New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal on Friday introduced a comprehensive 15-point winter action plan aimed at combatting air pollution in preparation for the upcoming festive season. During the plan’s unveiling at a press…
Lucknow: Residents of Lucknow that records an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 140 and more, are passively smoking 7-8 cigarettes a day. Lucknow, at least during the peak winter period, is one of the nine…
New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department on Tuesday said that conditions are becoming favourable for further withdrawal of Southwest Monsoon from some more parts of northwest and adjoining western India during next 2-3 days while…
Canberra: Australia will face possible compounding and cascading natural disasters throughout this upcoming summer season, the nation’s top emergency management authority warned on Monday. Brendan Moon, Australia’s Coordinator-General for National Emergency Management, told reporters here…
New Delhi: A high-level Parliamentary panel has expressed dismay over the fact that four states, namely Delhi, Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana exceeded 100 per cent groundwater extraction between 2004 and 2017, while 267 districts had…
New Delhi: The UK Prime Minister on the second day of G20 Summit announced the contribution of $2 billion to the Green Climate Fund — the biggest single funding commitment the UK has made to…
Chennai: The Pallikaranai marshland which has been recognised as a Ramsar site in 2022 is in the league of losing the status due to pollution in the marshland. The wetland is polluted with sewage discharge…
New Delhi: Despite concerted efforts to improve the air quality in the national capital during the high-profile G20 Summit in the national capital this weekend, the Air Quality Index (AQI) has taken a turn for…
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that “climate breakdown has begun”. The UN chief released a strongly worded statement on a record summer of global warming in the Northern Hemisphere, according to the…
Brasilia: At least 21 people were killed and thousands displaced from their homes in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state due to to torrential rain and winds caused by a cyclone, with more flooding expected.…
