Sunday

20-04-2025 Vol 19

Category: Environment

Crops under threat as surprise March heatwave hit Central Asia: Study – The Times of India

Representative image (AFP) ALMATY: A surprise heatwave hit Central Asia in March, a new study published Friday showed, putting in…

New coal capacity hit 20-year low in 2024: report – The Times of India

Representative image (AFP) BANGKOK: The world added the smallest amount of new coal capacity in two decades last year, a…

Myanmar earthquake death toll surpasses 3,000, ceasefire declared for relief efforts – The Times of India

Rescuers scan the rubbles at the site of an under construction high-rise building that collapsed after an earthquake in Bangkok…

India forecasters warn abnormally hot summer looms | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: India can expect hotter-than-usual temperatures this summer with more heatwave days taking a toll on lives and livelihoods,…

Finland closes last coal-fired power plant – The Times of India

Representative image (AFP) HELSINKI: Finnish energy company Helen said Tuesday it had closed the country’s last active coal-fired power plant,…

7 largest reptiles on earth ‘six times’ larger than a human – from green anaconda to saltwater crocodile | – The Times of India

Reptiles are amongst the earliest living things on planet earth, and they lived millions of years ago. They have grown…

Not 800, green panel nod to shift 691 trees for Kolkata’s Joka Metro project | Kolkata News – The Times of India

KOLKATA: The city’s Purple line metro project has crossed a major hurdle with the environment ministry’s Central Empowered Committee (CEC)…

Myanmar earthquake released energy of 334 atomic bombs: US geologist – The Times of India

The deadly 7.7-magnitude earthquake which struck Myanmar on Friday had as much energy as more than 300 atomic bombs combined,…

Over 1,000 dead, rescuers search for survivors as earthquake hits Myanmar, Thailand: Top developments – The Times of India

A relative of a worker at a high-rise building under construction that collapsed in Bangkok, Thailand (left) and a building…

Delhi to get its 1st tree census, SC allows FRI to conduct it | India News – The Times of India

New Delhi: Supreme Court on Wednesday approved the Forest Research Institute’s plan to carry out the first tree census in…