already exposed to extreme high temperature compared to only one in three globally, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday, urging authorities to do more to help them beat the heat.
5.8 magnitude earthquake hits Delhi NCR, Jammu Kashmir
Aug 06, 2023, at 07:59 am
New Delhi: Earthquake tremors were felt in various regions including Delhi-NCR, Jammu and Kashmir, and along the borders adjoining Afghanistan and Pakistan on Saturday.
China records heaviest rainfall in 140 years
Aug 02, 2023, at 10:32 pm
Beijing: Beijing has recorded its heaviest rainfall over the past few days since records began 140 years ago.
AIIMS partners with IREDA for solarization of AIIMS New Delhi campus
Aug 02, 2023, at 04:35 pm
New Delhi: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (AIIMS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd (IREDA) to initiate the technical assessment of the AIIMS New Delhi campus to convert it into solar-powered establishment.
Northern hemisphere summer marked by heatwaves and wildfires: WMO
Aug 01, 2023, at 09:25 pm
New York: A summer of extreme weather in the northern hemisphere is causing major damage to people’s health and the environment, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported on Monday, as countries from the United States to China battle intense heat.
Chandigarh takes the lead among Union Territories in solar power generation
Aug 01, 2023, at 09:22 pm
Chandigarh, the beautiful and well-planned Union Territory, has emerged as the top solar power generator among all Union Territories in the country.
'Smart Tea Villages' empowers Assam's 200 year old tea industry
Aug 01, 2023, at 09:07 am
The 200-year-old tea industry of Assam's small tea growers have long faced challenges of getting remunerative prices, scarce access to resources and markets but an initiative to create 'Smart Tea villages' brought leading changes empowerment through sustainable practices.
Hottest July ever signals ‘era of global boiling has arrived’ says UN chief
Jul 29, 2023, at 12:10 am
New York: As wildfires raged across Southern Europe and North Africa, top UN climate scientists said on Thursday that it was “virtually certain” that July 2023 will be the warmest on record.
Warming trend in Asia set to cause more disruption: UN weather agency
Jul 29, 2023, at 12:05 am
New York: Climate change impacts are increasing in Asia, which is warming faster than the global average, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a new report published on Thursday.
Heatwave threat impacts half of all children in Europe and Central Asia
Jul 28, 2023, at 11:49 pm
New York: Half of all children in Europe and Central Asia, 92 million, are exposed to high heatwave frequency, or double the global average, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday in a new policy brief.
Intense heat continues to disrupt life in several areas of Japan
Jul 28, 2023, at 10:11 pm
Tokyo: Japan's weather agency said scorching heat continues to grip the country on Friday, with the number of prefectures with heatstroke alerts in place reaching a record high of 40.
Jul 28, 2023, at 10:01 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday highlighted the positive results yielded by Project Tiger and said 70 per cent of the world’s tigers are found in India these days as a result of it.
July 2023 is on track to be the hottest month on record, say experts
Jul 28, 2023, at 02:44 pm
Geneva: According to ERA5 data from the EU-funded Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the first three weeks of July have been the warmest three-week period on record and the month is on track to be the hottest July and the hottest month on record.
Jul 28, 2023, at 08:27 am
The regal shade of purple now dominates the Kashmir Valley as lavender fields spread across more than 200 acres, with women at the forefront of this floral phenomenon.
High-stakes UN operation underway in Yemen to avert catastrophic oil spill
Jul 26, 2023, at 07:18 pm
New York: The UN on Tuesday began siphoning one million barrels of oil from a decaying supertanker off the coast of war-torn Yemen, a crucial step in the race against time to prevent a potential environmental disaster.