“What does this intense heatwave that has hit large parts of India so early this summer really mean? It means that this is the age of climate change; it also means that how we deal with our water in the coming days will determine whether we would survive such extreme climatic conditions,” says Sunita Narain, director general, Centre for Science and Environment. To get full access to this story, "Subscribe Now", in just Re.1 for the next 24 hours...

In 2021, extreme weather events accounted for the maximum number of deaths in the states of Maharashtra, Odisha and Madhya Pradesh; and the largest number of districts were affected in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. This emerged from a presentation made by Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director general of meteorology, India Meteorological Department, at a 4-day national conclave of journalists being organised by the Centre for Science and Environment. To get full access to this story, "Subscribe Now", in just Re.1 for the next 24 hours.

Every winter, as inversion leads to smog-filled days and nights across entire north India, the western region of the country -- by contrast -- looks much cleaner. A new analysis of regional air pollution levels, done by the Centre for Science and Environment, says air pollution is rapidly becoming a matter of concern in the western states of Maharashtra and Gujarat as well. To get full access to this story, "Subscribe Now", in just Re.1 for the next 24 hours...

Cities in South India are some of the cleanest in the country when it comes to breathable air, but they still suffer from some influence of winter inversion and, resultantly, elevated pollution levels. The levels increase despite the geographical advantages and favourable meteorology due to the region’s proximity to the sea and improved ventilation – finds a new 2019-2021 analysis of winter air quality in India’s south, done by the Centre for Science and Environment. To get full access to this story, "Subscribe Now", in just Re.1 for the next 24 hours.

It is January, and the eastern states of India – Bihar, West Bengal and Odisha -- are now feeling the sting of increased winter air pollution, says a new analysis of regional pollution trends done by the Centre for Science and Environment. To get full access to this story, "Subscribe Now", in just Re.1 for the next 24 hours. 

It is not only the northern part of India that is in the grip of severe winter pollution, several cities in other regions, including in the central Indian states of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, are also experiencing a worsening of winter pollution, finds the latest analysis from the Centre for Science and Environment. To get full access to this story, "Subscribe Now", in just Re.1 for the next 24 hours.

A new analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment, the New Delhi-based think tank, says that the problem of air pollution is growing steadily in the states of India’s northeast, putting pay to the impression of pristine blue skies and clean air that people usually have about this region. To get full access to this story, "Subscribe Now", in just Re.1 for the next 24 hours.

Winter smog and the accompanying severe air pollution is a problem that is usually associated with the Delhi-NCR region – but the latest analysis by the Centre for Science and Environment has found that when pollution spikes during winter, entire northern India experiences smog episodes. To get full access to this story, "Subscribe Now", in just Re.1 for the next 24 hours.

The heavily polluted and dry Yamuna, the lifeline of the Braj Mandal, has caused deep anguish and concern among Sri Krishna devotees and the green activists in the Taj city. To get full access to this story, "Subscribe Now", in just Re.1 for the next 24 hours.

“Has the Glasgow Climate Pact succeeded in going far enough to keep the world below a 1.5°C temperature rise – necessary to ensure that our world can avoid the worst and catastrophic impacts of a changing climate? The answer is a resounding ‘no’,” says CSE director general Sunita Narain. To get full access to this story, "Subscribe Now" in just Re.1 for the next 24 hours...