Uttarakhand to tag wild elephants with radio collars
Faced with a rising number of reports of wild elephants straying into human habitats, leading to crops being damaged and some deaths, Uttarakhand's Forest department is moving to resolve the conflict — with radio tags.
The state government is tying up with Wildlife Institute of India (WII) to tranquilise about 6-8 elephants and fit GPS-enabled radio collars around their necks starting December 1, 2019. The objective: monitor their movements in real-time and set up an "early warning system" for residents in about 30 villages near the Rajaji National Park, and Shyampur and Rasiyabad forest areas.
A WII team will track the elephants and record their location after every hour. The information will be shared with forest staff and guards, and village volunteer groups through a mobile application.
Greta-Shame to Deter Plastic Use in Offices
Offices are using photos of climate change activist Greta Thunberg to deter employees from using single-use plastics. The trend, dubbed "Greta-shaming," has become especially popular in Israel, where photos of the 16-year-old have been used in workplaces in both Tel Aviv and Jerusalem
. The tactic sees employees hang up photos of Thunberg in workplace cafeterias near plastic utensils or single-use coffee cups, in an effort to shame colleagues away from using the items.
One photo sees a picture of the teenager with her hands clasped under her chin placed near a stack of plastic cups while another shows Thunberg placed in front of coffee cups with the caption: "Are you sure?"
In the AP office in Jerusalem, a photo shared by Sommer shows the activist deterring the use of coffee stirrers. The photo quotes Thunberg's September United Nations speech, reading: "How dare you." Israel is the second-biggest per capita consumer of single-use plastic in the world.
Nov 10, 2019
Coonoor gets waste management park
With the help of non-governmental organisations, the Coonoor municipality and the district administration have officially closed the dump yard that had been an eyesore and a major cause of pollution in Ottupattarai in Coonoor.
Instead, the area has now been turned into a waste management facility and park, capable of processing almost the entirety of the town's generated dry waste.
District Collector J. Innocent Divya inaugurated the park.
Nov 09, 2019
7 Killed As Cyclone 'Bulbul' Disrupts Normal Life In Bengal
Cyclone 'Bulbul', which barrelled through the coastal districts of West Bengal before hurtling towards Bangladesh, claimed at least seven lives in different parts of the state.
The severe cyclonic storm, which brought in its wake heavy rain coupled with gale wind uprooted hundreds of trees and snapped cables in the city and its adjoining areas in North and South 24 Parganas and East Midnapore, bring life to a near-halt.
Nov 08, 2019
Bihar Govt. To Ban Diesel-Run Autorickshaws In Patna From 2021
With air pollution turning severe in Patna over the last few days, the Bihar government decided to ban diesel-run autorickshaws from 2021 in the State capital and its adjoining areas.
Earlier, the government had also declared a ban on all commercial and State-owned vehicles older than 15 years.
The government also decided to launch an intensive drive to conduct pollution tests on private vehicles.
Mexico Mammoths: Human-Built Woolly Mammoth Traps Found In Tultepec
At least 14 woolly mammoth skeletons have been uncovered in Mexico in traps built by humans about 15,000 years ago.
The two pits in Tultepec north of Mexico City are the first mammoth traps to be discovered.
Early hunters may have herded the elephant-sized mammals into the traps using torches and branches.
The recent discovery of more than 800 mammoth bones could change our understanding of how early humans hunted the enormous animals.
Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) says more traps could be uncovered in the area north of Mexico City.
Nov 07, 2019
NGT Issues Ultimatum To Ban Certain RO systems
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has given "last opportunity" to the Union Environment Ministry to issue notifications pertaining to prohibition on the use of RO (reverse osmosis) systems, which result in wastage of almost 80% of water.
The NGT was referring to an order passed by it in May 2019, where it had directed that "wherever RO is to be permitted, condition of recovery of water to the extent of more than 60% is required".
Xi, Macron Call Climate Pact 'Irreversible' After U.S. pullout
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron declared that the Paris climate pact was "irreversible", showing a united front after Washington formally withdrew from the accord.
The joint declaration came at the end of Mr. Macron's second visit to China, which started in Shanghai and included talks on trade and the Iranian nuclear issue.
The French leader also said that there was a need for dialogue to resolve months of unrest in Hong Kong — ignoring Beijing's prior warning that such sensitive topics should not be on the agenda.
But Mr. Xi and Mr. Macron found common ground on climate change.
Volanic Eruption Creates New Island in Tongan Archipelago
An undersea volcanic eruption in the Tongan archipelago has sunk one island and created another three times larger.
Taaniela Kula, of the Tonga Geological Service, said the new Lateiki island is estimated to be about 100 metres wide and 400 metres long, and is situated about 120 metres west of its submerged predecessor.
It lies between Kao and Late in the Pacific kingdom's northern Ha'apai group of islands.
The upheaval followed an 18-day undersea eruption in October 2019, in an area prone to earthquakes and volcanic activity.
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