climate change

Russell Crowe shares climate change message after Golden Globes win

4:32 pm January 6, 2020

Los Angeles: Hollywood star Russell Crowe won the Golden Globe Awards for his role as Roger Ailes in “The Loudest Voice” and the actor used the platform to share a “poignant” message on climate change amid Australia fires. Actor Jennifer Aniston, who was the presenter for the category, said Crowe was not attending the ceremony […]

Obama says Paris climate deal is still the way forward

8:47 pm December 13, 2019

Kuala Lumpur: Former US President Barack Obama said Friday the Paris Agreement on climate change may fall short of expectations but is still the way forward to achieve progress and encourage businesses to invest in clean energy. Nearly 200 nations pledged to cut greenhouse emissions and help poor countries cope with the worst effects of […]

IMD warns cold wave in 9 Odisha districts, Phulbani coldest at 7.5 degree Celsius

Chilly morning in Delhi, mercury drops to 8 deg Celsius

1:29 pm December 2, 2019

New Delhi: Delhi was swept by chilly winds on Monday morning with the minimum temperature dropping to 8 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average. The relative humidity was recorded at 85 per cent. The weatherman has forecast strong surface winds during the day with the maximum temperature likely to hover around 24 degrees […]

Great Barrier Reef annual mass coral spawning begins

10:52 am November 17, 2019

Sydney: A mass coral spawning has begun on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, with early indications the annual event could be among the biggest in recent years, local marine biologists said Sunday. Buffeted by climate change-induced rising sea temperatures and coral bleaching, the world’s largest reef system goes into a frenzy once a year with a […]

Uttarakhand flood:French President Macron expresses solidarity with India

Macron says Iran’s nuclear decisions are ‘grave’

5:53 pm November 6, 2019

Beijing: French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said Iran had made “grave” decisions after Tehran took another step back from a troubled 2015 nuclear agreement with major powers. “I will have discussions in the coming days, including with the Iranians, and we must collectively draw the consequences,” Macron said at a news conference during a trip to […]