CAQM Invokes GRAP Stage-IV: Has the National Capital Region (NCR) once again failed the annual test of air quality management, forcing a crippling emergency lockdown? The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) Sub-Committee on the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) has taken the drastic step of invoking Stage-IV (Severe+) restrictions across the entire NCR with…
Delhi High Court Rejects Scientist’s Plea: Does the failure of the government to control pollution automatically grant an employee the right to alter their work conditions? The Delhi High Court has delivered a definitive ruling that clarifies the precise legal nature of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), striking a blow to employees seeking mandatory…
Japan 6.7 Earthquake: When the first jolt hit at 07:42 JST on December 12, 2025, millions of Japanese did not scream — they moved. Schoolchildren under desks in perfect formation, salarymen abandoning bullet trains mid-stride, fishermen hauling boats uphill with bare hands. A magnitude 6.7 earthquake — centred 40 km deep beneath the Sea of…
Mission Mausam BharatFS 2025: What if a Rajasthan farmer could check tomorrow’s rain on his phone with 6km precision – saving his crop while a Kerala fisherman dodges cyclones 10 days ahead – all from a homegrown supercomputer model born under Mission Mausam? That’s the thunderous triumph of Bharat Forecast System (BharatFS) 2025, now live…
What if missing a December 31 deadline could shutter thousands of factories, saving millions from Delhi’s deadly smog cocktail? That’s the stark ultimatum from Union Minister Bhupender Yadav’s December 3, 2025, review meeting, ordering Delhi NCR emission monitors and controls or face closures amid AQI breaching 342 in Very Poor territory. But the curiosity gap…
Extreme Weather 2025: पिछले कुछ सालों में आपने भी महसूस किया होगा – मौसम अब पहले जैसा नहीं रहा। मार्च-अप्रैल में 45°C, जून में ओले, जुलाई में महीने भर बारिश न होना और अचानक बादल फटना – ये सब अब “नया नॉर्मल” बन गया है। सवाल सिर्फ इतना है: ये सब हो क्यों रहा है?…
Cold Wave & Fog Alerts: As winter spreads across India, many regions are experiencing sharp dips in temperature, dense morning fog, and chilly winds — putting large parts of the population on alert. From central Maharashtra to northern states like Punjab, cold-wave conditions and reduced visibility due to fog are affecting daily life. In this…
Ditwah Cyclone Tracker: Cyclone Ditwah is steadily moving parallel to the North Tamil Nadu–Puducherry coastline, unleashing heavy rainfall, travel disruptions and widespread emergency action across southern India. After causing severe destruction in Sri Lanka, the storm has intensified over the southwest Bay of Bengal. Authorities have issued red and orange alerts across multiple districts in…
Sri Lanka Disaster has intensified into one of the country’s worst natural calamities in recent years as Cyclone Ditwah unleashed days of relentless rain, flooding and landslides, killing 123 people with 130 still missing, according to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC). Entire districts remain inundated, communication lines have collapsed, and major transport routes lie destroyed…
India’s Climate-Energy Paradox: As India enters COP31 in 2026, it carries a paradox at the heart of its climate and energy narrative. While the country has successfully expanded its non-fossil fuel power capacity to over 50 percent—the highest for any major developing economy—overall greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase. This challenge reflects India’s dual imperative…