Environment & Weather

Data showed PM10 levels soaring to 3,826 micrograms per cubic metre at Jahangirpuri. PM10 levels up to 100 micrograms per cubic metre (for a 24-hour period) are considered safe.

Delhi has been experiencing cloudy weather and sporadic rainfall for the last 15 days, a rarity during this time of the year.

Rainfall was also recorded in many places in Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

The heat dangers long known in greater Phoenix are becoming familiar nationwide as global warming creates new challenges to protect the aged.

There is good news on the waterfront even as the country is heading towards one of the harshest summers. Indian reservoirs are doing better than in the previous year.

The findings from The AP-NORC poll echo growing evidence that many individuals question their own role in combating climate change. Still, the poll suggests people are paying attention.

Maximiliano Herrera, a climatologist and weather historian, described the unusually high temperatures as the "worst April heatwave in Asian history", The Guardian reported.

NEW DELHI: India on Monday welcomed the IPCC's synthesis report, saying it confirmed climate change as one of the key environmental challenges facing humanity and endorsed the country's call for "equity and climate justice".…

झज्जर: बेमौसम बारिश लोगों के लिए आफत बन गई है। सोमवार शाम हुई मूसलाधार बारिश ने जल निकासी को लेकर प्रशासन के दावों की पोल खोल दी है। करीब डेढ़ घंटे की बारिश के बाद झज्जर शहर की सड़कों पर 2 फीट तक पानी भर गया। सड़कों के साथ-साथ रिहायशी…

Buenos Aires: Argentina broke records for heat and cold within a short window of just five days this week, with temperatures plummeting a jaw-dropping 30 degrees Celsius as a heatwave gave way to historic snowfalls. A cold front from…

Beijing: The death toll from a snow avalanche in the district of Nyingchi in the Tibet Autonomous Region in western China has increased to 13 people, Chinese state media reported on Friday. Earlier, eight deaths were reported. According…

 Islamabad: A strong earthquake of 5.8 magnitude jolted parts of Pakistan, confirmed the National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC). However, the US Geological Survey claimed that the magnitude of the quake was recorded as 5.5 on the…

Dhaka: Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) Thursday predicted that mild to severe cold wave sweeping over Rajshahi, Pabna, Dinajpur, Panchagarh, Nilphamari, Jashore, Chuadanga and Kushtia districts may continue for more days. "Mild…

 Srinagar: There is no respite in cold as Kashmir valley continues to freeze in sub-zero temperature with Pahalgam remaining the coldest place with minus 4.8 degree Celsius on Monday. The Meteorological Department forecast dry weather to…

Chennai: Following is the summary of observations recorded by the weather office here at 0830 hrs today. Rainfall occurred at many places over Tamilnadu, Puducherry and Karaikal. Chief amount of rainfall in centimeters:Kollidam (dist…

Shimla: Minimum temperature plummeted by many degrees below normal as it was minus 5.7 degree Celsius at Keylong headquarter of Lahaul-Spiti district on Sunday, Met department said. It said in a forecast issued here Sunday that minimum…

Nuku'alofa: A 7.0 magnitude earthquake occurred on Saturday morning near Tonga in the Pacific Ocean, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake was recorded at 07:09 GMT. The epicenter of the tremors was located 349…

New Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said it is due to the failure of the state governments that the stubble burning is happening in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, and UP, causing enormous pollutants in the air. The Rights body…

Tokyo: An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck Japan's eastern prefecture of Ibaraki on Wednesday, with no tsunami warnings issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. According to the JMA, the quake occurred at…

New Delhi: Supreme Court declined to lift the ban on firecrackers and refused to hear the petition filed by Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Manoj Tiwari challenging the blanket ban on firecrackers in Delhi, after noting that let people…