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In Delhi, the air is clean, and temperatures are comfortable for just 259 hours in a year: Study

New Delhi, June 17 -- Air pollution and urban heat cancel out 88 per cent of Delhi's 'thermally comfortable hours' in a year, according to a new study conducted by CEPT University, Ahmedabad and Respi... Read More


International Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2025: India's arid landscape now receives more rains and floods

New Delhi, June 17 -- The north-western part of India, especially the western part of Rajasthan has been experiencing significant changes in rainfall pattern, aeolian terrain and demography. Comprisin... Read More


China's Everest obsession: following Mallory's footsteps a century on, I saw how tourism and climate change are transforming the mountain

New Delhi, June 17 -- The climbing season on Mount Everest peaks in late May and early June every year. Extreme weather patterns at this location and altitude mean the main climbing season is remarkab... Read More


May mayhem

New Delhi, June 16 -- This May, India has seen an unprecedentedly early and rapid monsoon. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) officially reported Kerala's monsoon onset on May 24-a full week ea... Read More


Flood fix

New Delhi, June 16 -- This monsoon could be different for Chennai, which has been in the news for its rapidly vanishing waterbodies and waterlogged roads. Estimates show that the capital of Tamil Nadu... Read More


Lost in maize

New Delhi, June 16 -- In an unpredictable turn of events, India, the breadbasket of maize for Asian countries like Bangladesh, Nepal, Malaysia and Vietnam, found itself scouring global markets for the... Read More


'Supreme Court stems the trend of environmental decline'

New Delhi, June 16 -- Over the past five years, we have watched in dismay as the statutory architecture of environmental laws in India has been undermined, and the principles of jurisprudence that wer... Read More


Majority of protected areas fail to coincide with regions facing the most intense ecological pressures: Study

New Delhi, June 16 -- Not all protected areas are created equal, and most aren't even in the right place. Despite covering nearly 17 per cent of Earth's land surface, many protected areas (PAs) are no... Read More


State of India's Environment In Figures 2025: Why states scored low in environment rankings

New Delhi, June 16 -- Indian states are falling short of the 70-mark in environmental performance, according to State of India's Environment 2025 in Figures, the latest data-driven assessment by Down ... Read More


How India moves: Trichy bus fleet remains inadequate despite government & private bus services

New Delhi, June 16 -- Subhashree from Ponmalai Patti works at a computer services company near Trichy's Central Bus Stand, a crucial hub connecting surrounding areas. She is fortunate to live and work... Read More