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The analysis is a much-needed reminder that air pollution is a public health crisis that is not confined to cities only in Northern India. (Photo: PTI)

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Hyderabad ranked fourth most polluted city in the country

Experts blame haphazard transition, lack of green cover

30 Oct 2022 1:31 AM IST

An aerial view of a coal-fired power station in Lanzhou in northwestern Chinas Gansu province (AP file image)

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Global emissions will peak in 2025, says International Energy Agency

IEA energy outlook report-'s scenario is based on prevailing policy settings that see a definitive peak in global demand...

27 Oct 2022 12:38 PM IST

$A man rides a bicycle down the Kartavya Path in the backdrop of India Gate, engulfed in smog, in New Delhi, Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. Delhis air quality turned \very poor\ on Monday morning. (PTI /Manvender Vashist)$ Lifestyle

Delhi-'s air quality -'very poor-' on morning after Diwali

The situation was relatively better than previous years due to favourable meteorological conditions

25 Oct 2022 8:55 AM IST

National Green Tribunal. (Representational Photo:PTI)

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Musi most polluted river in Telangana, says NGT

The pharma and chemical industries in south and west Hyderabad, which discharge pollutants into the river, are major...

7 Oct 2022 11:58 PM IST

Migratory species like lack-tailed godwit, marsh sandpiper, northern pintail, little stint, red crested pochard and resident species including fulvous whistling duck, spot billed pelican (in picture), open billed stork, painted stork and others may be spotted. DC File Image

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Rains may force migratory birds to look for new avenues in Andhra...

Nearly 140 to 150 species of migratory birds with a population of 3-4 lakh expected to arrive in AP from mid-October and...

6 Oct 2022 11:55 PM IST

Landslide in Koottickal. (By arrangement)

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Green activists concerned over repeated disturbance to Western Ghats

MANGALURU: Environmentalists have expressed their concern over repeated disturbance to the Western Ghats, which they...

3 Oct 2022 7:32 AM IST

Even a modest temperature increase of 1.5 degrees Celsius will spell serious consequences in India, China, Ethiopia, Ghana, Brazil and Egypt (Marcus Brandt/dpa via AP)

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Warming may lead to more frequent, longer-lasting droughts in India:...

For India, nearly 50 per cent of the population is projected to be exposed to a severe drought lasting 1 year or longer...

28 Sept 2022 12:46 PM IST

News report on illegal sand mining published in the columns of Deccan Chronicle. DC Image

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DC Impact: Sand stocks in Jammikunta of Karimnagar closed

Illegal mining and transport of sand is going on unabated in the region

27 Sept 2022 11:45 PM IST

NTR district collector S. Dilli Rao said that those whose houses were affected by the floodwater were evacuated to Potti Sriramulu municipal school for rehabilitation and asked the people from the affected areas to be ready to be moved to safety. DC Image/C. Narayana Rao

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69 pc people in India seeing severe effects of climate change: Survey

NEW DELHI: Around two-thirds of people in India say climate change has already had a severe effect in the areas where...

15 Sept 2022 9:48 PM IST

Tribals in the agency will also participate in the mela by promoting bags and papers made of leaves, she said. ANI

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Jagan wants Vizag to be a plastic-free city: Mayor

Mayor Kumari said that a mela-cum-sale programme will be organised on RK Beach road from August 13 to 15 on alternative...

11 Aug 2022 11:55 PM IST

The group behind Save Banyans of Chevella (Photo by Arrangement)

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-'Save Banyans of Chevella-' agitation garners support

HYDERABAD: The most popular green agitation currently happening in the city is ‘Save Banyans of Chevella’...

11 Aug 2022 4:33 PM IST

The Kerala floods in 2018 left over seven lakh people homeless and damaged property worth Rs 20,000 crore. Nearly 27,000 houses, 45,000 hectares of farmland and more than 90,000 km roads were destroyed in the floods.

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Climate change is making weather forecast difficult, admits IMD DG

New Delhi: Climate change has hampered the ability of the forecasting agencies to accurately predict severe events and...

8 Aug 2022 12:30 PM IST