New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Flight operations across several parts of northern and eastern India, including Delhi, were affected on Thursday as dense fog engulfed large swathes of the region, sharply reducing visibility and prompting airlines to issue advisories for passengers.
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Delhi woke up to yet another grim morning under a thick blanket of pollution and biting cold, with air quality continuing to remain in the "very poor" category as fog and low temperatures tightened their grip on the national capital on the New Year.
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) Delhi witnessed a significant improvement in its air quality in 2025, recording the lowest average PM2.5 and PM10 concentration levels in the last seven years, barring the COVID-affected year of 2020, according to official data. The year also saw the highest number of ‘Good’ to ‘Satisfactory’ Air Quality Index (AQI) days since 2018, excluding 2020.
Gandhinagar, Dec 31 (IANS) The Gujarat government has so far disbursed more than Rs 8,516 crore as financial assistance to 29.30 lakh farmers affected by unseasonal rains, said Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Jitu Vaghani on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) The year 2025’s final morning began on a grim note for residents of Delhi-NCR as dense fog, severe cold, and hazardous air quality combined to disrupt daily life across large parts of North India.
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) A day after the Supreme Court’s order on the Aravallis, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday said the court must also stop retrospective environmental approvals, reject redrawing of Sarisa tiger reserve’s boundaries and restore NGT’s teeth to function without “fear or favour”.
Shimla/Manali, Dec 30 (IANS) After an extremely wet southwest monsoon in Himachal Pradesh that claimed several lives and damaged infrastructures, this winter has been bereft of precipitation since October 9, turning mountains brown due to the lack of a “blanket of snow” and rains. As the New Year dawns, a hope of widespread snow and rain has cheered both the tourists and local farmers.
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) A combination of winter chill, severe air pollution, and dense fog on Tuesday created a dire situation across the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR). Authorities have issued an alert for extremely dense fog for two consecutive days, while the Air Quality Index (AQI) has exceeded 450 in several areas, raising serious health concerns.
Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay and NTPC have successfully completed the drilling of India's first well for testing the viability of geological carbon dioxide (CO2) storage in sedimentary formations such as coal and sandstone, the institute said on Monday.
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Flight and train operations across several parts of the country were severely affected on Monday due to dense fog, with Delhi Airport witnessing large-scale disruptions, leaving thousands of passengers stranded.
