Environment/Science

Lessons from Japan tsunami vital to new disaster risk reduction agreement, says UN official

New York, Mar 12 (JEN) Three days before the opening of the Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, the head of the United Nations office dedicated to dealing with the threat posed by disasters took part on Wednesdayin a ceremony of solemn remembrance in Tokyo for those who died in the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of 11 March 2011. more

Actress June Maliah encourages citizens to adopt environmental friendly practices

Kolkata, Mar 11 (JEN): Actress June Maliah has joined hands with WWF-India to pledge her support to Earth Hour 2015- WWF's global campaign to raise awareness and inspire individual action on ...

Tata Teleservices' Anjali selected for International Antarctic Expedition 2015 for Climate Change and Sustainability

New Delhi / Kolkata, Mar 10 (JEN): Tata Teleservices Limited on Tuesday said that one of its employees, an officer of the Tata Administrative Services, Anjali Birla has been selected for the ...

Climate change threatens self-determination of citizens in island States

New York, Mar 7 (JEN): In the United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday, senior UN officials joined high-level delegates from Pacific Island States that are on the frontline of the globa ...

UN review finds vast majority of climate-related disasters

New York, Mar 7 (JEN): The United Nations office dedicated to disaster risk reduction on Friday appealed to world leaders ahead of a major gathering in northern Japan next week to provide cl ...

Cooperation vital to combating wildlife crime: UN Assembly President

New York, Mar 5 (JEN): The President of the United Nations General Assembly called on Wednesday for a coordinated international response to the trafficking of wildlife that took aim at the b ...

It’s time to get serious about wildlife crime: UN

New York, mar 4 (JEN): Illegal wildlife trade undermines rule of law, degrades ecosystems and severely hampers the efforts of rural communities striving to sustainably manage their natural r ...

New tool launched for effective water management

New Delhi, Feb 27 (JEN): The Confederation of Indian Industry's (CII) Water India 2015 event on Friday launched the new version of the India Water Tool (IWT 2.0), which helps users understan ...

7.0 earthquake hits Indonesia

Jakarta, Feb 27 (JEN): An earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale hit Indonesia on Friday, officials said.

Natural disasters in Asia and Pacific affects 80 million people

New York, Feb 26 (JEN): When leaders and decision makers from across Asia and the Pacific gather next month in Japan to discuss how to reduce disaster risks, their top priority will be to bu ...