Atleast Five Dead, Some Still Missing After New Zealand Volcano Erupts
New Zealand police said early on Tuesday they did not expect to find any more survivors from a volcanic eruption...
Earth And Ecology
Japan Clears Restart At Nuclear Reactor Closest To Epicentre Of 2011 Quake
Japan’s Tohoku Electric Power said on Wednesday it has won initial regulatory approval to restart a reactor at its Onagawa...
Greenhouse Emissions Hit New Record, Could Bring ‘Destructive’ Effects: U.N.
Greenhouse gas emissions surged to a record level last year and world temperatures could rise more than twice the globally...
Australia Bushfire Smoke Shoots Sydney Into Top 10 Global Pollution Index
The Australian state of New South Wales was gasping under the worst levels of air pollution ever recorded on Friday...
Fossil Fuel Polluters From U.S. To China Far Off Climate Targets: UN
The world’s major fossil fuel producers are set to bust global environmental goals with excessive coal, oil and gas extraction...
Over Half Of India’s Coal-Fired Power Plants Set To Miss Emission Norm Deadline
More than half of India’s coal-fired power plants ordered to retrofit equipment to curb air pollution are set to miss...
Delhi’s Schools To Reopen Next Week, Parents Wary Of Hazardous Air
Schools in India’s capital New Delhi will reopen on Monday after closing for two days due to a spike in...
Decision On Odd-Even Extension To Be Taken On Monday: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said a final call on extending the odd-even scheme would be taken on Monday as...
Schools Shut Because Of Delhi’s Smog, But Hundreds Of Children Run A Race
About 1,000 children ran a race in thick smog in the Indian capital New Delhi early on Thursday when authorities...
Australians Shelter And Flee As Firefighters Battle 150 Bushfires
Australian officials ordered people in several communities, including a major tourist destination, to evacuate immediately on Wednesday as firefighters struggled...
Indian Capital In ‘Day-To-Day Battle’ With Smog As Cool Weather Sets In
Cooler temperatures and lighter wind trapped heavy smog over the Indian capital on Wednesday, pushing pollution to “severe” levels in...
Haze Wraps New Delhi Again As Air Quality Plummets
Haze shrouded India’s capital city again on Monday, with residents braving dangerous air quality to return to work after a...
Trapped And Helpless: How Families Are Fighting Delhi’s Pollution Horror
When a toxic smog darkened the skies over the Indian capital last weekend and air pollution peaked to its highest...
Schools In New Delhi Reopen, Air Quality Still Unhealthy
Schools in India’s capital New Delhi reopened on Wednesday after closing for two days due to a spike in air...
China, France Reaffirm Support Of Paris Climate Agreement, Call It ‘Irreversible’
French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday issued a joint statement reaffirming their strong support for...
Breeze Clears Some Pollution From Delhi But Air Still Hazardous
The air quality in the Indian capital, New Delhi, improved slightly on Tuesday as the wind picked up to blow...
Indian Capital Banishes Some Cars In Hope Of Clearing The Air
Authorities in the Indian capital on Monday banished from the roads cars with number plates ending in an odd number...
EPCA Declares Public Health Emergency In Delhi-NCR
A Supreme Court-mandated panel on Friday declared a public health emergency in the Delhi-NCR region and banned construction activity till...
Diwali Fireworks Haze Pushes Delhi’s Air Quality To Severe
Air pollution in some parts of Delhi deteriorated early on Monday to the worst recorded level, officials said, a day...
Delhi Offers Diwali Laser Shows To Stop Residents From Burning Crackers
Delhi authorities are offering residents laser light shows to mark the Hindu festival of Diwali this weekend and wean them...
Pollution Levels In India’s Capital Hit The Worst This Year
Pollution levels in India’s capital New Delhi have hit their worst for the second time in October — earning a...
Global Renewable Power Capacity To Rise By 50% In Five Years: IEA
Global renewable energy capacity is set to rise by 50% in five years’ time, driven by solar photovoltaic (PV) installations...
Trading Tires: How The West Fuels A Waste Crisis In Asia
When night falls in the Indian village of Nabipur, the backyard furnaces come to life, burning waste tires from the...
Fields Of Fire Drive Delhi’s Air Quality To Unhealthy Levels
When it comes to air quality, there are few worse places to live on the planet than New Delhi, and...
Delhi’s Air Quality ‘Very Poor’ Again, Likely To Decline Sharply Over Weekend
The national capital's air quality slipped into the "very poor" category on Friday morning, and was expected to decline sharply...
