Environment

Memories of the winter usually come wrapped in warmth. Not so in Delhi. Here they are tinged with the smell of sulphur, burnt oil and a concoction of chemicals difficult...

New Delhi: The air pollution level in the national capital reached the ‘severe plus’ category on Monday, marking it to be the season’s worst. The 24-hour average Air Quality Index...

Lahore: At a time when Lahore is facing air pollution crisis, Pakistan Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb from the country’s Punjab province has blamed the winds-carrying pollutants from neighbouring India for the...

Delhi: About two days after taking a dip in the heavily polluted Yamuna river, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva was hospitalised on Saturday. He complained of breathing difficulty and skin...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up the Central government for rendering the Environmental Protection Act “toothless” in the context of rampant stubble burning in neighbouring states leading...

New Delhi: Parts of the Sahara Desert witnessed severe flooding after two days of torrential rainfall in southeastern Morocco, exceeding the region's yearly averages. Officials from Morocco's meteorology agency reported...

New Delhi: A big solar storm is going to hit the Earth, and it may affect electronic communications, according to a warning issued by American scientists. A solar storm is...

Antarctica: It's scary to know that the icy continent of Antarctica is turning green at an alarming rate due to global warming. According to satellite data, the green cover of...

Washington DC: Two massive asteroids, 2024 SD3 and 2024 SR4, are racing towards Earth and expected to pass by our planet in the next few hours. NASA is on high...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha recorded the highest volume of diversion of forest land for mining and non-forestry purpose during the last five years, the Lok Sabha was informed. This information was shared...