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WINTER POLLUTION IN NORTH INDIA
70 per cent of change in winter pollution in north India explained by western disturbances: StudyWestern disturbances may explain seventy percent of winter air pollution variations. More frequent storms typically bring cleaner air to no...- Govt, DGCA keeping close watch on financials, operations of SpiceJet: Civil Aviation Minister NaiduThe government and aviation regulator are closely monitoring SpiceJet's financial health. SpiceJet's domestic market share has recently see...
- El Nino effect: Monsoon deficit hits 15%; Key pulses and oilseeds at riskIndia's monsoon rainfall deficit stands at fifteen percent, impacting nearly half of its districts. This shortage threatens summer-sown cro...
- World's first energy island: How Belgium built a switchboard in the North SeaPrincess Elisabeth Island's foundation works are now complete with the final caisson installed. The European Investment Bank provided a sub...
- Reebok returns to Indian football with NorthEast United FC partnershipReebok has returned to competitive football sponsorship in India. The brand unveiled NorthEast United FC's new-season jersey in Mumbai. Thi...
- 5 actors who lived in Delhi University (DU) student areas Satya Niketan, Mukherjee Nagar during their college days: Manoj Bajpayee to Divyenndu SharmaSeveral Bollywood actors spent an important part of their college years in Delhi. Manoj Bajpayee lived in Mukherjee Nagar, while Aditi Shar...
- In 2011, Swedish and Danish researchers fenced muskoxen out of test areas in Greenland. 3 years later, plants there absorbed only half as much carbon in summerMuskoxen, ancient Arctic survivors, maintain healthy grasslands which store vital carbon. These large herbivores face threats from climate ...
- Lucknow tops clean-air rankings; Delhi betters Mumbai and BengaluruLucknow secured the top position in the Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan 2026 rankings. Madhya Pradesh cities like Indore, Jabalpur, and Bhopal also ...
- India's clean air rankings are out: Lucknow, Rourkela & Kalinga Nagar emerge at the top; see which cities made the list & which landed at the bottomLucknow, Rourkela, and Kalinga Nagar received awards for their clean air initiatives. These cities were honored for their performance under...
- Why do shrews lose brain size in winter but grow bigger noses? Scientists uncover a bizarre seasonal adaptation in tiny mammalsLong-clawed shrews exhibit unusual winter adaptations, shrinking their brains and skulls. However, their snouts grow noticeably larger duri...
- In 2002, Kansas listed the North Cottonwood River for copper pollution. 12 years later, farm conservation helped lower copper from 14.1 to 3.5 µg/L and restore the riverNorth Cottonwood River restoration: Kansas listed the North Cottonwood River as impaired by copper pollution in 2002. Agricultural runoff w...
- In 2001, Land Institute in Kansas formally began domesticating Kernza, over two decades later perennial grain was cultivated on more than 3,500 acres of land, emerging famers' go to solution for extreme weatherKernza is one of several perennial grains under development at The Land Institute in Salina, Kansas, about an hour’s drive north of Mueller...
- No winter in India in 2026? World Meteorological Organization warns of nearly 100% chance ‘Godzilla’ El Niño will affect temperatures till February 2027A powerful El Niño is strengthening over the tropical Pacific, with the WMO warning that the weather phenomenon is highly likely to continu...
- Since 2014, US farmers have been deliberately flooding their fields to create habitat for migratory birds; a decade later, 180,000 acres of farmland have become temporary wetlands serving as vital habitat for millions of birdsBirdReturns pays farmers to flood fields, creating vital temporary wetlands for migrating birds. This initiative helps birds and also reple...
- Bittu Tabahi cleaned MP’s polluted Ajnar River by hand for months; now Dutch CEO says ‘come work for us’A 20-year-old BSc student from Madhya Pradesh has gone from cleaning a polluted river by hand to receiving a public invitation from Boyan S...
- Rio to take a leaf out of Gujarat's 'Green' playbookGujarat's innovative emissions trading system has achieved significant pollution reduction. This successful model is now being adopted by o...
- Delhi Connaught Place to become vehicle-free? New NDMC chief seeks public views on making CP Inner Circle pedestrian-friendlyDelhi’s Connaught Place may see restrictions on vehicular movement in the Inner Circle as newly appointed NDMC chief Manoj Kumar Dwivedi se...
- NASA satellites compared the Aral Sea between 2000 and 2014; river diversion left its eastern basin as exposed desertNASA's satellite images illustrate a dramatic transformation of the Aral Sea from 2000 to 2014, driven by the diversion of rivers for agric...
- In 1897, three Swedish explorers disappeared while trying to reach the North Pole by balloon. 33 years later, their bodies were foundThe 1897 North Pole balloon expedition led by Swedish explorer Salomon August Andrée ended in disaster when his balloon became uncontrollab...
- In 1995, North Dakota's Richland County SCD began monitoring Antelope Creek for bacteria. 10 years later, a watershed project tackled septic, livestock and farm sources to cut bacteriaAntelope Creek and Wild Rice River saw reduced bacteria levels after conservation efforts. Best management practices addressed animal feedi...
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