environment

Oxford-Led SMART-HS Project takes bold steps towards sustainable energy by transforming Hydropower in Southeast Asia

The SMART-HS project, led by Oxford’s Professor Louise Slater, aims to optimize hydropower systems in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia through advanced monitoring, machine learning, and community empowerment. Funded by £2 million from UKRI’s Ayrton Challenge, it enhances energy efficiency, safety, and sustainability, fostering equitable energy access and gender inclusivity while creating scalable solutions for global hydropower networks.

Supreme Court lashes out at Delhi authorities over waste management crisis

Delhi's pollution levels worsen even further as AQI soars above 400

Schools in 'severely' polluted Delhi-NCR once again go hybrid as GRAP-IV curbs are reimposed

GRAP-III reimposed in Delhi days after city recorded its cleanest air since 2015

As schools in the national capital return to hybrid mode, the Supreme Court has called for comprehensive pollution control efforts across India, directing the central government to compile a list of the country's most polluted cities.

Delhi air quality improves, lowest AQI recorded since Dec 2015

Strong winds and low moisture levels have led to improved air quality in Delhi-NCR this December, with clear skies and minimal fog aiding pollutant dispersion.

Delhi records December's coldest day in 3 years with minimum temp dropping to 4.5°C

The minimum temperatures in national capital’s Pusa and Ayangar areas reached 3.2°C and 3.8°C respectively on Dec 12. The minimum temperature did not drop below 4.9°C in December 2023 and 2022, according to Indian Meteorological Department.

Heavy rain prompts Puducherry authorities to shut schools, colleges

Following cyclone Fengal, the union territory received 48% rainfall which was unexpected, forcing the closure of schools and colleges on Dec 3, said Chief Minister N Rangaswamy.

California's Tulare Lake reappears after 130 years to revive local ecosystem

The freshwater lake's disappearance over a century back was not a natural event but the result of human actions, with settlers constructing hundreds of irrigation basins and canals to reroute the water to turn the area into fertile farmlands.

Cyclone Fengal brings record rainfall to parts of south India, 3 deaths reported so far

Heavy rainfall lashed Chennai accompanied by gusty winds with speeds reaching 70-80 kmph to 90 kmph in the coastal districts of north Tamil Nadu and south Andhra Pradesh.