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

The Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) daily AQI bulletin reported that Greater Noida recorded an AQI of 291, placing it in the "poor" category, while Ghaziabad and Noida had AQI values of 268 and 265, respectively.

Environment

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.

The Lancet Study

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.

Cyclone Dana in odisha

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.

Delhi's air quality further deteriorates; AQI drops to hazardous level of 400

The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) stated that the national capital's air quality worsened on October 27, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) standing at 352, which falls into the "very poor" category.

Heavy rain lashes eastern India as Cyclone Dana makes landfall, WB reports one death

Cyclone Dana made landfall between Dhamra in the Bhadrak district and Bhitarkanika in the Kendrapara district around 12:10 am. According to Manorama Mohanty, regional director of IMD Bhubaneswar, the cyclone is expected to weaken and recurve toward the Dhenkanal and Angul districts rather than Keonjhar once the landfall process concludes.