Category: Environment
Jan 16, – The Chinese authorities measured the density of particles of PM2.5 pollution in the air in parts of Beijing on Thursday at between 350 and 500 micrograms per cubic meter. Measurements conducted at a monitoring post at the US embassy in Beijing found a peak of 671 micrograms per cubic meter. That is […]
Jan 08, Beijing – The equivalent of the population of Bristol dies each year in China because of air pollution, according to the country’s former health minister. Chen Zhu, who is also a professor of medicine and a leading molecular biologist, is the most senior government official to put a human cost on the smog […]
Dec 24 Skopje, Macedonia – Macedonia has extended urgent anti-pollution measures in four cities including the capital until Tuesday. The measures include a ban on trucks from city centers from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and instructions to private and public sector firms to allow pregnant women and employees over 60 to stay at home. […]
Dec 14, – China became the first country to “soft-land” on the Moon in nearly four decades on Saturday, taking the Asian super-power one step closer to putting a man on the lunar surface. The unmanned Chang’e-3 spacecraft successfully landed at just before 9.15pm Beijing time, according to Chinese state media. “It landed on the […]
Nov 30, – Following months of delays by Germany, the European Union has reached an agreement on carbon emissions restrictions for new cars. Manufacturers will have more time to meet the rules. Efforts to curb carbon dioxide emissions from Europe’s vehicles were revived on Friday following months of delays, as European Union diplomats announced they […]
Nov 27, – Australia is known for its destructive summer wildfires, storms and dangerous predators such as sharks which are common in its waters, but researchers at the University of New South Wales said there was an unheralded killer in the sea. The Australian surf kills more people than bushfires, cyclones, floods and sharks combined, […]
Nov 11, Representatives from almost 200 nations are gathering in Warsaw to debate the details of a global warming pact that is due to be agreed on in 2015. The UN climate talks are not expected to flesh out any major decisions. The 19th conference of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change will […]
Nov 10, – Around 10,000 people may have died in just one area of the Philippines hit by Typhoon Haiyan, according to officials. One of the worst storms on record, it destroyed homes, schools and an airport in the eastern city of Tacloban. Neighbouring Samar island was also badly affected, with reports of 300 people […]
Nov 06, – Atmospheric volumes of greenhouse gases blamed for climate change hit a new record in 2012, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in its annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin on Wednesday. “For all these major greenhouse gases the concentrations are reaching once again record levels,” WMO Secretary-General Michel Jarraud told a news conference in […]
Nov 05, – New Delhi: India launched its first rocket to Mars on Tuesday, aiming to put a satellite in orbit around the red planet at a lower cost than previous missions and potentially positioning the emerging Asian nation as a budget player in the global space race. The Mars Orbiter Mission blasted off from […]
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Human Rights Observers conference on Women’s rights and Environment
Human Rights Observers an organization in special status with UN ECOSOC has organized conference on Women’s rights and Environmental awareness Speaking on the occasion prominent senior advocate smt. Venkateshwari, stated that Violence against women and girls, a gross human rights violation, devastates lives, causes untold pain, suffering and illness. She has given various examples of […]
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