New Delhi: Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has made six new Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (CAAQMS) operational, but they are yet to be integrated with Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) network. As a result, the city’s air quality index (AQI) is currently being assessed using data from only 40 stations. After the new…
BENGALURU: Bengaluru: At a time when climate change is increasingly reshaping public health risks across the globe, Indian media has quietly carved out a leadership role in linking the two. A new study published in The Lancet Planetary Health has found that Indian news outlets are emerging as global frontrunners in climate-health journalism, surpassing coverage…
Premature To Say Anything For Sure: Experts NEW DELHI: Latest update from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) on the possibility of El Nino episode later this year may be bad news for India’s monsoon. Though, experts said, it would be premature to say anything definitely at this juncture, an El Nino year usually negatively impacts…
NEW DELHI: Built-up areas in India’s Aravallis have increased 53 per cent, resulting in a 13.8 per cent increase in average soil lost per year during 2017-2024, even as forest cover has increased in the country’s oldest mountain range over the time period, a study has found.Assessing land use and land cover patterns between 2001…
AI image (Picture credit: OpenAI via ChatGPT) Arctic sea ice is on track to record one of its smallest winter peaks since satellite monitoring began four decades ago, raising fresh concerns about climate change and its geopolitical implications, according to data reviewed by news agency AFP.Figures from the National Snow and Ice Data Center show…
New Delhi: Delhi did not record a single “clean air” day in the winter months, even though annual pollution levels showed signs of improvement, according to a report by Climate Trends based on Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB) air quality monitoring data for 2024–25.The study warns that current evaluation metrics under the National Clean Air…
An AI-generated representative image Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav said on Saturday that scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have discovered two previously unknown species of lichen moths.In a post on X, the minister described the findings as “a vital contribution to the documentation of India’s moth biodiversity,” and said the discovery highlights…