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October 21, 2024 11:29 AM

Cuba grid collapses again, hurricane heaps on misery

Cuba's electrical grid collapsed again on Sunday, the fourth such failure in 48 hours, with a hurricane making landfall to compound the island's misery and threaten further havoc on its decrepit infrastructure. Cuba earlier on Sunday had said ...

October 21, 2024 10:11 AM

COP16 kicks off in Colombia with opening ceremony

The two-week COP16 biodiversity summit kicked off in Colombia on Sunday with an opening ceremony flanked by Colombian officials and representatives of indigenous peoples. During the summit, officials aim to halt the rapid destruction of nature which...

October 20, 2024 1:45 PM

Layer of fog engulfs national capital; AQI drops to 454 in Delhi’s Anand Vihar area

A layer of fog engulfs parts of the national capital as air pollution has been on constant rise. The AQI at Anand Vihar area of Delhi has dropped to 454 recorded at 8:30 am, putting it under the 'Severe' category. The AQI at Dwarka, sector-8, has ...

October 20, 2024 11:18 AM

Hurricane warning issued for Oscar in Cuba, Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands

Cuba issued a hurricane warning for its northern coast regarding Hurricane Oscar, which is forecast to make landfall in Cuba on Sunday night, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Saturday. The warning was for the provinces of Holguin and Guant...

October 19, 2024 11:14 AM

AQI in Delhi drops to 226; residents face breathing issues

A thin layer of smog has blanketed the national capital on Saturday, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) dropping to 226, classified as 'Poor' by the Central Pollution Control Board. The worst readings were recorded in the Akshardham and Anand Vihar are...

October 18, 2024 11:12 PM

Azores create largest marine protected area in North Atlantic

The regional assembly of Portugal's Azores Islands approved the creation of the largest protected marine area in the North Atlantic to reach international conservation goals well ahead of time. The approval late on Thursday places the archipelago at...

October 18, 2024 4:38 PM

Global coral bleaching event expands, now the largest on record

The mass bleaching of coral reefs around the world since February 2023 is now the most extensive on record, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) told Reuters this week. A staggering 77% of the world’s coral reef areas – fro...

October 18, 2024 1:25 PM

Government approves three pilot projects to use hydrogen energy in steel production under National Green Hydrogen mission

Union Government has approved three pilot projects aimed at integrating hydrogen into steel production under the National Green Hydrogen Mission. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) had previously issued guidelines for these pilot initiat...

October 18, 2024 10:24 AM

Smog engulfs Delhi, AQI drops to 293

A layer of smog has blanketed the national capital, driving the Air Quality Index (AQI) down to 293, a level categorized as 'Poor'. In Anand Vihar, the AQI has worsened to 339, falling into the 'Very Poor' category. The India Gate area recorded an AQ...

October 17, 2024 2:23 PM

Deep ocean marine heatwaves may be under-reported, study says

Heatwaves deep in oceans may be "significantly under-reported", highlighting an area of marine warming that has been largely overlooked, a joint study by Australia's national science agency (CISRO) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences has found. The ...

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