NASA spots perfectly rectangular icebergs in Antarctica

"I've not really seen one before with two corners at such right angles like this one had," said IceBridge senior support scientist Jeremy Harbeck.

Oct 25, 2018

Flame and 'lava flow' create panic in drought-hit village in Karnataka's Chitradurga

Drought-hit village in Chitradurga district of Karnataka witness flame and molten lava emerging from earth's surface melting an electric pole, left the villagers sleepless and scared.

Oct 25, 2018

SC refuses blanket ban on firecrackers ahead of Diwali; fixes time slots for fireworks in Delhi

People can no longer buy crackers via online portals and e-commerce sites.

Oct 23, 2018

'Extremely dangerous' hurricane Willa nearing Mexico's Pacific coast

A category 4 Hurricane Willa is nearing the pacific coast of Mexico with the potential for life-threatening storm surge, wind and torrents of rain.

Oct 23, 2018

India home to 10 of world's most polluted cities; situation worse than China: WHO

Adding to the already bad smog situation, crop burning and cracker bursting for the Diwali season will begin soon, this could push the already "very poor" air quality of Delhi to hazardous levels.

Oct 22, 2018

Dussehra festivities see Delhi choking again as air quality drops to 'very poor' levels

Apart from firecrackers, the CPCB also pointed out that construction work in the city, pollution from vehicles as well as wind carrying pollutants from stubble burning farms surrounding the NCR has all contributed to the drop in quality of air.

Oct 21, 2018

Flash flood alert: Landslide in China creates new lake that could overflow into Arunachal Pradesh

The landslide happened near a village in Menling County, Tibet and this led water in the newly-formed lake to rise to 131 feet by Thursday, October 18.

Oct 19, 2018

Govt aims to cut stubble burning in Punjab, Haryana by 70 percent as air pollution chokes Delhi

As pollution levels climbed to 12 times the recommended limit last year, India introduced some measures aimed at curbing crop burning.

Oct 17, 2018

Delhi rolls out emergency pollution plan as the city gears up for winter

Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) goes into effect today and will be in place till March 15, 2019, right through Delhi's winter months.

Oct 15, 2018

Delhi's air is getting worse - one point away from being classified 'very poor': Report

The AQI on Friday was at 154 and it nearly doubled in a day. This is expected to get even worse in the coming months.

Oct 14, 2018

Mount Etna: Active volcano in Italy could collapse any moment into the sea, triggering tsunamis

The south-eastern flank of the volcano is moving both above ground as well as its portion under the water.

Oct 11, 2018

NASA wants to contain Yellowstone supervolcano that can end the world in one eruption

A full-scale eruption from the Yellowstone supervolcano has the potential to plunge the entire planet in a nuclear winter-like situation, wiping out humanity.

Oct 10, 2018

Delhi air pollution: Govt begins drive to seize and scrap old vehicles

In addition to the 30 vehicles in use by the transport department in Delhi that checks vehicles across the city, 27 new SUVs equipped with GPS trackers and tablets for spot fines have also been added for the latest drive against air pollution.

Oct 9, 2018

India to face deadly annual heat wave if Paris Accords are not met, reveals IPCC report

The world has already warmed up by one degree and the 1.5 degree target is likely to be breached by 2030, say scientists.

Oct 8, 2018

China takes lead as the world prepares to install more than 1 trillion watts of clean, renewable energy by 2023

Regardless of renewable energy expanding its global power yield to 30 percent by 2023, increasing coal generation in Asia implies that fossil fuel will remain the most significant source of energy in the world.

Oct 9, 2018