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February 6, 2025 4:38 PM

Western disturbance triggers temperature drop across North India: IMD

A significant temperature drop has been observed across North India due to a western disturbance currently positioned over North Pakistan, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported on Thursday. The western disturbance, along with its associ...

February 6, 2025 9:22 AM

Year begins with warmest January despite shift towards cooling La Nina

Last month was the world's warmest January on record, continuing a streak of extreme global temperatures despite a shift towards the cooling La Nina weather pattern, European Union scientists said on Thursday. January extended a run of extraordinary...

February 4, 2025 3:17 PM

International Big Cat Alliance officially comes into force as fully functional international legal entity

The International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) has officially come into force as a treaty-based, inter-governmental organisation, becoming a fully functional international legal entity on January 23. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), acting as the ...

February 3, 2025 10:21 PM

Schools shut, more flights scheduled as quakes constantly shake Santorini

Families boarded ferries and extra flights were laid on to help people leave Santorini on Monday as dozens of tremors shook the Greek island for a fourth day. Tremors have been recorded between the volcanic islands of Santorini and Amorgos in the Ae...

February 3, 2025 3:43 PM

One dead, thousands urged to evacuate as Australia’s northeast battles floods

One person died on Sunday in Australia's north Queensland state in heavy flooding, authorities said, urging thousands of people to move to higher ground due to torrential rains. Queensland authorities said major flooding was underway in coastal Hinc...

February 2, 2025 9:30 AM

Delhi’s air quality plummets to ‘very poor’ category

The air quality in Delhi has significantly deteriorated, as the city’s Air Quality Index (AQI) surged to 341 on Sunday at 6 am, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), falling into the ‘very poor’ category. Air quality across ...

January 31, 2025 3:51 PM

Charting a Green Course: Hydrogen-Fuelled Trains in India

India’s pursuit of green hydrogen-powered trains will become a defining landmark in sustainable transport. The government’s emphasis on renewable energy solutions, combined with the proactive efforts of the Indian Railways, is preparing the natio...

January 31, 2025 1:54 PM

PM-Surya Ghar crosses 8.5 lakh solar rooftop installations as India eyes 1,800 GW green energy by 2047

PM-Surya Ghar, India’s flagship solar energy initiative, has surpassed 8.5 lakh rooftop installations, marking significant progress toward the goal of powering 10 million households with solar energy, according to Union Minister for New and Renewab...

January 30, 2025 11:22 AM

Delhi-NCR air quality slips to ‘severe’, GRAP-3 re-imposed

As the air quality in Delhi-NCR worsened and the Air Quality Index (AQI) touched ‘Severe’ levels on Wednesday, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) re-imposed Stage 3 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) from Thursday. The AQI o...

January 29, 2025 7:55 PM

Stage-III GRAP implemented in Delhi as air quality reaches ‘severe’ category

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has implemented Stage-III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Delhi and the surrounding National Capital Region (NCR) with immediate effect, following a deterioration in air quality to the 'se...

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