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New York: With over 18,000 near-Earth objects (NEOs) lurking beyond the stratosphere, 2,000 of which are classified as potentially hazardous, the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) is using Friday’s International Asteroid Day to raise awareness across the planet.
A new progress report launched on Thursday by UN agencies highlights the need to step up investment in nurturing care – especially in the poorest and most fragile countries.
Wellington: New Zealand's major supermarkets have been preparing for the second phase of the national plastics ban starting from Saturday, which will see the phase-out of more single-use plastics.
New York: The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and four partner agencies have been tasked with leading a new push to help countries curb the land-based pollution of coastal areas and shorelines.
Geneva: Half of the world’s population still does not have adequate access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) which could have prevented at least 1.4 million deaths and 74 million disability-adjusted life years in 2019, according to the latest report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and an accompanying article published in The Lancet.
The Thaska village in Haryana is known for its enormous and well-branched Salvadora trees. Some village residents are opposing the construction of the government buildings, However, those supporting the proposal claim that newer construction would mean more livelihood opportunities for the village youth. Mongabay-India writer Sat Singh reports
Mumbai/ IBNS: Mumbai received heavy rains Wednesday leading to waterlogging in many areas and forcing the closure of the busy Andheri subway, media reports said.
While no longer a global emergency, COVID-19’s lasting effects alongside such other threats as mpox and seasonal heat waves may challenge Europe through the summer months, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) regional office warned on Tuesday.
New York: An independent UN-appointed climate expert on Tuesday called for full legal protection to be given to those displaced by the impacts of climate change, to guarantee their human rights.
Washington: The United States is not prepared for the next pandemic because parts of the public health systems are still reliant on "old fax machines," said outgoing director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Rochelle Walensky in an article published on Tuesday.
The Indo Global Social Service Society (IGSSS) and Quality Healthcare Hospital, Bramri, teamed up to host a free medical camp in the distant village of Manzpathra, located in the Kupwara District, Kashmir.
Bhubaneswar: A Low-pressure area has been formed over Northwest Bay of Bengal adjoining North Odisha-West Bengal coasts Under influence of Saturday’s cyclonic circulation.
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam continues to be grim, affecting nearly 4.89 lakh people in 19 districts have been affected.
In an effort to combat the alarming decline of plant and animal species, Dr. Kelühol Tase has undertaken a crucial mission to conserve and revive the Rhododendron tree, the esteemed state flower of Nagaland.
Mumbai: The parts of Mumbai and its suburbs on Saturday received rainfall which brought much-needed respite and also marked the arrival of monsoon in the city.
In the village of Bairagipara, West Tripura district, the Sumili river acts as a barrier during monsoons, isolating the 50 agriculture families living there. Hanna Debbarma, a determined tribal farmer, calls for a bridge to connect their village with the rest of the world.
The formation of new glacial lakes and expansion of existing ones in the Himalayas can potentially release catastrophic volumes of water and trigger glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), says a new study. GLOFs are natural disasters which can cause devastating impacts downstream, including loss of lives, infrastructure damage, and economic loss. Mongabay India writer Mudassir Kuloo reports how the changing climate has increased glacier thinning and heterogeneous mass loss globally.
New Delhi: India is set to enhance its cyclone forecasting capabilities by investing in new supercomputers, high-resolution radar systems, and automated weather observatories over the next five years, according to the country's chief meteorologist, reported Reuters.
Vancouver/IBNS: Donnie Creek wildfire in British Columbia (BC) has grown into the largest blaze ever recorded in the province's history, Wildfire Service reports.
New York: Europe has been warming twice as fast as the global average since the 1980s it was revealed on Monday, with extreme weather causing excess deaths and economic disruption.
A recent study has warned that glaciers in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) could lose up to 80 percent of their current volume by the end of the century, on current emissions trajectories.
Kathmandu/UNI: The glaciers in the Hindu Kush Himalaya disappeared 65 percent faster in 2011-2020 than in the previous decade, and the changes driven by global warming to the region's glaciers, snow and permafrost are "unprecedented and largely irreversible," said a study released on Tuesday by a leading mountain institute.
Guwahati/IBNS: The flood situation in Assam continues to be grim with the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Monday issuing a red alert for several districts till June 22.
Ajmer: The Rajasthan government has recorded record rainfall in the last 24 hours due to cyclone Biparjoy.
Agartala/IBNS: Tripura, renowned for its agricultural excellence, has joined the ranks of leading mango-producing states, including West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan.
A new study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases this week has found that metformin, a drug commonly used to treat diabetes, reduces the risk of long COVID.
New Delhi: At least 54 people have died and around 400 hospitalised in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia District Hospital in the last three days amid soaring temperatures, media reports said.
Digboi/Assam: Digboi's Anirban Chakraborty, a rising star in the field of science, recently been offered a prestigious role as a designated scientist at a renowned university's Research Laboratory in Texas, USA, where he is conducting groundbreaking research on batteries.
Afghanistan's Mazar-e-Sharif city has witnessed the deaths of six children due to seasonal diseases like diarrhea in the past two months, media reports said.
The findings, published June 14 in the journal Nature, provide a new explanation for how psychedelic drugs work, say the scientists, and suggest potential to treat a wider range of conditions, such as stroke and deafness, beyond those in current studies of the drugs, such as depression, addiction and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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