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Central Pollution Control Board

Delhi chokes under toxic haze as air quality turns ‘severe’ for second day

With AQI readings soaring past 450 in several areas, the capital faces its worst pollution of the year; construction banned, vehicular restrictions tightened under Stage III emergency curbs.

Himachal Pradesh’s cold desert biosphere reserve becomes India’s 13th UNESCO-listed site

Spanning 7,770 sq km in Lahaul and Spiti, the high-altitude Cold Desert Reserve joins the elite World Network of Biosphere Reserves under UNESCO’s man and the biosphere program, preserving a fragile alpine ecosystem.

Why Super Typhoon Ragasa intensified so rapidly and wreaked such damage

Ragasa underwent unusually fast strengthening as it travelled over very warm waters with low wind shear and excellent upper-level ventilation; satellite analyses, regional meteorological agencies and weather centres identify sea-surface heat, favourable atmospheric structure, a long open-water track and strong outflow as the main immediate causes.

Super Typhoon Ragasa prompts mass evacuations, school closures across Hong Kong and southern China

Authorities issue storm warnings, shut down schools, suspend flights and initiate large-scale evacuations ahead of Ragasa’s expected landfall in Guangdong province.

(L to R) Deputy Commissioner - Siang, Tayi Taggu, Minister (RD & PR) Ojing Tasing, Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein, Chief Secretary Manish Kumar Gupta and the representative from Parong after the MoU signing ceremony in Itanagar on Sept 20.

Arunachal’s Parong villagers join growing support for Siang Upper Multipurpose Project

In a boost to the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project, Parong village has joined a growing list of Siang communities endorsing the government’s plan, signing an MoU to allow a pre-feasibility study for the mega hydropower initiative.

Union Environment Ministry

Environment ministry backtracks on Sariska boundary plan, agrees to public consultation

Supreme Court pressure forces rethink after rapid approvals raised questions of procedural lapses and mining interests.

flood fears in low-lying areas

Yamuna swells past danger mark, Delhi braces for flooding threat

Authorities evacuate low-lying areas as river level inches toward evacuation mark; record water release from Haryana heightens crisis.