An AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.
On Saturday, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav launched a major initiative to make green the 5-km buffer area around the Aravalli hill range to prevent the eastward expansion of the Thar desert and land degradation.
It has been described as one of the world's largest grassroots movements for the environment, which sees an engagement of people in more than 180 countries and territories, switching off their lights to show support for our...
Amid predictions for above than normal temperatures this summer, farmers are concerned about the impact of heatwaves on their crops, particularly in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar that face the brunt of heatwaves.
Delhi receives highest rainfall in March in three years with 12 mm of rain in 24 hours, causing a drop in the minimum temperature and an improvement in air quality to the moderate category.
According to the report, which presents a sort of urgency in implementing policies that could bring down the emissions, the world is already only a few tenths of a degree away from the global target of limiting warming to...
Brazil's President Lula cancels his trip to China due to pneumonia, causing the postponement of a visit that was meant to strengthen ties and sign 20 bilateral agreements with Brazil's biggest trade partner. The cancellation...
The United Nations is hosting its first major water conference in 45 years on Tuesday, but new research reveals 26% of the world's population lacks access to safe drinking water.
The first meeting will be on Environment and Climate Sustainability Working Group (ECSWG) between March 27 and 29 in Gandhinagar in presence of several...
Delegates of different countries, who came to Amritsar to participate in a G20 meeting, on Friday paid obeisance at the Golden Temple here.
In recent times, we have seen educated, new-generation youths getting involved in the agriculture sector. This trend increased after the Covid pandemic.
Through his artwork ‘Day Zero’, Pranay Dutta shares his anxieties on the impact of climate change and wars on humans
Addressing a gathering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, Albanese said education is about growing an economy as it is the key to productivity,...
The maximum temperature is predicted to rise to 34 degrees Celsius by the weekend, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
Police said in a statement Monday that a 23-year-old woman reported missing was believed to be driving to work earlier in the day on a flooded road in southern...
Taiwan continues to remain a festering wound between US-China relations despite the three communiques—1972, 1979, and 1982—and the ‘Six Assurances’...
Hailstorm, winds with speeds of 40-50 kilometres per hour, rain and thunder were witnessed in some areas, especially in the western part of the state, India...
The city recorded a minimum temperature of 16.3 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season's average, it said.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said that global warming and climate change are a matter of concern for the whole world. The world is serious...
Stalin launched a programme to transform 10 villages into climate resilient villages on the occasion. A climate literacy campaign for students, entrepreneurs...
To address the problem of climate change, Bill Gates said, the challenge is "pretty incredible" when it comes to creating solutions that are not just cheap but...
According to the weather department, the temperature in Februrary was recorded at the highest since 1901 and the temperature is expected to soar higher in...
The city registered a high of 32.1 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, at the Safdarjung observatory, the national capital's primary weather station. It was seven...
IMD said most parts of the country are expected to experience above-normal temperatures while the southern peninsula and parts of Maharashtra are likely to...
From cyclonic devastation in a matter of an hour to multiple impacts of prolonged exposure to high salinity, Sundarbans faces a range of threats from climatic...
