Pakistan: Heavy rains batter Balochistan, several houses damaged
May 01, 2023, at 11:36 am
Quetta: Heavy rainfall battered several regions of Pakistan's Balochistan region over the last four days, causing damage to houses, media reports said.
As polluted flows India-Bangladesh transboundary river Ichamati, climate warriors talk action
Apr 30, 2023, at 10:10 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Enamoured by its beauty, even Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore, in a poem, had expressed a desire to turn into the Ichamati River if he ever acquired the magical power to change his form to whatever he wished for.
India’s most advanced C&D waste recycling facility opens in Kolkata
Apr 29, 2023, at 12:43 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata on Friday got its first Construction and demolition (C&D) waste recycling plant with a capacity of 1600 tonnes per day in New Town spread across 5 acres.
Predictor Discovery Algorithm shows AI can improve predictability of Indian Summer Monsoons
Apr 28, 2023, at 04:58 am
New Delhi: A newly devised algorithm powered by Artificial Intelligence can help increase the predictability of the Indian Summer Monsoons (ISMR) 18 months ahead of the season.
Spell of rain bring respite from heat in Jammu
Apr 18, 2023, at 07:05 pm
Jammu/UNI: A spell of rain brought some respite from soaring temperature on Tuesday morning.
Apr 14, 2023, at 04:33 pm
Tehran: At least three people were killed in flash floods in western Iran over the past 24 hours, Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) reported.
Intense heatwave cripples normal life in Odisha, Jharsuguda records highest temp at 43 degrees C
Apr 13, 2023, at 02:55 am
Bhubaneswar/UNI: An intense heat wave condition sweeping across Odisha with the mercury hovering over 40 degrees Celsius at 14 places in the state, hit normal life in many places.
Spain witnesses second hottest March in 21st century
Apr 12, 2023, at 02:21 pm
Madrid: The latest data from the Spanish State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) on Tuesday showed that last month was the second hottest March of the 21st century recorded in the country, with the least rainfall in about 30 years.
IMD predicts 'normal' Southwest monsoon
Apr 11, 2023, at 09:08 pm
New Delhi: The Southwest monsoon is likely to remain "normal" for June to September this year, with expected rainfall being 83.5 cms all over the country, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday.
Bhutan sets an example to the world as a hub for sustainable tourism
Apr 10, 2023, at 02:59 pm
Bhutan remains one of the unique nations in the world which remains carbon negative.
Apr 09, 2023, at 10:58 pm
Farooq Ahmed Ganai, a resident of South Kashmir's Anantnag district in Kashmir, has launched a unique initiative to tackle the problem of plastic waste in his area.
WMO calls for more investment in integrated weather and climate services
Apr 04, 2023, at 08:36 pm
New York: The global transition to renewable energy will require greater investment in integrated weather and climate services, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday.
Net Zero Fellowship 2023 program brings leaders together for a low-carbon world
Apr 01, 2023, at 02:37 pm
Panaji: The School of Policy and Governance, an independent think-tank, has announced the 2023 Net Zero Fellowships.
Women-led Swachh Mashaal March rally for garbage free India across 3000 plus cities
Apr 01, 2023, at 12:18 am
New Delhi: The first- ever Swachh Mashaal March is a sight to behold as citizens from across various cities mobilize themselves to rally for Garbage-Free Cities and conduct cleanliness drives and zero waste events across the nation.
Bhutanese village moving towards becoming fully organic
Mar 27, 2023, at 10:45 pm
Thimpu: Gungring of Bhutan is on the right track after it ventured into organic farming five years ago.
Brilliant site of aurora in US mesmerizes people; Twitteraties share images, videos
Mar 26, 2023, at 07:05 am
A powerful geomagnetic storm, caused by a significant gap in the sun's corona, severely impacted the Earth's magnetic field, causing a stunning display of the Northern Lights in the United States.
Kolkata: Awareness and Joint Action by BIMSTEC countries could stem the climate rot
Mar 26, 2023, at 06:46 am
Kolkata: The BIMSTEC conference in Kolkata on Saturday deliberated on the issue of climate change in the region and unanimously called for cooperation and understanding of the problems and creating joint-action tempered by scientific decisions to stem the rot of climate change.
