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Despite usage of renewable energy, global fossil emission to reach record high in 2024; India's share to rise by 4.6%: Study

As the UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, discussed raising trillions of dollars to tackle climate change, the group of scientists known as the "Global Carbon Project" warned that emissions from fossil fuels — the main driver of warming — could hit a record 37.4 billion tons in 2024, up 0.8% from 2023 levels.

COP29 agrees to creating global carbon market under Paris Agreement's Article 6

Air quality in Ghaziabad and Noida misrepresented due to missing station readings

Hazardous air quality in Delhi, PM2.5 levels 59 times higher than WHO limit

La Nina's uncertain arrival: IMD explains warm Oct weather patterns

The mean temperature for Oct was the warmest on record in Central India (Madhya Pradesh, sections of Maharashtra, and Chhattisgarh), while the second warmest on record since 1901 occurred in northwest India (Delhi-NCR).

Delhi shrouded by smog as AQI rises to 359 post-Diwali

Delhi's Air Quality Index (AQI) jumped to 359 at 6:30 am, falling into the "very poor" category, according to real-time data from the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR). On the morning of Oct 31, the AQI was at 328.

Earth’s climate will keep changing long after humanity hits net-zero emissions: Study

And this continuing climate change will not be evenly spread. Australia would keep warming more than almost any other land area. For example if net-zero emissions are reached by 2060, the Australian city of Melbourne is still predicted to warm by 1°C after that point.

Threat of climate-sensitive diseases and excessive heat exposure looms over India

The recently published eighth Lancet Countdown on health and climate change said that the spread of the rise in diseases calls for enhanced climate-integrated forecasting, strengthened healthcare infrastructure, and greater community awareness.

Yamuna pollution: Delhi faces water shortage as high ammonia contamination disrupts supply

The national capital's supply is being disrupted as the water treatment facilities (WTPs) at Sonia Vihar and Bhagirathi are struggling to manage the ammonia concentration in the Yamuna's raw water, the AAP said.

35.95 lakh people in Odisha impacted by cyclone Dana

The worst-hit districts include Kendrapara, Balasore and Bhadrak, while the human casualty "still stands at zero," the state’s Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said.