New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland will lead the delegation at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai to call for accelerated action on the climate crisis in light of intensifying threats to small and vulnerable member countries.
Canberra, Nov 28 (IANS) Thousands of residents of South Australia state were left without power on Tuesday amid severe thunderstorms.
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) India is also facing the serious consequences of climate change and it has no option than to invest in nature. At COP28, leaders from across the globe must acknowledge the critical role of nature in tackling the climate crisis. Also the world cannot reach the Paris Agreement without halting and reversing nature loss, alongside rapid emissions cuts.
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) The overall air quality in Delhi continues to be in the "very poor" category with AQI at 369 on Monday evening, according to data from the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR).
Panaji, Nov 27 (IANS) Goa Leader of Opposition (LoP) Yuri Alemao on Monday said that the report on soil erosion by IIT-Bombay is a warning bell for the BJP government and hence it should rethink on destructive three linear projects.
Shimla, Nov 27 (IANS) Lahaul-Spiti district, the cold desert of Himachal Pradesh, saw one of the devastating avalanches in 1979 that claimed more than 250 lost lives.
Kolkata, Nov 27 (IANS) Personal or commercial vehicles in West Bengal will be denied fresh pollution renewal certificates if there are any pending dues concerning road tax or traffic penalty to the state government, transport officials said.
Kolkata, Nov 27 (IANS) At a time when the air quality index (AQI) is deteriorating fast in Kolkata, questions are being raised about the limited number of CAAQMS machines, meant for monitoring AQI in different pockets of the city, compared to Mumbai and National Capital Region (NCR).
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) A dense and noxious haze, commonly known as smog, enveloped Delhi on Monday, with the air quality plummeting to the 'severe' category at several monitoring stations across the national capital.
London, Nov 26 (IANS) Increasing extreme weather events, such as heatwaves, droughts, and hurricanes, and associated forest fires and floods caused by global warming may impact our brain function in the future, finds an alarming study.
