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Winter could be colder this year due to weak La Nina conditions, says IMD DG

La Nina conditions are favourable for cold wave conditions, while El Nino conditions are unfavourable for it, IMD director general Mrutunjay Mohapatra said.

Delhi’s air quality hits ‘very poor’ category as AQI crosses 300 mark

New Delhi: The national capital's air quality was in the very poor category on Tuesday morning, the first time this season, with calm winds...

Delhi govt to deploy environment marshals to keep an eye on violations, says minister Rai

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai says agencies that have done construction work should adopt measures to prevent dust pollution, or action will be taken.

‘Aarey saved’ — CM Uddhav Thackeray moves controversial metro car depot to Kanjurmarg

CM Uddhav Thackeray says land owned by the state government in the Kanjurmarg area will be allotted free of cost for the metro car depot.

Zombie fires, giant craters, melting poles — here’s all that’s going wrong in the Arctic

Record-high Arctic carbon emissions in 2019 have been eclipsed by this year’s summer fires, which have pushed the region’s emissions more than a third higher.

Delhi’s air quality leans on higher end of ‘moderate’ category

The city's 24-hour average air quality index stood at 197 Saturday, falling in the 'moderate' category. It was in the 'poor' category at 204 Friday.

Delhi govt approves tree transplantation policy, smog tower at CP in battle against pollution

CM Kejriwal has described the tree transplantation policy, which seeks to prevent large-scale felling for development projects, as 'first of its kind'.

Dubai firm to help curb stubble burning in Punjab, produce energy from waste

Dubai-based Averda's CEO says the company will bring in processes for segregating the waste & recycling it to produce energy.

Last month was hottest September globally in recorded history

This is an alarming indication of the ongoing climate emergency wherein human emissions are causing global temperatures to rise, say scientists.

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.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

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.