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September 29, 2023 2:22 PM

India fast turning food loss challenges into opportunities: FAO

Food insecurity, hunger, and environmental degradation are being aggravated by food loss and waste, globally. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) estimates that – in terms of economic value - 14% of the world’s food ...

September 29, 2023 12:03 PM

India is committed to achieve the Net Zero emissions target by 2070, says Minister Jitendra Singh

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh said India is committed to achieve the Net Zero emission target by 2070, as announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Minister said this while participating in...

September 26, 2023 11:23 AM

Monsoon starts retreating from India, rain deficit further narrows down

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) recently announced that the monsoon's retreat from India commenced on September 25, 2023, marking an eight-day delay from the usual withdrawal date of September 17. This marks the 13th consecutive year of a d...

October 3, 2023 11:02 AM

Extreme weather conditions around the globe! What is to be blamed?

Fiona in Nova Scotia, Daniel in Libya, tornado in China, heavy rainfall in India, heatwaves in Europe, flooding in Spain. Over the last few months, different climate hazards have taken place in different countries around the world. Scientists say cli...

September 22, 2023 12:03 PM

4th edition of ‘Nadi Utsav’ to exhibit ‘Sanjhi’ based on 16 Ghats

4th 'Nadi Utsav' is being organized in Delhi on the banks of River Yamuna by the National Mission on Cultural Mapping (NMCM) of IGNCA and the Janapada Sampada Division, scheduled from September 22nd to September 24th, 2023. The three-day event will ...

September 21, 2023 3:01 PM

UN chief urges world not to yield to ‘naked greed’ of fossil fuel interests at Climate Summit

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday (September 20) said that time was running out to tackle climate change, thanks in part to the "naked greed" of fossil fuel interests. The UN Secretary-General was addressing the climate summit of t...

November 9, 2023 5:44 PM

2023 SDG Summit: Developing countries urge developed ones to contribute towards climate finance

World leaders are expressing concerns for the changing climate at the UN SDG Summit in New York. Addressing the Summit, various country heads including Pakistan's and Peru's took up the matter of climate financing. It is pertinent to note that clima...

September 20, 2023 2:00 PM

Dozens of nations to sign U.N. ocean treaty but implementation still awaits

A new U.N. treaty to protect the world's oceans is expected to be signed by dozens of countries on September 20, another step in the efforts to reverse the damage done to fragile marine environments by overfishing and other human activities. The glo...

September 20, 2023 1:42 PM

Climate turns unpredictable, tornado in China; Australia braces a warm summer

A violent tornado wreaked havoc in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu on Tuesday (September 19). It killed at least one person amid warnings against heavy rain and strong winds in several regions, local media reported. The tornado was brief but...

September 20, 2023 3:05 PM

Know, how studying substorms boosts Space Weather Forecasting?

Have you ever wondered how scientists improve space weather forecasting? A recent study by the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG) sheds light on this fascinating process. They've been investigating something called "substorms" in Earth's magnetos...

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