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‘Severe’ air quality chokes Delhi most of the days in January

New Delhi: Throughout January, Delhi grappled with persistent air pollution, exacerbating a crisis that had already been worsening since the previous year. Unfavourable weather conditions, including fog, calm winds, and low temperatures, contributed to the…

Delhi’s bad AQI in January raises concerns, experts flag temperature inversion & urban factors

New Delhi: The days when “parali” (stubble) burning in neighbouring states of Haryana and Punjab was solely blamed for rising pollution levels in Delhi from October to the first week of December have long gone.…

NGT seeks report on encroachments of waterbodies, wetlands in TN

Chennai: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought a report from the Tamil Nadu chief secretary on district-wise encroachments on waterbodies, wetlands and river poramboke land. Following news paper reports concerning the same, Justice Pushpa…

Higher reaches receive light snowfall in J&K

Srinagar: Night temperature rose across J&K on Friday as higher reaches received light snowfall. Higher reaches like Gulmarg, Sonamarg, Zojila Pass, Pir Ki Gali on Mughal road, Sinthan Pass, etc., received light snowfall as clouds…

Delhi turns into ‘gas chamber’, air quality in ‘severe’ category

New Delhi: There seems to be no relief from deteriorating air quality despite the Commission for Air Quality Management’s (CAQM) Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) stage-II in force as the air quality index (AQI) dipped…

Namibian cheetah ‘Jwala’ gives birth to three cubs in Kuno

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh’s Kuno National Park (KNP) got three new guests as Namibian cheetah ‘Jwala’ gave birth to three cubs. Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav shared this information on his social media account with a…

IMD issues ‘red alert’; fog and cold day conditions likely to continue in North India

New Delhi: Seeing no relief in the ongoing weather pattern, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a red alert on Sunday, indicating that dense to very dense fog and cold day to severe cold day…

Delhi shivers at 4.8 deg C , air quality remains ‘very poor’

New Delhi: There was no respite from cold for Delhiites as the national capital on Sunday recorded 4.8 degrees Celsius minimum temperature, three notches below the seasonal average, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The…

Delhi records minimum temp of 8.6 degrees, air quality remains ‘very poor’

New Delhi: The national capital on Saturday recorded a minimum temperature at 8.6 degrees Celsius, one notch above the seasonal average, the India Meteorological (IMD) Department said. The IMD’s forecast for the day showed that…

IMD issues red alert for north India, cold day & dense fog to continue for next five days

New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued a red alert, saying that dense to very dense fog conditions are likely to continue to prevail over North India during the next five days…

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