Air pollution kills 600,000 children every year, says World Health Organization

Maria Neira, WHO's head of environmental determinants of health, said the worrying findings highlighted in the study, including evidence of pollution causing stillbirth and preterm birth, as well as diseases into adulthood, should lead to policy changes globally.

Oct 30, 2018

Air quality severe in most of Delhi; Faridabad 25 times polluted

The safe limit for PM2.5, the finer particles which penetrate deeper into the lungs, are 60 units as per national standards and 25 units according to the international standards.

Oct 28, 2018

Politicising pollution? 50% increase in burning around Delhi, says Haryana chief minister

Everything you need to know about the ongoing debate on stubble burning, what it is and why it happens.

Oct 28, 2018

Delhi: Hazy, polluted Sunday morning as air quality remains poor at national capital

Poor air quality, humidity and smog is making the national capital polluted. The humidity, during the morning hours was 76 per cent, however the pollutant remain high due to low morning temperature and calm wind speed.

Oct 28, 2018

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