Hotter temperatures will accelerate migration of asylum-seekers to Europe, says study
Dec 24, 2017, at 12:10 am
Washington, Dec 23 (IBNS): New research predicts that migrants applying for asylum in the European Union will nearly triple over the average of the last 15 years by 2100 if carbon emissionscontinue on their current path.
Philippines: Tropical storm Tembin kills as least 74
Dec 23, 2017, at 06:11 pm
Manila, Dec 23 (IBNS): At least 74 people have been reportedly killed as tropical storm Tembin swept through southern Philippines, reports said.
Infosys Bangalore DC celebrates National Conservation Day
Dec 15, 2017, at 04:15 am
Bengaluru, Dec 14 (IBNS): On the occasion of National Energy Conservation Day, the Infosys Bangalore Development Center (DC) organized 'Teach Your Kid to Conserve' initiative with an aim to engage employees to help their kids appreciate the importance of energy and its conservation.
CSE welcomes latest Supreme Court anti-pollution direction to environment ministry
Dec 14, 2017, at 02:44 am
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IBNS): In a notable ruling, the Supreme Court bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta has directed the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to notify the comprehensive action plan for Delhi and National Capital region of Delhi (NCR) within two weeks.
Five Indian army personnel believed to be missing after avalanche struck Gurez in J&K
Dec 12, 2017, at 06:04 pm
Srinagar, Dec 12 (IBNS): Five Indian army jawans are reportedly missing following an avalanche hit in the Gurez sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday morning, according to media reports.
Dec 08, 2017, at 10:38 pm
Guwahati, Dec 8 (IBNS) : A sensational report has came to light on sudden change in water quality of Siang river in Arunachal Pradesh and Brahmaputra in Assam as both rivers have turned muddy.
Cyclone warning for Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, heavy rainfall likely
Dec 07, 2017, at 08:21 pm
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IBNS) : The Indian Meteorological Department on Thursday issued a cyclone warning for Andhra Pradesh and Odisha as a depression over Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify further into a deep depression during next 24 hours.
London mayor Sadiq Khan joins Bengaluru counterpart to combat air pollution
Dec 05, 2017, at 05:45 pm
Bengaluru, Dec 5 (IBNS) The Mayor of Bengaluru, Sampath Raj, and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, Tuesday announced that London and Bengaluru will lead a global partnership of up to 20 other world cities on tackling air pollution in urban centres.
Rapid, large-scale, coordinated action needed to beat pollution – UN chief
Dec 05, 2017, at 05:33 pm
New York, Dec 5(Just Earth News): Noting the severity of the threats posed by pollution to both people and the planet, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres highlighted the need for rapid, large-scale and coordinated action by all actors to make the world pollution-free.
Lifespan prolonged by inhibiting common enzyme, finds study
Dec 03, 2017, at 12:21 am
London, Dec 2 (IBNS): The lifespans of flies and worms are prolonged by limiting the activity of an enzyme common to all animals, finds a UCL-led study.
Cyclone Ockhi heads for Lakshadweep Islands
Nov 30, 2017, at 11:03 pm
Chennai, Nov 30 (IBNS): Heavy rains lashed Tamil Nadu's coastal areas as a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal has turned to Cyclone Ockhi.
Parts of Kerala lashed by heavy rain, Cyclonic Storm Ockhi hovering over Comorin region
Nov 30, 2017, at 07:48 pm
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IBNS): Heavy rain lashed southern and central parts of Kerala on Thursday, an outcome of Cyclonic Storm ‘OCKHI’, which lay over Comorin area of the southern peninsula, according to media reports.
Brahmaputra recedes in Arunachal, MP sends letter to PM on China tunnel
Nov 27, 2017, at 06:59 pm
Guwahati, Nov 27 (IBNS) : Raising the fear of possible diversion of Siang river (Brahmaputra) following the Chinese act of tunnelling in Tibet, an Arunachal Pradesh MP has recently sent a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, appealing him to raise the issue in international forum.
Rajasthan: 4.2 earthquake hits Jodhpur
Nov 18, 2017, at 11:37 pm
Jaipur, Nov 18 (IBNS): An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter Scale hit Rajasthan's Jodhpur city on Friday.
Nov 16, 2017, at 12:03 am
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IBNS): Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) would like to thank the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) for responding to the smog crisis in Delhi and taking the drastic proactive measure to advance introduction of Bharat Stage VI fuel norms from Apr 1, 2018, well before the schedule date of April 2020 nation-wide.
