• 

  UN chief Antonio Guterres highlights three priorities for climate action

  World | September 24, 2021 7:27 IST

  Much bolder climate action is needed ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, this Nov- with the Group of 20 largest economies in the lead- to maintain international peace and security, Xinhua news agency quoted Guterres as saying.

• 

  Step up climate action by learning from ozone layer protection: UN chief Antonio Guterres

  World | September 17, 2021 8:12 IST

  The Montreal Protocol began life as a mechanism to protect and heal the ozone layer. It has done its job well over the past three decades. The ozone layer is on the road to recovery, Xinhua news agency quoted him as saying.

• 

  BRICS adopts 'New Delhi Statement', India stresses on climate equity

  India | August 28, 2021 9:11 IST

  The Environment Ministers adopted the New Delhi Statement on Environment, which is aimed at furthering spirit of Cooperation for Continuity, Consolidation and Consensus in Environment among BRICS Nations.

• 

  Temperatures hover below normal in Haryana and Punjab

  India | July 15, 2021 21:24 IST

  The maximum temperatures hovered below normal limits at most places in Haryana and Punjab on Thursday.

• 

  Delhi records minimum temperature of 22.3 degrees Celcius

  India | May 08, 2021 10:26 IST

  The national capital on Saturday recorded a minimum temperature of 22.3 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season's average.

• 

  India to witness normal Monsoon this year, predicts IMD

  India | April 16, 2021 12:59 IST

  Long Period Average rainfall will be 98 per cent with an error margin of plus and minus 5 per cent.

• 

  US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate meets Dharmendra Pradhan

  News | April 07, 2021 17:29 IST

  United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry on April 07 met Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan in the national capital.

• 

  Biden's special envoy for Climate John Kerry meets Prakash Javadekar

  News | April 06, 2021 16:40 IST

  US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry met Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar in New Delhi on April 06.

• 

  Intensive irrigation in India enhances deadly 'moist heat stress', study finds

  Science | October 27, 2020 18:37 IST

  Intensive irrigation in India is increasing atmospheric moisture levels and enhancing potentially deadly extreme 'heat stress' conditions where people's bodies do not cool down easily, a new study says.

• 

  Two Srinagar-bound flights diverted due to snowfall

  India | December 20, 2019 18:44 IST

  Fresh spell of snowfall on Friday in Kashmir has forced diversion of two Srinagar-bound flights, officials of the Airport Authority of India said here. "Two Srinagar-bound flights have been diverted so far due to snowfall. If the weather continues to remain like this, the operations will have to be suspended for the rest of the day," the officials said.

• 

  Rains, snowfall continue in northern states; cold conditions to prevail

  India | December 14, 2019 23:43 IST

  Rains and snowfall in several parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand on Saturday pulled the mercury down in the region. In Delhi, the maximum temperature dropped by four notches at 19.2 degrees Celsius. The minimum was recorded at 9.7 degrees Celsius.

Advertisement
• 

  Rise in global temperature will bring more destructive climate impacts:UN report

  World | November 26, 2019 14:09 IST

  The report warned that even if all current unconditional commitments under the Paris Agreement are implemented, temperatures are expected to rise by 3.2 degree celsius by the end of the century.

• 

  Activists arrested in New York, London climate protests

  World | October 11, 2019 13:12 IST

  The protesters, some of whom were wearing orange life jackets, on Thursday parked a small, lime-green sailboat at the intersection of Broadway and West 44th Street in New York City's Time Square to draw attention to the planet's rising sea levels.

• 

  Nearly 100 climate activists arrested in New York

  World | October 08, 2019 13:12 IST

  The protest on Monday was part of a series of global demonstrations organised by the UK-based Extinction Rebellion movement in some 60 cities worldwide.

• 

  Priyanka Chopra trolled for her tweet supporting Greta Thunberg

  Celebrities | September 25, 2019 17:36 IST

  Priyanka Chopra received backlash on Twitter after she tweeted in support of climate activist Greta Thunberg whose speech at the recently held UN Climate Action Summit went viral.

• 

  Warm morning in city

  India | September 05, 2019 11:00 IST

  According to the MeT department, the humidity level recorded at 8.30 am was 83 per cent.

• 

  Collaboration with India on climate action is quite important: UN official

  World | August 28, 2019 13:34 IST

  " Prime Minister Modi met only a few days ago with the Secretary General in Biarritz and recommitted to continue to lead on climate and particularly dealing with solar energy which they have a huge and very important initiative" UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the 2019 Climate Summit Luis Alfonso de Alba said here Tuesday.

• 

  Humid morning in Delhi, rains expected

  India | July 24, 2019 11:25 IST

  The weatherman has forecast light to moderate rains with thunderstorm for the day. The maximum temperature is likely to settle at 37 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature likely to hover around 27 degrees Celsius.

• 

  Education institutions declare climate emergency

  India | July 11, 2019 13:45 IST

  Networks representing over 7,000 higher education institutions from across the world on Thursday declared a climate emergency and agreed to undertake steps to address the crisis.

• 

  Maximum temperatures hover above normal in Punjab, Haryana

  India | July 02, 2019 19:27 IST

  Among other places in Haryana, Ambala, Bhiwani and Hisar recorded their respective maximums at 39.4, 40.8 and 38.8 degrees Celsius, up to four notches above normal, the metrological department said.