Environment/Science

In historic ceremony, UN Secretary-General commends China, US for formally joining Paris climate agreement

New York, Sept 3 (Just Earth News): Visiting the southeastern city of Hangzhou in China, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended the leaders of that country and the United States for formally joining the Paris Agreement on climate change on Saturday. more

Air Pollution kills over 50,000 a year in Britain, finds study

London, Aug 31 (Just Earth News): UK transport planning is not sufficiently taking into account the environmental impacts of transport choices according to researchers from the Centre for Tr ...

Pollution kills as many people as cancer does, UN’s new environment chief warns

New York, Aug 31 (Just Earth News): The new head of the United Nations environment agency on Tuesday laid out key issues facing the international community on environmental issues, including ...

UN relief wing monitoring situations in Italy and Myanmar after strong earthquakes

New York, Aug 25 (Just Earth News): In the wake of powerful earthquakes on Wednesday in Italy and Myanmar, the United Nations relief wing is monitoring the situations, and Secretary-General ...

Canal & dam-based rooftop plants can help save 25% of water evaporation losses in India: ASSOCHAM-EY study

New Delhi, Aug 19 (Just Earth News) Canal and dam-based rooftop plants can not only produce power but can also potentially save 25 per cent of water evaporation losses in India where water i ...

Expert panel confirms Sri Sri's programme damaged Yamuna floodplains

New Delhi, Aug 17 (Just Earth News): The Yamuna riverbed near Delhi has been completely destroyed during the World Culture Festival organised here by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in March 2016 , a g ...

Smart Ganga City scheme launcehd in ten cities

New Delhi, Aug 13 (Just Earth News): Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti and Union Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu launched S ...

MCL conducts plantation drive in Meghalaya

Guwahati, Aug 13 (Just Earth News) : A plantation drive was organized by Meghalaya Cement Limited (MCL) to protect environment by planting 40,000 saplings of 53 species on Saturday in the in ...

Greenpeace questions the need for nuclear given safer alternatives with renewables

Chennai/New Delhi, Aug 10 (Just Earth News): As Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha 'dedicate' the first unit of the ...

Shabuj Shapath: Plant more trees says Shrachi Group

Burdwan, August 10 (justearthnews): Shrachi Group, organised 'Shabuj Shapath', an event to spread the message of 'green revolution' through tree plantation, on Monday, at Burdwan (West Benga ...