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The IMF has a blueprint for helping the climate without hurting economic growth

Updated on Oct 17, 2020 07:30 pm IST

For decades, the need to cut emissions has been dogged by questions that essentially boil down to: how much will it cost, and is it worth it?(Unsplash)

Early harvest, labour unavailability due to pandemic led to more farm fires this time, say officials

According to the Punjab Pollution Control Board, the state has recorded 4,585 farm fires this season so far compared to 1,631 such incidents during the corresponding period last year.(Pixabay)

Published on Oct 17, 2020 07:01 pm IST

Smog returns to Indian capital as agriculture fires start

The Air Quality Index in New Delhi rose past 270.(Instagram @hindustantimes)

Updated on Oct 16, 2020 07:30 pm IST

‘Pollution watchdogs late this year again’: Environmentalists

Vehicular pollution, power plants, haphazard and unregulated construction, demolition activities, burning of waste through the year among other activities, contribute massively to the escalating level of harmful gases and particulate pollution in the atmosphere.(Unsplash)

Updated on Oct 16, 2020 06:40 pm IST

China’s Jiaxin to sell Sinovac’s Covid-19 vaccine for $60 in cases of emergency

People work in the packaging facility of Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech, developing an experimental coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, during a government-organized media tour in Beijing, China.(REUTERS)

Updated on Oct 16, 2020 02:16 pm IST

Amur falcons, the longest flying migratory birds, begin to arrive in Manipur

Tamenglong forest skyline in Manipur covered with groups of Amur falcons arriving for their annual inter-continental journey.(HT Photo)

Updated on Oct 15, 2020 02:52 pm IST

Delhi records worst air quality since February; wind direction shift may bring relief

The city recorded a 24-hour average AQI of 261. It was 216 on Sunday and 221 on Saturday. (Representational Image)(Unsplash)

Updated on Oct 13, 2020 05:45 pm IST

Climate change spurs doubling of disasters since 2000: UN

The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction said 7,348 major disaster events had occurred between 2000 and 2019.(Unsplash)

Updated on Oct 13, 2020 11:02 am IST

World bank still investing billions in fossil fuels, study shows

The World Bank said in a statement that it stopped financing upstream investments in oil and gas in 2019.(Pixabay)

Updated on Oct 12, 2020 07:17 pm IST

Not-so-green New Zealand has a dirty river problem

For a government that is leading in the polls and has been widely praised for its handling of the biggest global health crisis in decades, nitrate levels in rivers may seem like a marginal campaign issue. (Representational Image)(Unsplash)

Updated on Oct 12, 2020 06:31 pm IST

Covid-19: Rajasthan CM urges people not to use firecrackers this Diwali

The chief minister said the people should celebrate Diwali with self-discipline.(Unsplash)

Updated on Oct 10, 2020 10:59 pm IST

Delhi’s air quality continues to remain under ‘poor’ category

The System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) on Wednesday had forecasted deterioration of air quality in the national capital with increasing magnitude till October 10.(Unsplash)

Updated on Oct 10, 2020 06:47 pm IST

Gurugram, Faridabad to have pollution control rooms functioning round the clock

Gurugram, Haryana pictured at night.(Unsplash)

Updated on Oct 10, 2020 06:37 pm IST

Stay-at-home orders cut noise exposure nearly in half amid Covid-19: Study

Researchers at U-M’s School of Public Health and Apple Inc. looked at noise exposure data from volunteer Apple Watch users in Florida, New York, California and Texas.(Unsplash)

Updated on Oct 10, 2020 06:11 pm IST

357 leopards translocated between 2009 and 2016, most in Karnataka: Study

Representational Photo.

Updated on Oct 10, 2020 01:55 pm IST

Kanjur draws black kites, may threaten aircraft safety while landing: BNHS tells Bombay HC

The Kanjur landfill, where scientific waste disposal is undertaken, is adjacent to the 1,690 ha Thane creek flamingo sanctuary but has been left out of the proposed eco-sensitive zone (buffer area).(Sourced)

Published on Oct 09, 2020 10:10 am IST

Urban air pollution may make Covid-19 more deadly, says study

In a recent study conducted by researchers analysed key urban air pollutants, including fine particle matter (PM2.5), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and ozone (O3), across 3,122 counties in the United States from January to July.(Getty Images/iStockphoto. Representative image)

Published on Oct 08, 2020 01:53 pm IST

Delhi: Anti-smog guns deployed at large construction sites to control pollution

The air quality index (AQI) was reported at 260 in Anand Vihar and at 238 in Rohini -- both in the ‘poor’ category.(Unsplash)

Updated on Oct 07, 2020 05:33 pm IST

Scientists say 2020 may smash heat record

Global year-to-date temperatures show little deviation from 2016, the warmest calendar year recorded so far. (Representational Image)(Pixabay)

Updated on Oct 07, 2020 03:07 pm IST

22 dead sea cucumbers worth ₹20 lakh seized in Lakshadweep

The Lakshadweep forest department on Monday seized a consignment of 22 large sea cucumbers worth around <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>20 lakh from an abandoned building.(Sourced)

Updated on Oct 07, 2020 10:41 am IST

Delta grows into hurricane in Caribbean; eyes Yucatan, Cuba

That part of Mexico is still soaked from Tropical Storm Gamma which hit its popular coastal resorts over the weekend and forced thousands from their homes in Tabasco and Chiapas.(Pixabay)

Updated on Oct 06, 2020 11:03 pm IST

Political ‘retreat’ on climate action harms all nations, says UN climate chief

(Unsplash)

Updated on Oct 06, 2020 10:37 pm IST

Indian capital launches campaign to curb toxic air pollution

“Polluted air can be life-threatening in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. Both affect the lungs,” Kejriwal said.(Unsplash)

Updated on Oct 05, 2020 05:29 pm IST

Delhi’s air quality in moderate category

The city recorded an air quality index (AQI) of 169 at 10 am which falls in the “moderate” category.(Pixabay)

Updated on Oct 05, 2020 04:51 pm IST

Delhi to launch massive anti-air pollution campaign from Oct 5: Gopal Rai

“Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will launch a mega anti-air pollution campaign after a meeting with officials.”(Instagram @wedwise)

Updated on Oct 02, 2020 03:21 pm IST

Global climate events over last 3,200 years may have caused variations in Indian Summer Monsoon: Study

Representational image(Unsplash)

Updated on Oct 01, 2020 10:11 pm IST

Mumbai records most environmental offences among major cities for second consecutive year

A mangrove hacked. The NCRB data for EPA, 1986 offences for Maharashtra showed 42 cases in 2019, as compared to 45 in 2018.(Sourced)

Published on Oct 01, 2020 10:39 am IST

David Attenborough leads call for world to invest $500 billion a year to protect nature

Broadcaster and film maker David Attenborough.(REUTERS FILE PHOTOS)

Updated on Sept 30, 2020 09:34 pm IST

France to ban use of wild animals in circuses, marine parks

“It is time to open a new era in our relationship with these (wild) animals,”(Unsplash)

Updated on Sept 30, 2020 03:27 pm IST

No major damage to local ecology: OIL on Baghjan gas and oil leak

The Baghjan gas well blowout led to oil and gas leaking into the adjacent Maguri Motapung wetland, the surrounding grasslands and river water.(Sourced)

Published on Sept 30, 2020 08:46 am IST

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