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Delhi’s AQI stays under ‘very poor’ category, GRAP-2 measures in place

Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa Tuesday highlighted the efforts in controlling Delhi's pollution, stressing that pollution levels have remained stable.

Why Delhi’s PM2.5 levels dropped rapidly post Diwali after hitting 4-year high

Particulate matter 2.5 can penetrate deep into the lungs and enter the bloodstream if inhaled. Long exposure can worsen and trigger cardiac and respiratory ailments.

Sparks fly over Delhi AQI, BJP minister cites ‘mere 10-point increase’ post Diwali to train guns at AAP

Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa accuses former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal of urging farmers to burn stubble in Punjab so national capital bears the brunt.

‘It’s their smoke’: AAP & BJP play the AQI blame game as Delhi chokes

Air quality in Delhi had reached the 'very poor' category by Tuesday morning, with residents complaining of breathing difficulties and eye irritation.

Delhi’s air quality slips to ‘very poor’ after Diwali, experts blame crackers & unfavourable weather

This year was the first time that the sale and limited use of firecrackers allowed in Delhi after they were banned in 2020 due to ill-effects on health and the environment.

UP, MP emerge as new stubble burning hotspots, beating usual suspects Punjab & Haryana. Here’s why

Satellite data shows that between 1 and 14 October, 158 fires were reported in UP, and 70 in MP. Punjab and Haryana recorded only 39 and 9 fires respectively.

All birds use the same sound to warn against threats. It changes our understanding of language

A new study shows that over 20 species of birds, separated by 50 million years of evolution, use the same call when they see their respective brood parasite species.

Delhi air pollution warning system could only predict 5 of 14 ‘severe’ days last winter—CEEW study

Forecasting systems are meant to be used to impose action plans, like GRAP. CEEW study found GRAP-III & GRAP-IV last winter were based on observed AQI, rather than forecasted levels.

British scientist, activist Jane Goodall dies at 91

According to a social media post by the Jane Goodall Institute, the primate expert died of natural causes.

The tiger roars again in Sariska: Count reaches 50 nearly two decades after complete wipeout

Not a miracle but a meticulous, long-term process, one that combined ecological insight, community engagement, political will and institutional reform, say conservationists.

On Camera

Nitish Kumar’s journey from endurance to exhaustion

Nitish Kumar has mastered the rhythm of renewal in Bihar. In a democracy of churn and chance, endurance may be the rarest—and most refined—form of political art.

India may cancel green projects struggling to find clients

While the move could free up grid capacity struggling to keep up with rapid renewable rollout, it would be a major setback for green ambitions. India aims to double clean power capacity to 500 gigawatts by the end of the decade.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.