Environment/Science
New York, May 25 (Just Earth News): The United Nations humanitarian wing has reported that at least 84 people have died, another 116 are missing, and more than 230,000 are displaced following a severe tropical storm this past week that caused widespread flooding and landslides in 22 districts of Sri Lanka. more
NASA: Solar storms may have been key to life on Earth

Our sun's adolescence was stormy—and new evidence shows that these tempests may have been just the key to seeding life as we know it.

UN Environment Assembly opens in Nairobi aiming to ensure ‘healthy planet, with healthy people’

New York, May 24 (Just Earth News): Hundreds of key global decision-makers are gathering in Kenya on Monday for the second United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-2), aiming to tackle some ...

On International Day, UN highlights biodiversity's role in underpinning development

New York, May 23 (Just Earth News): Biodiversity and the ecosystem services it supports are the foundations for life on Earth and the livelihoods and well-being of people everywhere, United ...

With hottest April on record, streak of above-average global temperatures continues – UN

New York, May 21 (Just Earth News):Global temperature records were broken yet again in April for the 12th consecutive month, the longest such streak since global record-taking began in 1880, ...

Ecuador: month after quake, humanitarian needs acute; many without roof over heads – UN

New York, May 21(Just Earth News): One month after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that claimed the lives of over 650 people in north-western Ecuador, humanitarian needs remain acute there, as ...

Earth’s health declining ‘faster than thought’ but action by governments can reverse trend – UN

New York, May 20(Just Earth News): The environment is deteriorating faster than previously thought, making it imperative that governments act now to reverse the worst trends, says the most a ...

Mahindra Lifespaces, TERI tie-up for Centre for Excellence for sustainable habitats

New Delhi, May 20 : The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and Mahindra Lifespaces on Friday announced the creation of a Center of Excellence (CoE) focused on improving energy efficiency ...

​​IdeaHive Media launches campaign to address water crisis

Mumbai, May 19 (IBNS): IdeaHive Media Pvt Ltd, a Cause Driven Media Campaign Management start-up company, is all set to launch 'Paani ka Teeka', a people's movement project that aims to coll ...

6.7 earthquake hits Ecuador, no casualty

Quito, May 18 An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter Scale hit western Ecuador on Wednesday.