Decade of slowing deforestation offers hope for forests: FAO data
Oct 22, 2025, at 10:29 am
Lush, green and brimming with trees and wildlife, forests are the Earth’s lungs and source of livelihoods for many communities.
Oct 22, 2025, at 12:15 am
Several districts across Tamil Nadu are on high alert as the northeast monsoon intensifies following its early onset, raising fears of a potential cyclone formation over the Bay of Bengal.
Despite 77.5% drop in stubble burning, Delhi’s air quality hits a five-year post-Diwali low
Oct 21, 2025, at 09:22 pm
Despite a 77.5 percent drop in stubble burning. long seen as a primary cause of Delhi’s winter smog, the capital’s air quality collapsed to a five-year post-Diwali low on Tuesday morning, with PM2.5 levels averaging 488 micrograms per cubic metre, nearly 100 times the World Health Organization’s exposure limit.
Record rise in carbon dioxide levels during 2024, alerts UN weather agency
Oct 15, 2025, at 06:33 pm
Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels rose by a record amount in 2024, reaching new highs and locking in further long-term warming and extreme weather, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
Delhi’s air quality deteriorates: CAQM enforces Stage-I curbs under GRAP
Oct 14, 2025, at 09:14 pm
Signalling the annual return of toxic air in the capital, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), the Centre’s anti-pollution panel, has enforced Stage-I restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR).
Tornado-like ‘Haathisundh’ stuns tourists at Odisha’s Chilika Lake, sparks awe and panic
Oct 11, 2025, at 11:01 pm
Puri: The serene Chilika Lake in Odisha presented a terrifying spectacle for the tourists on Friday when a tornado, described as a towering spiral of wind and water, appeared, creating awe and panic among the visitors.
Himachal Pradesh landslide tragedy: 18 dead as bus buried under debris in Bilaspur
Oct 07, 2025, at 09:48 pm
At least 18 people were killed after a private bus was buried under debris following a massive landslide in the Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh late Tuesday evening.
Oct 06, 2025, at 11:29 am
Siliguri/Kolkata/IBNS: At least 28 people have died and over a dozen people are missing in the floods and landslide caused by heavy rain in West Bengal's Darjeeling hills last weekend, media reports said.
Nepal: 51 die in rain-related incidents, Indian PM Narendra Modi offers assistance
Oct 06, 2025, at 10:47 am
At least 51 people have died in rain-related incidents across eastern Nepal after days of heavy rainfall triggered massive landslides and floods, local media reported on Sunday.
Seventeen dead as torrential rains, landslides hit Darjeeling and North Bengal
Oct 05, 2025, at 03:51 pm
Heavy rainfall triggered landslides across West Bengal’s Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts, disrupting normal life and leaving at least 17 people dead, media reports said on Sunday.
14 dead as heavy rains trigger landslides, road disruptions across North Bengal
Oct 05, 2025, at 12:00 pm
Continuous overnight rain has wreaked havoc across North Bengal, leaving at least 14 people dead in landslides in Darjeeling’s Mirik and Sukhia Pokhari areas.
Sep 23, 2025, at 02:26 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: At least seven people have died of electrocution due to waterlogging caused by the overnight torrential rain that battered Kolkata amid the festive fervour in the city, media reports said.
Six die in rain-related incidents in Kolkata, several areas waterlogged
Sep 23, 2025, at 10:49 am
At least six people died due to rain-related incidents in Kolkata, where heavy downpour and thunderstorms occurred on Tuesday, leaving the city paralysed.
Heavy rains, thunderstorms lash Kolkata, disrupting normal life ahead of Durga Puja festival
Sep 23, 2025, at 09:18 am
Heavy rains and thunderstorms lashed Kolkata on Tuesday, leaving a large area in the city waterlogged and paralysing normal life at a time when people are gearing up to celebrate the week-long Durga Puja festival.
Study finds Europe recorded 62,775 heat-related deaths during the summer of 2024
Sep 23, 2025, at 12:38 am
A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by the ”la Caixa” Foundation, has estimated that 62,775 heat-related deaths occurred in Europe between June 1 and September 30, 2024.
