environment

Delhi reels under cold wave as air quality nears severe

Cold wave and toxic air push capital to the brink of “severe” pollution as fog disrupts life and travel.

Winter session ends abruptly as Delhi air pollution debate fizzles out

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

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

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

Akshardham, Anand Vihar see ‘severe’ pollution as city battles sixth day of hazardous air; authorities deploy sprinklers amid stagnant weather.

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

Capital’s air turns “poor” for fourth straight day; doctors warn of health crisis as pollution spikes across NCR.

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.