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Delhi AQI improves slightly, still reels under hazardous air conditions at 378

Prominent areas such as India Gate and Sarai Kale Khan remained under the 'very poor' category with AQI of 380 and 359, respectively. A layer of dense smog envelops Delhi-NCR.

Delhi’s air quality stays in ‘severe’ zone for 3rd straight day, calm winds & moisture to blame

The city also recorded its first spell of fog Monday. Visibility as low as 50 metres early in the morning disrupted dozens of flights across the region.

A city without water is a harbinger of a thirsty planet

Cape Town and Chennai in recent years endured punishing droughts. Similar conditions afflicted Bengaluru and Hyderabad last year. Now Tehran is facing the same emergency.

Fifth La Niña in six years to disrupt crops and supply chains

In recent La Niña years, global losses have ranged from $258 billion to $329 billion. The phenomenon is often linked with droughts in California, Argentina and Brazil, and flooding in Southeast Asia.

Delhi chokes as AQI records at 452, thick smog covers NCR

Large parts of the city were covered in a dense layer of toxic smog, significantly reducing visibility and causing discomfort to residents.

CAQM invokes GRAP IV as AQI nears ‘severe plus’ mark in Delhi-NCR

The Commission for Air Quality Management said Delhi’s AQI reached 446 at 6 pm due to slow winds, unstable atmosphere, unfavourable weather conditions, and poor pollutant dispersal.

Capital trouble: Delhi groundwater crosses ‘over exploited’ mark, warns RBI report

After unacceptable Uranium levels, now RBI report shows chronic overuse and inadequate replenishment of groundwater in Delhi. New Delhi district saw highest extraction in 2024.

Rahul seeks debate on air pollution in Lok Sabha with bipartisan approach—‘let’s talk about the future’

Gandhi said the Centre and Opposition should put away their differences to work together for issues that are critical, instead of indulging in politics of blame often seen during debates.

Smog persists in Delhi, air quality reduces to ‘very poor’

Despite marginal improvements in recent weeks, large parts of the capital remained shrouded in dense and toxic smog, characterised by low visibility. The AQI reached 386 at 7:00 a.m. on Friday.

UNDP says 1.1 million hectares in Sri Lanka submerged after Cyclone Ditwah

The cyclone made landfall on Sri Lanka's eastern coast on 28 November, unleashing intense rainfall and exposing 2.3 million people to cyclone-driven flooding, said the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

On Camera

Henry George’s Single Tax offers a democratic alternative to communist remedies: DM Kulkarni

The immediate benefit of Single Tax would be to reduce the sale prices of land to nominal ones. Landowners would no longer find it profitable to keep idle lands, wrote DM Kulkarni in 1960.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.