Environment

Road dust mainly comprises PM₁₀ and coarse particles and forms a large share of the air we breathe. With the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) aiming for a 40% reduction …

India on Sunday (November 23, 2025) expressed ‘strong support’ to Brazil for the inclusive leadership of the COP30 Presidency and welcomed several decisions adopted at the just concluded climate summit. …

School children walk across a railway track amid dense smog in Lahore on October 29. | Photo Credit: AFP The story so far: Delhi is in the spotlight once again …

In the late 1980s, naturalist V Santharam noticed something puzzling. The familiar pond heron, also known locally as the paddy bird (Ardeola grayii), which usually occupies ponds and marshes, would …

A woman buys winter wear from a shop in Sangareddy. | Photo Credit: MOHD ARIF/The Hindu On November 17, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned of a cold wave in …

Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav speaks during a plenary session at the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit, on November 17, 2025, in Belem, Brazil. | Photo Credit: AP India will declare …

Albino Asian water snake, also known as checkered keelback. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement GUWAHATI A team from the Assam State Zoo and Botanical Garden has recorded the first case of albinism …

The journey towards recognising and addressing the disproportionate impacts of climate change on vulnerable countries has been long and fraught with resistance. In 1991, Vanuatu, representing the Alliance of Small …

The team of scientists developed an ‘agri-ecological base’ map to assess the impact of cropping systems and the use of fertilisers on organic carbon. They covered 20 agro-ecological regions. File …

People walk during the COP30 Local Leaders Forum at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 4, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters India will be represented …