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Delhi temperatures may touch 45degC as campaigner claims paved Ghaziabad locality recorded 50degC

India, May 19 -- Delhi-NCR is under a yellow heatwave alert for May 19 and 20, with temperatures forecast to touch 45degC in isolated pockets. Safdarjung recorded 43.4degC on May 18, Delhi's hottest ... Read More


About $1.2 trillion coal import risk puts India at steel crossroads: IECC report

India, May 19 -- India's planned steel capacity expansion could lock in $1.2 trillion of coking coal imports over 40 years. This could lead to 19.5 gigatonnes of CO2 emissions. Green hydrogen-based ... Read More


Rapid construction risks locking in future emissions despite gains in building energy efficiency, UN report warns

India, May 19 -- Global building floor space expanded by 20% between 2015 and 2024, while energy demand rose by 11%, according to a new UN report. The report says energy efficiency improvements and s... Read More


Conserved by community

India, May 19 -- Recently, a snow leopard killed a bull in our village Tar. Earlier, families would immediately remove the carcass, seeing the animal only as a threat. This time, the family that owned... Read More


Pulse power

India, May 19 -- Agriculture is both a victim of climate change and a contributor to it. In India, the sector accounts for 16 per cent of the total greenhouse gas emissions, much of it stemming from t... Read More


Capital punishment

India, May 19 -- I was 45 when the government acquired my village in 2002 to build Nava Raipur. To this day, my family has not received proper rehabilitation or compensation. Over the past 25 years, w... Read More


One step closer

India, May 19 -- After over two decades of delay, redesigns and technical changes, the 500 MW Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, attained criticality on April 6, 2026, bec... Read More


Growing malaise: What NSO survey says about India's health

India, May 19 -- One in every eight people in India is battling a disease. While prevalence of illness remains high among children and the elderly, young people too, are showing more susceptibility. O... Read More


Between coal, chaos and green power

India, May 19 -- It is a time of great energy disruption. This is now well understood. The question I asked previously is if this oil shock-caused by the US-Israel war against Iran-will disrupt the on... Read More


What you need to know about the Ebola outbreak that has the WHO concerned

India, May 19 -- A rare Bundibugyo strain of Ebola has infected hundreds and killed dozens in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, prompting the WHO to declare a global health emergency. With... Read More