May 20, 2020 Kolkata: Severe cyclonic storm Amphan made a landfall in West Bengal on Wednesday afternoon, with Kolkata and its nearby areas witnessing high-speed winds exceeding 100 kmph accompanied by heavy rains. The cyclone…
May 19, 2020 New Delhi: The National Disaster Response Force on Tuesday said as many as 41 teams are pre-positioned to carry out evacuation and awareness in both Odisha and West Bengal which are likely…
May 15, 2020 Shimla: Close to 1,000 representatives of environmental action groups, locals and academics have asked the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change not to grant extension of clearance to the state-run Kashang…
May 13, 2020 Hyderabad: Buoyed by the expansion of irrigation coverage and a bumper paddy crop this season, Telangana has decided to go for a new agriculture policy under which farmers will have to grow…
May 4, 2020 New York: Researchers now claim that planting trees and making urban environments greener can prevent many premature deaths every year. The study, published in the journal The Lancet Planetary, analysed the impact…
April 23, 2020 New Delhi: In a bid to help fight climate change and provide relevant insight and action to various stakeholders, 40 world-class universities have come together to form The International Universities Climate Alliance.…
April 22, 2020 New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has urged the State Pollution Control Board and Pollution Control Committee to put in serious efforts to mitigate possible risk of unscientific disposal of the…
April 23, 2020 Bangkok: Rare sea turtles and reef sharks are some of the endangered species that have been sighted in recent weeks off the coast of Thailand, where beaches have been emptied of tourists…
April 15, 2020 New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday said “this year, we will witness a normal monsoon”, which is very crucial given the nationwide lockdown for more than a month due…
April 13, 2020 Chhindwara(Madhya Pradesh): Dasrath Patil, 50, like most inhabitants of Jobni village, comes of farming stock. The 700-plus population of this village located in Sausar Tehsil, some 63 km away from the district…
