The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Record rainfall and floods in some parts of the country have killed hundreds of people. Yet, some areas have seen less than average rain. Some statistics bring to light how these weather patterns are anything but normal. Is this going to be the new normal? Uneven rainfall patterns across the …
The death toll in the Kerala floods increased to 88 on Tuesday with an "extremely heavy rain" warning issued for three districts, even as the weather in deluge-hit Karnataka and Gujarat improved, allowing authorities to speed up rescue and relief operations.
Over the last month, at least 200 people across 5 states have lost their lives due to excessive rainfall causing floods. Just in the course of 2019, we've seen a deadly heatwave in North and Central India, devastating floods in Bihar and Assam, torrential rains in Mumbai and the worst …
The odd-even scheme is returning to Delhi for the third time from November 4 to 15, which means vehicles with odd and even number plates will be allowed to operate on alternate days. Women drivers and two wheelers are exempted from the scheme. In 2017, this scheme was put on …
On his Independence Day address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a movement to make India free of single-use plastic, beginning on Gandhi Jayanti, which falls on October 2. However, plastic is everywhere and shopkeepers and customers continue to depend on single-use plastic. Is the target of a full ban …
An important announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday on the need to ban single-use plastic was made at a global convention to combat climate change and desertification. The stark reality of sudden, unpredictable climactic events is upon the world, and it's time to work to save the planet. …
प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने सिंगल यूज प्लास्टिक के इस्तेमाल करने को कम करने के की लोगों से अपील की है. उन्होंने रेलवे, एयरपोर्ट और ऑफिस दफ्तरों से इसका कम से कम या नहीं करने की अपील की है. इस संबंध में जागरुकता फैलाने के लिए पीएम मोदी ने बनारस में …
No ban on single use plastic, only awareness programs. No definitive timelines either. Are we any closer to finding alternatives for the single use plastic? Are we really prepared for plastic ban?
#DelhiChokes after pollution levels across Delhi-NCR shot up & average 24 hr AQI crossed 300 today. EPCA claims stubble burning contributes 11%, pollution body says states' local sources are larger contributors. Is this blame game, also choking Delhi?
Is stubble burning the main reason for the worsening condition of NCR Air quality? With the air quality in Delhi-NCR crossing the 'very poor' mark, concerns over the sources of pollution have started to emerge. Apart from the regular vehicular and industrial emissions, a significant amount of pollution is attributed …
As the world wakes up to to the crisis of Ocean Plastic, India plans on a complete ban on single use plastic by 2022. Times Now looks at how India is planning to fight the plastic epidemic.
Pollution in Delhi and its adjoining areas has reached a critical stage, with thick smog chocking people. The centre is monitoring the situation. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, meanwhile, has blamed stubble burning for pollution in the national capital, saying its people are suffering for no fault of their own. …
The National capital of India has become the gas chamber, the big question is whom to blame. Even after the government's major reforms are failing Did government wake up late?
A report by Bureau of Indian Standards claims that 11 out of 11 samples taken by them from Delhi and tested in a lab have failed on all 19 parameters of the test. Testing of water samples was conducted to check organoleptic and physical parameters and know the chemical and …
Taal Thok Ke: This is a special segment of Taal Thok Ke which brings to you panel discussion on concurrent issues: Whoever snatched 'Pure Breath' from the public, will get punished till when? Watch the Debate.
