Environment/Science
Environment/Science
Mumbai, Mar 20 (JEN): Actor Arjun Kapoor has joined hands with WWF-India to pledge his support to the Earth Hour 2015– WWF's global campaign to raise awareness and inspire individual action on climate change. more
UN agency announces new digital system to prevent spread of plant pests

New York, Mar 20 (JEN): A new global electronic certification system aimed at reducing the spread of plant pests and diseases has been approved by representatives from more than 150 countrie ...

UNICEF rushes emergency supplies for cyclone-affected Tuvalu

New York, Mar 20 (JEN): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is dispatching emergency life-saving supplies to communities in Tuvalu as part of its efforts to assist communities in the ...

Arjun Kapoor continues to champion Earth Hour

Mumbai, Mar 16 (JEN): For two years in a row now, Bollywood star Arjun Kapoor has been appointed as the brand ambassador of WWF's World Earth Hour.

Birmingham says global demand for 'cold' should be taken seriously with launch of new policy commission

London, Mar 16 (JEN)The University of Birmingham (UK) on Monday announced the launch of a new policy commission entitled 'Doing Cold Smarter'.

UN responding to 'devastating' impact of Tropical Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu, Pacific region

New York, Mar 15 (JEN)The United Nations announced on Saturday that it is taking all necessary steps to respond to the catastrophic impacts of a devastating tropical cyclone that affected mo ...

Environment degradation pose threat to human civilization: VP

New Delhi, Mar 14 (JEN): Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari has said that environmental degradation and climate change are amongst the foremost challenges confronting human civilization ...

Sustainable habitat solutions deliberated at 6th GRIHA Summit

New Delhi, Mar 12 (JEN): Leading professionals from the government, academia, civil society organisations, builders, architects and engineers participated in the sixth GRIHA Summit held on T ...

Court removes travel ban on Greenpeace activist

New Delhi, Mar 12 (JEN) In a major embarrassment to the NDA government, Delhi High Court Justice Rajiv Shakder on Thursday termed the Ministry of Home Affairs' decision to bar Greenpeace act ...

Climate Change to drastically change the face of the Bay of Bengal: Experts

Kolkata, Mar 12 (JEN): The Bay of Bengal region would undergo a dire and drastic transformation unless urgent action is taken to deal with the disastrous effects of global warming, warned cl ...