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Doctors advise to stay indoor, flag rise in respiratory diseases as Delhi pollution woes loom

Chest surgeon Dr Arvind Kumar also said people have resorted to the usage of Nebulisers, which help patients inhale medicine directly into their lungs.

Is it too late? Researchers warn West Antarctic Ice Sheet at ‘extreme risk’ of collapse

Studies reveal Antarctic ice crisis, brainless robots powered by air, the power of ‘desert cherries’ in fighting diabetes, and the link between gut microbes and heart disease.

Delhi’s AQI monitors didn’t go blank just on Diwali. Hundreds of hours of October PM2.5 data missing

EXCLUSIVE: ThePrint analysed PM2.5 data from all 39 AQI stations across the capital for the month of October and found some glaring gaps.

Ganga has been the lab for this BHU professor. It has earned him a global honour now

Professor Jitendra Pandey has been invited to deliver the prestigious Sir Stephen Schneider Lecture. He is the first biological scientist and Asian scholar to receive the distinction.

Delhi air pollution: AQI recorded at 271, remains in ‘poor’ category

A layer of smog settled over various parts of the city Thursday morning with low visibility affecting several areas of the city.

Why EU’s ‘66-72% cut in emissions by 2035’ pledge is being seen as a cop-out ahead of COP-30

Ahead of COP-30, EU commits to 90% reduction in emissions by 2040, climate neutrality by 2050. But climate experts say it is too little, too late, 'just sleight of hand'.

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.

Modi unlikely to attend COP-30, Environment minister Yadav to lead Indian delegation to Brazil

PM missed COP-29 too as dates overlapped with Maharashtra polls. A focus area this year will be adaptation—negotiations of indicators to monitor countries’ progress on climate commitments.

100+ ex-civil servants write to 16th Finance Commission, say Himalayan states ‘going to pieces’

As part of the Constitutional Conduct Group, 103 former bureaucrats urged the Finance Commission to recommend compensating these states as their natural resources were essential for India’s economy

Up in the air: New IIT study tells us why Delhi climate not suited for cloud seeding

Delhi govt's cloud seeding efforts this week completely failed. Delhi IIT study uses parameters such as cloud temperature, water vapour levels, humidity in Delhi during October to February.

On Camera

Congress was committed to alcohol ban law without being practical: MA Venkata Rao

Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.

India bond yields rise as RBI moves to drain liquidity, lift overnight rates

New Delhi: India’s sovereign bond yields rose after the central bank announced its first step this year to drain cash from the banking system,...

Army promotes Col Purohit, acquitted in 2008 Malegaon blast case, to Brigadier; to not retire yet

This means he will serve Indian Army for a minimum of another 2 years as Brigadier, unless he picks up the next rank of Major General.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.