Rome, May 13 (IANS): Hollywood came to the Colosseum on Friday evening (local time) as 'Fast X', the tenth movie of the 'Fast & Furious', held a star-studded 'Road to Rome' premiere,

Kathmandu, April 19 (IANS): The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is deeply concerned about the deteriorating air quality in Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and parts of India. Th

Mumbai, April 13 (IANS): Making a strong case for improving and promoting the use of public transport, Union Minister for Highways Nitin Gadkari said that road transport alone is responsible for 40 per cent of

Los Angeles, Feb 4 (IANS) 'Tick, Tick... Boom!' star Vanessa Hudgens is officially a bride-to-be. The actress is engaged to boyfriend Cole Tucker. The pair met on a Zoom meditation group call, and Hu

Montreal, December 9 (IANS): More than 90 per cent of marine species are undescribed and many may go extinct due to human activity before they are discovered -- the loss of unique, potentially valuable genetic

New Delhi, November 3 (IANS): As climate impacts intensify across the globe, nations must dramatically increase funding and implementation of actions designed to help vulnerable nations and communities adapt to

Geneva, October 26 (IANS): Hot weather has become a health risk for many nations, but new data shows that almost every child on earth will be affected by heatwaves by 2050, the Unicef warned in a new report.

New Delhi, August 31 (PTI): Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Wednesday said India is showing intent as a problem-solver despite not being a traditional contributor to global emissions. Addressin

New Delhi, April 4 (PTI): Global emissions can be halved by 2030 with major transitions in the energy sector, including a substantial reduction in fossil fuel use, said an IPCC report released on Monday, highli

BILLINGS, Mont., February 23 (AP): A warming planet and changes to land use patterns mean more wildfires will scorch large parts of the globe in coming decades, causing spikes in unhealthy smoke pollution and o

New Delhi, February 17 (PTI): NHRC chairperson justice (retired) Arun Kumar Mishra on Thursday said state human rights bodies may intervene locally in issues such as climate change and environment degradation t

Kathmandu, February 8 (PTI): Researchers in Nepal on Tuesday warned that the highest glacier on the top of Mount Everest could disappear by the middle of this century as the 2,000-year-old ice cap on the world&

New Delhi/New York, January 14 (IANS): Earth's global average surface temperature in 2021 tied 2018 as the sixth warmest year on record, and the past eight years are the warmest, according to an independent

New Delhi, January 13 (PTI): Forest cover has declined by 22.62 sq km in 52 tiger reserves across the country and by 33.42 sq km in lion habitats in the last 10 years, a government report said on Thursday. T

New Delhi, January 13 (PTI): India's forest and tree cover has risen by 2,261 square kilometers in the last two years with Andhra Pradesh growing the maximum forest cover of 647 square kilometers, according

New Delhi, December 29 (IANS): The Protected Area coverage in the country has increased from 4.90 per cent in 2014 to 5.03 per cent in 2021, the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change said on Wedne

Washington, November 11 (PTI): The speed of human-caused global warming over the last 150 years is faster than anything seen since the last ice age, about 24,000 years ago, according to a study. The team led

Geneva, October 25 (AP): The World Meteorological Organization reported Monday that greenhouse gas concentrations hit a new record high last year and increased at a faster rate than the annual average for the l

New Delhi, October 12 (IANS): In the run up to the Glasgow climate talks (COP26) and the ongoing UN biodiversity summit, a new report on Tuesday blamed China, the world's biggest maker and user of coal, cem

Thiruvananthapuram, October 12 (PTI): Over 50,000 students have pledged their commitment for preserving the environment and public property, the Kerala State Legal Services Authority (KSLSA) said on Tuesday.