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India withdraws offer to host COP33 climate summit in 2028

Soumya Pillai - April 8, 2026

Soil near Delhi-NCR battery recycling sites have high levels of lead, finds Toxics Link study

How will Delhi conduct its first city-wide tree census

40% Indian districts still don’t have a single air quality monitoring station, says Airvoice study

Why Punjab’s farmers continue to burn stubble and poison Delhi’s air

Pratik Parija - November 12, 2019

Crop burning contributed 44% on 31 Oct to Delhi’s PM2.5 level. The contribution is forecast to be 25% on Tuesday.

Rajasthan’s Sambhar Salt Lake becomes graveyard for birds, hundreds die in 10 days

Mohana Basu - November 11, 2019

Cause of death of the birds is yet to be ascertained. Chief wildlife warden of Jaipur says carcass samples have been sent for testing.

As Delhi battles pollution, power plants around the capital set to miss emissions deadline

Rajesh Kumar Singh - November 11, 2019

Ten coal-fired plants, including Vedanta Ltd., Larsen & Toubro Ltd. and Uttar Pradesh Power Corp, are expected to install pollution-control devices to curb deaths linked to toxic emissions.

Sholay’s iconic rocks are being blasted for a highway, endangered vultures also threatened

Rohini Swamy - November 11, 2019

Ramadevarabetta, where Ramesh Sippy’s ‘Sholay’ was shot, is home to India’s only vulture sanctuary. But the road construction is worrying environmentalists.

Renewable energy has become affordable now

Peter R. Orszag - November 8, 2019

The economics of renewable energy have been improving fast — especially those of onshore wind and utility-scale solar power.

How air pollution has become a big factor in Indians’ decision to work in Delhi

Kritika Sharma - November 7, 2019

Hiring agencies say over the last couple of years, there has been a rise in the number of people looking to shift out of Delhi when the smog sets in.

Over 11,000 scientists from 153 countries declare global climate emergency

PTI - November 6, 2019

The declaration is based on an analysis of data on energy use, surface temperature, population growth, land clearing, deforestation, carbon emissions etc.

India’s greenhouse gas emissions highest in the world in 2018

James Thornhill - November 6, 2019

Emissions jumped 6.3% in India, 3.4% in the US & 2.3% in China, Capgemini said in its World Energy Markets Observatory report.

Delhi air quality improves to ‘very poor’, but it’s not due to odd-even traffic rule

Mohana Basu - November 5, 2019

Government's pollution monitoring system SAFAR had predicted Sunday that air quality will improve during the week.

India among countries most vulnerable to rising sea levels, says UN chief

PTI - November 4, 2019

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres cited a recent report that also said 10 per cent of Thailand's population was at risk.

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Environment

India withdraws offer to host COP33 climate summit in 2028

Soil near Delhi-NCR battery recycling sites have high levels of lead, finds Toxics Link study

How will Delhi conduct its first city-wide tree census

40% Indian districts still don’t have a single air quality monitoring station, says Airvoice study

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