“Heavy rains have caused a total number of 19 deaths in the state since last week. Around 978 persons from across the state, primarily South Gujarat, have been evacuated to safety,” Manoj Kothari, Relief Commissioner, Gujarat, told to reporters on Thursday. As many as 19 people were killed in Gujarat following torrential rains during the […]
UN Deputy Secretary- General Amina Mohammed on Wednesday highlighted the link between climate change and international peace and security and called for collective action. “The impacts of climate change go well beyond the strictly environmental. Climate change is inextricably linked to some of the most pressing security challenges of our time,” Xinhua quoted Mohammad as […]
Heavy rains lashed south Gujarat region during the last 24 hours ending Wednesday, caused by cyclonic circulation system over Chhattisgarh and Odisha, disrupting transport services. Out of the 250 odd talukas (blocks) of the state, 99 received a significant amount of rainfall led by Navsari district with 178 mm. Mahuva in Surat district received 176 […]
Plants reproduce in a variety of ways. Many species build side shoots, from which new plants grow. Plants like mosses and ferns reproduce with the help of spores, which are distributed by the wind and grow to become new plants. ‘Higher plants’ or the seed plants with male and female sexual organs have stamens with […]
This beautiful, bounteous, life-giving planet we call Earth has given birth to each one of us, and each one of us carries the Earth within every cell of our body. The Earth is our mother,nourishing and protecting us in every moment — giving us air to breathe, fresh water to drink, food to eat and […]
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi will address the global celebrations of World Environment Day 2018 at New Delhi tomorrow. Prime Minister will also visit the exhibition set up on the occasion at Rajpath lawns. The theme for this year’s World Environment Day is ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’. India is the global host nation for the 43rd […]
On May 29, up to 40 people were reportedly killed as thunderstorms and heavy winds struck parts of Uttar Pradesh (UP), Bihar, and Jharkhand, causing trees to fall and houses to collapse. This takes the total death toll from extreme weather events to over 200 this month, with UP being the worst-hit. On May 13, […]
Himachal Pradesh High Court on May 21, 2018 took sou motu notice of the crisis and questioned the Municipal Commissioner on what immediate steps were being taken to provide relief o the residents. The Bench headed by Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Ajay Mohan Goel also raised another important issue of whether any new […]
International Day for Biological Diversity The United Nations has proclaimed May 22 The International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. When first created by the Second Committee of the UN General Assembly in late 1993, 29 December (the date of entry into force of the Convention of Biological […]
Noting that energy consumption has shifted to non-OECD countries, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said India will be a key driver of energy demand in the next two to five years. Speaking at the 16th International Energy Forum Ministerial Meeting, the PM stressed need for access to clean, affordable and sustainable supply of energy. […]