Delhi air quality very poor
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai has directed agencies and departments concerned to ensure strict implementation of curbs on polluting vehicles and check the increasing incidents of biomass burning.
Coal-based power plants aggravating air pollution in Delhi-NCR: Report
The CSE report said that despite multiple deadline extensions and revised categorisations by the Union Environment Ministry, many plants in the region are struggling to meet prescribed norms for emissions of nitrogen oxide, sulphur dioxide and particulate matter.
Delhi set to record 11th severe air day in November
(Eds: With file pics) New Delhi, Nov 25 Delhi's air quality stood in the "severe" category on Saturday morning with monitoring agencies pinning hope..
What is COP28 and why is it important?
Planet earth has once again seen the devastating effects of climate change in 2023 as the summer season in the northern hemisphere recorded the warmest temperature on record globally, with at least 5,000 people losing their lives in Libya in the Mediterranean storm Daniel in September, while a wildfire on the Hawaiian island Maui killed at least 115 people.
PM Modi to attend UN climate talks in UAE on December 1
COP28, scheduled to take place from November 30 to December 12 in Dubai, UAE, will see the conclusion of the first-ever "global stocktake", a periodic review of collective progress to meet the Paris Agreement goals.
Illegal sand mining in UP's Balia: NGT issues notice to central, state pollution boards
The green tribunal also directed the Balia district magistrate to file the action taken report on or before the next date of hearing.
Ozone hole largest on record over past 3 years, new research finds
According to the study’s lead author Hannah Kessenich, PhD candidate at the University of Otago, New Zealand, the team found much less ozone in the centre of the hole compared to 19 years ago.
India’s climate change transition costs add to daunting challenges
For India funding challenges are formidable to say the least with the pressure on government to find the money for the net zero transition. But there are other very formidable socio-economic challenges too
Exclusive: PowerGrid can start work on Leh-Kaithal Green Energy Corridor only by 2026
The project will be challenging because of the terrain and the climatic conditions, and is expected to take about five years to complete. It will form a major part of India’s green energy goal by the year 2030.
Ahead of COP28, climate seems conducive to collaborative efforts
Host UAE is pulling out all stops to make the summit on global warming a success, and is aided by implicit and explicit support from New Delhi to the Vatican
Indian capital resumes some activities despite hazardous air, river foam
Traffic emissions were a big contributor on Monday to fine particles of size 2.5 micrometers (PM2.5) suspended in the air, a real-time study by experts collaborating with the Delhi government showed.
Human brains aren't wired to fight climate change
Most of us don’t even save enough for retirement. If we have a choice between eating a donut right now and being marginally more healthy later, the donut almost always wins. Not just individuals, society as a whole is also prone to toxic short-termism, which among other things also hinders our climate change fight
Explainer: Why the Global South will have a key role to play at COP28
It represents 85 per cent of the world’s population and nearly 39 per cent of the global GDP, making it a critical stakeholder in the fight against climate change.
Delhi AQI: Air pollution levels in Delhi down but need to remain vigilant, says Gopal Rai
Delhi and its suburbs witnessed a further improvement in air quality on November 19, attributed primarily to favourable atmospheric conditions such as wind direction and speed.
Artificial rain & cloud seeding in Delhi won’t work, ‘as ineffective as the smog tower’, say experts
Delhi government will bear the cost of Phases 1 & 2 of cloud seeding, totalling Rs 13 crore. Cloud seeding experiment, at Rs 1 lakh per sq. km, is likely to bring relief only for a week. Experts are sceptical about the endeavour. Here's why
Delhi air quality turns 'severe' again
The government last week postponed the implementation of the scheme, which permits cars to operate on alternate days based on the odd or even last digit of their registration numbers, after a notable improvement in the city’s air quality due to rain on Friday.
From Diwali to doomsday: Delhi air quality returns to 'severe' status
The AQI in Anand Vihar was recorded at 430, RK Puram at 417, Punjabi Bagh at 423, and Jahangirpuri at 428, according to CPCB data, as of 6am on November 15.
$266 trillion to combat climate change is a no-brainer
An estimated $266 trillion has to be invested between now and 2050 to limit and adapt to climate change. But even such huge numbers are pennies compared with the damage that will accumulate if we don’t make these investments. That could amount to $2.3 quadrillion by the end of the century
Unity, not division, could help evolve climate, biodiversity finance roadmap
The proposed Loss and Damage Fund to be delivered by the World Bank is welcome, but it should not be considered the only source of climate finance
Seeing climate injustice is easy. Fixing it is hard
Countries seemed to agree on a new “loss and damage” fund, to be hosted initially at the World Bank, that would compensate those suffering from the worst consequences of climate change. But political battles over who pays and who receives may give rise to even deeper resentments
China doesn’t have a solution for its methane problem
The best hope of reducing methane emissions at this point may simply be the rise of renewables and population decline translating into less coal being mined and fewer cows eaten. That’s not enough to put China anywhere near the path to net-zero
COP 28: The difficulties in keeping promises on climate action
The first global stocktake on climate action is likely to show that the Paris Agreement promises have been missed by most— if not all — countries
Delhi records best Diwali day air quality in eight years
Delhi recorded an AQI of 312 on Diwali last year, 382 in 2021, 414 in 2020, 337 in 2019, 281 in 2018, 319 in 2017 and 431 in 2016, according to Central Pollution Control Board data.
Delhi AQI: Delhi NCR should not depend on rain alone to tackle pollution
Rain and winds blew away the smog and brought down the AQI from an alarming 437 on November 9 to a ‘poor’ 279 on November 10 and 220 on November 11. But Delhi can't bank on rain to fix its yearly air quality crisis - only strict, long-term, regional plans can help tackle this.