Bonn Climate Conference: Demonstrators walk out of US organised pro-coal event
Nov 15, 2017, at 12:52 am
Bonn, Nov 14 (IBNS): At COP23, the 23rd session of the Conference of Parties in Bonn, Germany, while hundreds of events and presentations were dedicated to the role of renewable energy in tackling climate change, the US government, held its first press briefing and panel on “The Role of Cleaner and More Efficient Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Power in Climate Mitigation” – leading to a demonstration by protestors who interrupted the event and staged a walk out.
Iraq-Iran quake: Battered by calamity, survivors spend second night outdoors
Nov 14, 2017, at 06:29 pm
Tehran, Nov 14 (IBNS): Thousands of Iranians have been forced to sleep outdoors, battling the harsh cold for the second consecutive night after quake struck the Iraq-Iran border region on Sunday, report said.
Record high CO2 emissions delay global peak, finds study
Nov 13, 2017, at 11:28 pm
Washington, Nov 13 (IBNS): Global carbon emissions are on the rise again in 2017 after three years of little-to-no growth, according to researchers at the University of East Anglia and the Global Carbon Project.
2017 likely to be third warmest year on record, finds study
Nov 13, 2017, at 11:18 pm
Washington, Nov 13 (IBNS): 2017 is likely to be one of the warmest years for global average surface temperature, according to research from the University of East Anglia.
Air quality improving, people need not panic: Dr. Harsh Vardhan
Nov 11, 2017, at 11:54 pm
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IBNS): Emphasising that air quality has been improving over the last two days, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan said that the people of Delhi need not panic, as several steps are being taken by the Government to mitigate air pollution.
Delhi’s toxic smog may hit tourism badly: ASSOCHAM
Nov 11, 2017, at 09:43 pm
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IBNS): The ongoing tourism season which is yet to pick up, could see a maximum hit with the Delhi and NCR pollution likely to economic impact in sectors like tourism, transport, automobile and real estate, an ASSOCHAM paper has said.
NGT okays Odd-Even scheme in Delhi to fight pollution, allows no exemption
Nov 11, 2017, at 07:44 pm
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IBNS) : The National Green Tribunal on Saturday gave go-ahead to the Delhi Government for implementation of the ODD-EVEN scheme for vehicles for five days starting on November 13 in order to check air pollution in the city, reports said.
NASA shares hot news from the Antarctic underground
Nov 11, 2017, at 04:16 am
Washington, Nov 10 (IBNS): A new NASA study adds evidence that a geothermal heat source called a mantle plume lies deep below Antarctica's Marie Byrd Land, explaining some of the melting that creates lakes and rivers under the ice sheet.
Delhi pollution : NGT to examine Odd-Even schem today
Nov 10, 2017, at 07:41 pm
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IBNS) : The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday said it would examine the Delhi government’s decision to implement odd-even car rationing scheme for five days starting from November 13, The Hindu reported.
Delhi smog: ASSOCHAM sends SOS to govt. seeking innovative solutions
Nov 08, 2017, at 09:39 pm
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IBNS): Expressing anxiety over the dangerously unhealthy air quality levels in the National Capital Region (NCR), apex industry body ASSOCHAM on Wednesday urged the Centre and governments of Delhi, Haryana and Punjab to establish a clear strategy for aggressively tackling air pollution.
2017 is set to be in top three hottest years, with record-breaking extreme weather: finds report
Nov 07, 2017, at 01:09 am
Washington, Nov 6 (IBNS): It is very likely that 2017 will be one of the three hottest years on record, with many high-impact events including catastrophic hurricanes and floods, debilitating heatwaves and drought.
Warm air helped make 2017 Ozone hole smallest since 1988
Nov 05, 2017, at 12:56 am
Washington, Nov 4 (IBNS): Measurements from satellites this year showed the hole in Earth’s ozone layer that forms over Antarctica each September was the smallest observed since 1988, scientists from NASA and NOAA announced today.
Nov 02, 2017, at 09:49 pm
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IBNS): The twenty-third meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is scheduled to begin in Bonn, Germany, from November 6.
Air pollution is associated with cancer mortality beyond lung cancer, finds study
Nov 01, 2017, at 10:14 pm
Barcelona, Nov 1 (IBNS): Air pollution is classified as carcinogenic to humans given its association with lung cancer, but there is little evidence for its association with cancer at other body sites. In a new large-scale prospective study led by the Barcelona Institute of Global Health (ISGlobal), an institution supported by the ”la Caixa” Foundation, and the American Cancer Society, researchers observed an association between some air pollutants and mortality from kidney, bladder and colorectal cancer.
Oct 30, 2017, at 10:14 pm
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IBNS): TERI University, in partnership with the U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Coca-Cola India Pvt Ltd, and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), released today the report State of Urban Water and Sanitation in India, a key milestone of the USAID-funded project “Strengthening Water and Sanitation in Urban Settings”.