Environment

A woman uses her bag to protect herself from the sun, on a hot summer day, in New Delhi

Heatwave Disrupts Industrial Activity as Power Demand Soars

Sudarshan Varadhan and Jatindra Dash 28/04/2022

Maximum power demand in India surged to a record...

Worker operates a front loader in an area cleared for sand mining on a dried lake bed of Poyang Lake in Jiujiang

We Are Taking Sand for Granted, and Now a Sand Crisis Is Coming

Aathira Perinchery 28/04/2022

India is extracting sand faster than it can be...

FILE PHOTO: Army soldiers evacuate people from a flooded area to safer places as Cyclone Yaas makes landfall at Ramnagar

Climate Change Putting 4% Of Global GDP at Risk, New Study Estimates

Marc Jones 27/04/2022

Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka's exposure to wildfires,...

Fire at Bhalswa landfill site in New Delhi

India Is Getting Too Hot Too Early, Raising the Risk of Fires: Modi

Reuters 27/04/2022

As Modi spoke, firefighters were struggling to extinguish a...

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Centre Tells States to Step up Coal Imports for Three Years: Report

Reuters 27/04/2022

The decision to boost imports underscores the severity of...

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IMD Issues Yellow Alert as Delhi Braces for Extreme Heat

The maximum temperature may even leap to 46°C in...

Fire in Delhi

Massive Fire Breaks Out at Delhi’s Bhalswa Landfill

Environment minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday asked the Delhi...