Polar explorer Preet Chandi to speak at Indi Setu thought leadership summit in London
Sep 22, 2025, at 03:02 am
London/IBNS: Harpreet Kaur “Preet” Chandi, a British Army officer and physiotherapist widely known as “Polar Preet”, will be a featured speaker at Indi Setu 2025, a two-day thought leadership summit in London from October 10-11.
Pune-based scientist Dr Himanshu Kulkarni becomes first Indian to win International Water Prize
Sep 22, 2025, at 12:37 am
Pune-based scientist Dr Himanshu Kulkarni became the first from the Indian subcontinent to be awarded the biennial ‘International Water Prize’ instituted since 2009, sponsored by the WaTER Center at the University of Oklahoma, USA.
Ozone layer remains on track to recovery in the coming decades: WMO
Sep 16, 2025, at 10:38 am
The Earth’s protective ozone layer is healing and the ozone hole in 2024 was smaller than in recent years, according to a new World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report which contains welcome scientific news for people’s and planetary health.
India joins multiple nations in witnessing rare celestial event 'Blood Moon'
Sep 08, 2025, at 01:05 am
Thousands of skywatchers in several nations across the world, including in India, witnessed the rare celestial event, ‘Blood Moon’ or the total lunar eclipse, on Sunday.
Pakistan: Rescue 1122 boat capsizes in Multan during flood rescue operation, five dead
Sep 07, 2025, at 11:11 pm
At least five people drowned after a boat carrying them capsized in the Chenab River in Pakistan's Punjab area on Saturday, when a flood evacuation process was ongoing.
PM Modi to visit flood-hit Punjab on September 9, review relief measures
Sep 07, 2025, at 01:10 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Punjab on September 9 to assess the impact of the floods and review ongoing relief measures, media reports said on Sunday.
PM Modi to visit flood-affected north Indian states soon: Report
Sep 06, 2025, at 12:08 am
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit several north Indian states, including Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and Uttarakhand, in the wake of deadly flash floods and landslides, media reports said.
Breathing polluted air causes more than 4.5 million premature deaths every year: UN
Sep 05, 2025, at 01:17 pm
As billions continue to breathe polluted air that causes more than 4.5 million premature deaths every year, UN climate experts on Friday highlighted how damaging microscopic smoke particles from wildfires play their part, travelling halfway across the world.
Sep 03, 2025, at 09:15 pm
Consistent water flowing from the Yamuna River as a result of heavy rains left the streets of Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) flooded on Wednesday, disrupting the lives of those living in inundated areas.
Afghanistan earthquake tragedy: Rescuers arrive on foot, survivors need everything
Sep 03, 2025, at 07:05 pm
A massive assistance mission for earthquake survivors continued in Afghanistan on Wednesday as aid teams tackled blocked roads and downed communications lines in a bid to reach the most remote communities still in need of help.
Hundreds feared dead in Sudan landslide
Sep 03, 2025, at 04:43 pm
Humanitarians “will spare no effort” to ensure that aid reaches people affected by a deadly landslide in a remote mountain village in war-torn Sudan, a senior UN official in the country said on Tuesday.
Heavy rain causes waterlogging, traffic jam in Gurugram, WFH for offices
Sep 02, 2025, at 01:35 am
Heavy rains hit Gurugram on Monday causing huge traffic jams, and severe waterlogging on the road with vehicles breaking down at several places, throwing life out of gear.
Sep 01, 2025, at 06:49 pm
After a magnitude six earthquake struck remote areas of eastern Afghanistan overnight reportedly killing at least 800 people and wiping out villages, UN chief António Guterres on Monday pledged to “spare no effort” in helping those affected.
Afghanistan: More than 600 die in Kunar earthquake, Modi extends support
Sep 01, 2025, at 02:21 pm
Over 600 people died, and more than 1,000 others were injured after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit Kunar province in Afghanistan, a region that was hit by a flash flood last week.
Hundreds feared dead after magnitude 6.0 earthquake hits Afghanistan
Sep 01, 2025, at 10:00 am
Hundreds were feared dead or injured after an earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter Scale hit Afghanistan's Kunar province on Sunday, a region swept by a flash flood last week.