Stubble burning has come down 13 times in Delhi-NCR since 2021
Delhi-NCR cannot hide behind smokescreen of farm fires any more, as winter air remains ‘very poor’ to ‘severe’ despite far less stubble burning
ENVIRONMENT
LEAD STORY
ENVIRONMENT
LEAD STORY
Is Delhi’s air improving or deteriorating? Contrary conclusions from government and thinktank
- by The Plurals News Network
- December 2, 2025
Toxic cocktail of pollutants emerging and local sources dominate, finds thinktank analysis
ENVIRONMENT
LEAD STORY
Union environment minister asks for stress on district-wise green planning to combat Delhi-NCR air pollution
- by The Plurals News Network
- December 1, 2025
NCR states to undertake detailed technology-enabled five-year strategy
ENVIRONMENT
LEAD STORY
Delhi should take lessons from China to combat air pollution, a public health emergency now: report
- by The Plurals News Network
- November 29, 2025
Act first and throughout the year, not at the hour of the crisis, and sorry, cloud seeding has not worked
LEAD STORY
CLIMATE CHANGE
India at 79
India at 79: India’s energy quest: From a small start to a sun-powered dawn
- by Santi Pada Gon Chaudhuri
- November 28, 2025
Solar energy, constituting about one fourth of the country’s power capacity, places India at the forefront of the global energy transition
CLIMATE CHANGE
COP 30
LEAD STORY
Bitter pill emerges from the COP of truth, few hits but several misses
- by Jayanta Basu
- November 24, 2025
Several key proposals flagged off in COP30 final statement but implementation remains uncertain without adequate fund commitment
CLIMATE CHANGE
COP 30
ECONOMY
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Adaptation Fund gets barely 40 per cent of its minimum requirement at COP30, say experts
- by Jayanta Basu
- November 22, 2025
India's last project from the fund approved in 2016, litmus test for developed countries and UNFCCC process
CLIMATE CHANGE
COP 30
LEAD STORY
COP30 negotiations in last stage, adaptation faces hurdles but broad unity likely on just transition
- by Jayanta Basu
- November 21, 2025
Demand to include fossil fuel roadmap in final text, India wants template of financial support from developed countries
VIDEO
COP 30
LEAD STORY
Fire broke out in UN climate conference at Belem, Brazil, negotiations affected
- by Jayanta Basu
- November 21, 2025
All safe, negotiations expect to roll over to Saturday
CLIMATE CHANGE
COP 30
LEAD STORY
Reports bare cause and effect of climate change in India during 2024
- by Jayanta Basu
- November 20, 2025
The country experienced the warmest year on record last year, as well as highest frequency of disasters ever in 2025