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Delhi-NCR chokes under ‘severe’ pollution as AQI soars past 450

New Delhi: Air pollution levels in the National Capital Region (NCR) have shattered previous records over the past few days, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) across the entire NCR, including Delhi, Noida and Ghaziabad,…

Pakistan’s Lahore ranked world’s most polluted city

Islamabad: Lahore has been ranked at the top of global pollution charts with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of more than 450, according to the Swiss air quality monitor IQAir, local media reported on Wednesday.…

For every $1 world invests in nature, it spends $30 on destroying it: UN report

New Delhi: For every $1 the world invests in protecting nature, it spends $30 on destroying it. This stark imbalance is the central finding of a new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report released on Thursday.…

Australian heatwave five times more likely due to climate change: Study

Melbourne: Climate change made early January’s southeastern Australia heatwave five times more likely, scientists say, as the country braces for another 50 degrees Celsius scorcher on Saturday.   The Bureau of Meteorology has issued heatwave…

January 2026 — 5th warmest on record: EU climate monitor

Brussels: January 2026 was the fifth-warmest on record globally, with contrasting temperature extremes seen in both hemispheres, the EU-funded Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) reported on Tuesday. The global average temperature in January 2026 stood…

CAQM issues statutory direction proposing stricter PM emission norms for industries across Delhi-NCR

New Delhi: In a move to strengthen industrial emission control measures across the National Capital Region (NCR), the Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR and Adjoining Areas (CAQM) on Saturday issued a statutory direction…

Big cats taken to Kuno in helicopters after 8 cheetahs from Botswana arrive at Gwalior

Gwalior: A special Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft carrying eight cheetahs from Botswana arrived at Gwalior airport on Saturday morning. After a formal inspection of the cheetahs which had travelled for over 10 hours, the…

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