Environment

October 23, 2024 8:51 PM

PM Modi departs for New Delhi after attending BRICS Summit in Kazan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has departed for Delhi following his participation in the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan. During the summit, PM Modi held bilateral meetings with key leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, and Chinese President Xi Jinping. ...

October 23, 2024 7:57 PM

Cyclone Dana approaches West Bengal, IMD warns of heavy rainfall

As Cyclone Dana edges closer to West Bengal, the state government has implemented extensive measures to mitigate its impact. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted heavy to very heavy rainfall across several districts in the region on October 24 and 25. IMD Scientist Habibur Rahma...

October 23, 2024 1:44 PM

Delhi’s air quality remains ‘very poor’; thick morning smog covers city

Delhi witnessed a thick layer of smog on Wednesday morning as the city's air quality worsened, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) remaining in the 'very poor' category. The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) recorded this figure around 7 am, highlighting the continued d...

October 23, 2024 12:42 PM

Odisha sets up relief centers, evacuation plans as Cyclone Dana approaches

The Odisha government has set up 5,000 relief centers and prepared evacuation plans for 10 lakh people as Cyclone Dana heads toward the eastern coast, officials said. Cyclone Dana is expected to make landfall in the early hours of October 25. between Bhitarkanika in Kendrapara and Bhadrak or Balaso...

October 22, 2024 4:01 PM

Climate scientists warn Nordic ministers of changing Atlantic Ocean current

More than 40 climate scientists are urging Nordic ministers to prevent global warming from causing a major change in an Atlantic Ocean current, which could trigger abrupt shifts in weather patterns and damage ecosystems. A collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, a system of oce...

October 22, 2024 5:16 PM

Cyclone Dana: Odisha govt orders closure of schools in 14 districts

The Odisha government has announced the closure of schools in 14 districts from October 23 to 25 as a precautionary measure ahead of Cyclone Dana. Schools in Ganjam, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Angul, Khurda, Nayagarh, and Cuttack wil...

October 21, 2024 10:50 PM

Cabinet Secretary reviews cyclone preparedness as Bay of Bengal storm looms

Cabinet Secretary T.V. Somanathan chaired a meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) on Monday to assess the preparedness for an impending cyclone developing over the Bay of Bengal. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) briefed the committee on the evolving low-pressure area o...

October 21, 2024 8:30 PM

World lags on 2030 nature goals headed into UN COP16 talks

The world in 2022 reached its most ambitious deal ever to halt the destruction of nature by decade's end. Two years later, countries are already behind on meeting their goals. As nearly 200 nations meet on Monday for a two-week U.N. biodiversity summit, COP16, in Cali, Colombia, they will be under...