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October 28, 2024 4:29 PM

Current climate pledges still fall way short on Paris goals, UN body says

National pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions still fall far short of what is needed to limit catastrophic global warming, the United Nations said on Monday as countries prepare for the next round of climate change negotiations in November. The "...

October 27, 2024 2:06 PM

Lahore becomes world’s most polluted city, health warnings issued

The air quality in Lahore has reached alarming levels, with the city's Air Quality Index (AQI) nearing the 700 mark on Sunday, according to global monitoring sites, as reported by ARY News. The overall AQI was recorded at 690, placing Lahore at the t...

October 27, 2024 10:00 AM

Delhi’s air quality worsens, residents say “feels suffocating”

Air pollution levels worsened across the national capital on Sunday, as the Air Quality Index (AQI) soared to 352, a ‘very poor’ rating, according to the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR). This marked a substantia...

October 26, 2024 10:21 AM

Cyclone ‘Dana’ weakens into well marked low pressure area, likely to become insignificant in next 6 hours

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that the Cyclone 'Dana' has weakened into a "well-marked" low-pressure area and is likely to further weaken to become insignificant. Cyclone 'Dana' hit the Odisha coast on Friday, uprooting trees, ...

October 25, 2024 10:50 AM

Climate set to warm by 3.1 C without greater action, UN report warns

Current climate policies will result in global warming of more than 3 degrees Celsius (5.4 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the century, according to a United Nations report on Thursday (October 24), more than twice the rise agreed to nearly a decad...

October 25, 2024 10:15 AM

Cyclone Dana: Flight operations at Bhubaneswar, Kolkata airports resume

Flight operations at Bhubaneswar's Biju Patnaik International Airport, which were suspended as a precautionary measure due to Cyclone Dana, resumed at 8 am on Friday. This came after the cyclone made landfall along the Odisha coast, according to airp...

October 24, 2024 3:23 PM

EAM Jaishankar meets with heads of delegations at BRICS Summit Outreach

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar engaged with heads of delegations during the 16th BRICS Summit held at the Kazan Expo International Exhibition Center, participating in the Outreach/BRICS Plus session. Jaishankar, who accompanied Prime Minist...

October 24, 2024 1:40 PM

Commonwealth nations to discuss slavery reparations, climate change

The leaders of the Commonwealth group of nations will meet at a welcome banquet in Samoa in the South Pacific on Thursday, with climate change and reparations for Britain's role in the transatlantic slave trade on the agenda of summit discussions. L...

October 23, 2024 8:55 PM

PM Modi departs for New Delhi after attending BRICS Summit in Kazan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has departed for Delhi following his participation in the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan. During the summit, PM Modi held bilateral meetings with key leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Mas...

October 22, 2024 4:05 PM

Climate scientists warn Nordic ministers of changing Atlantic Ocean current

More than 40 climate scientists are urging Nordic ministers to prevent global warming from causing a major change in an Atlantic Ocean current, which could trigger abrupt shifts in weather patterns and damage ecosystems. A collapse of the Atlantic M...

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