Environment

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: At a time when North India is reeling under the worsening air pollution crisis, the air quality in Bhubaneswar is ‘moderate.’ The AQI in Bhubaneswar stood at 178....

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...