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

The air quality has worsened across the country in fact, with as many as 67 Indian cities recording an AQI above 200. Delhi leads with 445, followed by Gurugram, Ghaziabad and Noida. Bengaluru remained the city with the cleanest air with an AQI of 92.

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

Delhi air quality improves, lowest AQI recorded since Dec 2015

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.

IMD issues red alert for Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, and Karnataka as cyclone Fengal inches closer

Motor pumps, generators, boats, and other equipment have been set up as well as NDRF and state teams have been deployed for efficient disaster management while senior officials stationed in their respective areas have been asked to monitor and coordinate activities with district authorities.

Supreme Court orders hybrid mode for all schools in Delhi-NCR due to worsening air quality

The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) tests showed that the air quality had deteriorated again on the morning of Nov 26, rising to 396.