environment

Over 20,000 vehicles penalized as Delhi ramps up anti-pollution crackdown

With winter smog deepening, the Commission for Air Quality Management bans non-Delhi BS-III commercial vehicles as police issue over 20,000 challans under GRAP-2 since October 19.

Delhi chokes on toxic air ahead of Diwali, AQI soars past 400 in worst-hit areas

Delhi chokes ahead of Diwali: Toxic haze thickens as AQI breaches 300 in several areas

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

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.

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.

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.

SC judge stresses India’s tolerance, human-animal coexistence

Supreme Court Justice BV Nagarathna highlighted India’s historical culture of tolerance towards animals and urged a holistic approach to address growing human-wildlife conflicts.