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COP31: India urges developed countries to fulfil climate finance obligations

India, Nov. 10 -- India urged developed countries to fulfil their climate finance obligations under the Paris Agreement at COP31. It emphasised equity, just transition and adaptation as priorities fo... Read More


The Sunita Narain Show: Delhi's pollution crisis needs action, not shutdowns

India, Nov. 10 -- Delhi's winter pollution measures risk becoming half-measures without long-term action. GRAP was designed as an emergency response, not a substitute for tackling pollution at its so... Read More


Daily weather tracker: Dense fog grips North India; heavy rain forecast for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry

India, Nov. 9 -- Dense fog grips northern India, disrupting visibility and travel, while heavy rain and thunderstorms are forecast for Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and the Andaman Islands. The western Him... Read More


The morning after Diwali: Delhi-NCR's air worsened in eight of the past nine years, and 2026 tells a familiar story

India, Nov. 9 -- Delhi's air quality reached the severe category at 20 of its 59 monitoring stations on Diwali night, November 8, 2026, despite restrictions on firecracker use imposed by the Supreme C... Read More


Proposed Western Ghats ecological protection zone faces mounting climate threats even as its notification remains stuck

India, Nov. 9 -- The Western Ghats, one of India's most ecologically fragile regions, faces mounting climate threats, including a 1,000% rise in floods and frequent droughts. Despite these risks, the... Read More


A 'Pyre' of abandoned dreams

India, Nov. 7 -- Some films are made for entertainment, some to tell stories, and then there are those that stir the questions buried deep within us-questions we often choose to ignore. Vinod Kapri's ... Read More


The choking games we play

India, Nov. 7 -- On the morning of Dhanteras, I was tending to the plants on my terrace when the loud, rhythmic beats of dhols and nagadas caught my attention. A wedding was under way in our housing s... Read More


Poverty in a numerical soup

India, Nov. 6 -- The World Bank estimates that 496 million people moved out of poverty between 2011 and 2023. Uttar Pradesh to West Bengal account for about 57 per cent of India's poor. Millions con... Read More


Daily weather tracker: IMD forecasts thunderstorms across southern India

India, Nov. 6 -- A fresh western disturbance is expected to bring rainfall and snowfall to Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh from November 10. Uttarakhand may experience rainfall on Nove... Read More


Delhi's winter 2026 traffic restrictions: Two days in, the data tells a familiar story

India, Nov. 6 -- Delhi's new winter traffic restrictions, introduced on November 1, 2026, have had little immediate impact on congestion across 24 of the city's busiest roads, a CSE analysis found. T... Read More