United Nations, Dec 24 (IANS) While attention has been focused on greenhouse gas emissions from transportation and power generation, agriculture is only now getting due attention as a factor in climate change even as hunger stalks hundreds of millions and the global population is set to rise.
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Saturday said that in view of the problem of increasing pollution in Delhi, it has been decided to implement the restrictions of Phase-III of Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Delhi.
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Delhi's air quality, which has taken a nosedive, remained in the 'severe' category on Saturday.
New York, Dec 23 (IANS) Polluted air may trigger more asthma attacks in urban children and teenagers, according to a study published online in The Lancet Planetary Health journal.
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) As extensive regions of Northern India grappled with the impact of plummeting temperatures, a dense fog blanketed the national capital on Saturday, leading to low visibility affecting flights.
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) stage-III has been invoked in Delhi and its peripherals as air quality is likely to dip into "severe" category, owing to unfavourable Meteorological and climate conditions, said the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Friday.
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The air quality in Delhi dipped to the 'severe' category on Friday, prompting the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to invoke Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) stage-III.
Panaji, Dec 22 (IANS) A total of 11 restaurants in North Goa's Calangute, allegedly operating as dance bars in the guise of restaurants, have been sealed by the government on the directions of the Bombay High Court bench here.
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Even as the winter season has set in, doctors on Friday warned that dipping temperatures can heighten the risk of brain stroke and haemorrhage among people with hypertension.
Srinagar, Dec 22 (IANS) Cold wave tightened its grip on Kashmir on Friday as lakes and drinking water pipes froze across the valley.