US: Mississippi tornadoes claim 23 lives, injure several overnight: Report
Mar 26, 2023, at 02:48 am
Mississippi (US): Several severe tornadoes ripped through the Deep South on Friday night, causing extensive destruction in southern U.S. state, Mississippi, resulting in the loss of at least 23 lives, demolishing numerous buildings, and causing immense damage to a rural town, news agency AP reported.
Arunachal Pradesh: World Forest Day marked in Itanagar, youth clean up Yagamso River
Mar 25, 2023, at 02:06 pm
Itanagar: Celebrating World Forest Day, more than 80 volunteers in Arunachal Pradesh capital Itanagar joined hands on Tuesday to clean the Yagamso river at Indira Gandhi Park.
Arunachal Pradesh: NGOs conduct door-to-door campaign on waste segregation in Itanagar
Mar 25, 2023, at 01:54 pm
Itanagar: Volunteers of Abralow Memorial Multipurpose Society and Youth Mission for Clean River (YMCR) recently carried out a door-to-door campaign on ‘source segregation of waste’ among the business community and residents of Arunachal Pradesh capital Itanagar.
Mar 25, 2023, at 05:27 am
Villanueva de Viver/Spain: A massive wildfire erupted in the eastern Valencia region of Spain on Friday, resulting in the devastation of over 3,000 hectares of forest and compelling 1,500 residents to flee their homes, according to officials.
Deadly Syria earthquake provides chance to move forward: UN envoy
Mar 24, 2023, at 11:11 pm
Renewed diplomatic attention on Syria, and the suffering of its people following the recent deadly earthquake, create new obligations and opportunities to forge lasting peace, UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen told the Security Council on Thursday.
Climate change making Earth ‘uninhabitable’ Guterres warns
Mar 24, 2023, at 09:50 pm
New York: Humanity is facing a “difficult truth” the UN chief said just ahead of World Meteorological Day, marked on Thursday – the damage already being caused by climate change is “making our planet uninhabitable.”
Guterres warns of ‘catastrophic’ consequences of a world without glaciers
Mar 24, 2023, at 07:06 pm
New York: Glaciers are “critical to all life on Earth”, the UN chief reminded the UN 2023 Water Conference on Wednesday, warning that unless the rise in sea level due to global warming is reversed, “the consequences will be catastrophic.”
UN Water Conference: More investment crucial to access water, sanitation, hygiene for all
Mar 24, 2023, at 07:02 pm
New York: Marking the most significant global conference on water in five decades, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) called on all nations to invest in better access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) for all.
Pakistan: Nine die, 44 jurt as earthquake rocks KP
Mar 22, 2023, at 10:21 pm
Islamabad: At least nine people died and 44 others were injured as a 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan on Tuesday as the epicentre of the quake was located in Afghanistan, media reports said.
Extreme weather: UN global early warning initiative ‘fast-tracked into action’
Mar 22, 2023, at 08:49 pm
New York: A global initiative launched by the UN Secretary-General to ensure that all countries are protected by early warning systems, by 2027, is being fast-tracked into action on the ground, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: 10 million deprived of safe drinking water in flood-affected areas
Mar 22, 2023, at 08:38 pm
New York: Six months after catastrophic floods struck Pakistan, more than 10 million people, including children, still lack access to safe drinking water, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
UN underlines commitment to support communities affected by Syria-Turkiye earthquakes
Mar 22, 2023, at 12:47 am
New York: The head of the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has underlined on Monday the importance of addressing immediate humanitarian needs in earthquake-affected Syria and Türkiye, and efforts to promote recovery.
UN ramps up aid as millions affected in cyclone Freddy’s wake
Mar 21, 2023, at 11:43 pm
UN agencies on Monday were scrambling to reach millions affected by the deadly tropical cyclone Freddy, which has worsened cholera outbreaks in Malawi and Mozambique as communities recover from devastating damages caused by storms, massive flooding, and mudslides.