Indian Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday said the high level of greenhouse gas emission was a major concern and reaffirmed that India would play a "positive, constructive and balanced role" in the UN climate summit.


India to play constructive, balanced role in UN climate summit: Vardhan


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Police used batons and tear smoke to disperse protesters on Monday after cow vigilantes torched a truck carrying bovine animals in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district -- after setting them free.


Cow vigilantes torch truck transporting bovine animals


West Bengal government on Saturday accused the Centre of delaying environmental and forest clearances in order to commence coal mining activities in allotted mines and also sought supports from "clean energy fund" to stimulate green energy generation in the state.


Bengal accuses Centre of delaying green clearances for coal mining


The Great Eastern Energy Corporation (GEECL)  on Friday said it would invest  $2 billion over the next 10 years for shale gas exploration and development from its Raniganj block in West Bengal.


Great Eastern Energy to invest $2 bn for shale gas development


A Colonel posted in Uttarakhand was seriously injured after an attack from a bear in the Joshimath region, officials said on Friday.


Army Colonel attacked by bear in Uttarakhand, airlifted to Delhi


Climate change will widen the inequality gap in India. People exposed to natural hazards in low income regions are seven times more likely to die, and six times more likely to be injured or displaced, compared to equivalent populations in high income regions, a report said on Friday.


Climate change will widen inequality gap in India: Report


Thousands of Australian school students skipped school on Friday to stage mass protests across the country to urged for greater action on climate change.


Australian students participate in mass climate protests


Heavy rains pounded Sydney and its suburbs on Wednesday, triggering floods which have left at least two people dead as well as causing commuter chaos and leaving thousands without electricity.


Storms, heavy rains cause chaos, flooding in Sydney


Over 500 Australians called for emergency assistance in just two hours after storms lashed Sydney and nearby regions, equalling rainfall of its monthly average in that time, causing floods, power cuts and flight delays on Wednesday, Met said.


Flash floods cause havoc in Sydney


In a major move to fight air pollution, the Delhi government on Tuesday released its draft "Electric Vehicle Policy 2018", which aims to ensure adoption of 25 per cent e-vehicles among new registrations by 2023.


25% of all vehicles in Delhi to be electric by 2023: Draft policy


An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck Japan's southern Ibaraki Prefecture, the weather agency here said Tuesday.


5.0-Magnitude quake strikes south Japan, no tsunami warning


A report by the United Nations and its partners on Monday showed overall global wealth was rising but at the cost of environmental assets, such as water, clean air, forests and biodiversity.


Global wealth rising at cost of environment: UN report


Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Monday said that the state government was contemplating setting up a commission -- Gau Samvardhan Aayog -- for the development and conservation of indigenous cow breeds.


Himachal government mulling steps to promote native cow species


At least 634 people were injured in the magnitude-6.4 earthquake that struck Iran's Kermanshah province, authorities said on Monday.


Over 600 injured in massive Iran quake


A strong earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale hit the border area between Iraq and Iran and was felt in the capital Baghdad and many Iraqi provinces, a seismic monitor has said.


6.3-magnitude quake jolts Iraq-Iran border


The Camp Fire -- the deadliest blaze in the history of California that has claimed at least 85 lives and destroyed 14,000 residences -- has been fully contained, authorities announced on Sunday.


Deadly California wildfire fully contained


Five Finnish nationals -- two business executives a owner of legal firm, a leading IT executive and their pilot -- were killed while on a hunting trip when their private plane crashed in Zimbabwe, police said.


5 Finns killed on hunting trip to Zimbabwe


A new US government report has delivered a dire warning about climate change and its devastating impact, saying that the economy could lose hundreds of billions of dollars by the end of the century.


Climate change could cost US hundreds of billions of dollars annually


The global climate finance flows have increased with a bulk of it continuing to go towards efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions, the UN Climate Change secretariat said.


Global climate finance flows increased: UN Climate Change


A person was on Friday arrested from West Bengal's Murshidabad district for trying to smuggle a rare species of takshak snake (gecko) worth Rs 9 crore, police said.


Rare species of snake worth Rs 9 crore rescued in Bengal, one arrested


The Union Home Ministry on Thursday said American tourist John Allen Chau, who was reportedly killed by an isolated Sentinelese tribe in the Andamans, is being dealt with as "missing and presumed dead" as his body has not been recovered yet.

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