Climate Change

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved India’s updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to be communicated to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The…

Climate change poses serious risks to mental health and well-being, concludes a new WHO policy brief, launched today at the Stockholm+50 conference. The Organization is therefore urging countries to include mental health support in their…

New York: On Earth Day 2022, which falls on Friday, Google addressed the pressing challenge of climate change through its doodle. Earth Day 2022: Google Doodle highlights effects of climate change“Acting now and together to live more…

New Delhi: Indian Scientists have identified that high-temperature drought conditions and low soil moisture content are favourable conditions for dry root rot (DRR), a disease that damages the roots or girdles the trunk in chickpea. This…

Mexico: Hundreds of migratory birds were caught falling to the ground on a security camera in Mexico’s Cuauhtémoc city. In the now-viral video, a large flock of yellow-headed blackbirds can be plummeting from the sky as some of them fly…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Energy Minister, Captain Dibya Shankar Mishra on Monday reviewed the development of Small Hydro Electric projects (SHEP) in the state.  Chairing a review meeting, Mishra put emphasis to face the latest challenges from…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has been proven to be the best model for disaster management at the national level. The Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy Of Administration, in collaboration with the Odisha Natural Disaster Management Authority, has…

Bhubaneswar: The Commerce & Transport Department of Odisha government on Wednesday notified the State Electric Vehicle Policy, 2021. "After consideration, the suggestions received within the stipulated time, the Government have been…

Washington: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) declared July 2021 the world’s hottest month in 142 years of records. https://twitter.com/NOAA/status/1426195568100007939?s=20 “In this case, first place is the…

Geneva: A major UN scientific report revealed that human activity is changing the climate in unprecedented and sometimes irreversible ways. The report "is a code red for humanity", says the UN chief. Echoing the scientists' findings,…