Environment

Delhi NCR has slipped into the poor air quality category during an intense heatwave, prompting GRAP-1 measures.

In Delhi, where you live may determine how much heat you endure. India Today's satellite analysis shows a heat penalty of up to 7°C between dense, lower-income neighbourhoods and greener, more affluent localities.

Investigators have not yet pinpointed exactly what started the fire near North Krome Avenue and NW 186th Street, but the weather seemed to have played a crucial role.

In a busy world, oblivious to the wonders of nature around us, this highway to India serves to remind us about what nature is capable of.

There lies a painful paradox at the heart of India's cooling crisis. The very machines helping people survive extreme heat also contribute to the warming, making that heat worse.

Delhi's draft EV Policy 2.0 proposes a hard shift from petrol two-wheelers alongside wider electrification mandates. But poor charging infrastructure comes in the way of its good intentions

The tiny raptor is expected to fly nearly 6,000 km almost non-stop towards the forests along the India-Myanmar border in Manipur.

The new survey will help map where the tarantulas live, estimate their numbers, and identify specific threats in this protected landscape.

India's grid faces a "double-peak" pattern, when daytime demand is partly cushioned by solar power, but evening peaks, driven by air conditioners and fans, continue to rely heavily on coal-fired power.

Satellite imagery and official data show forest fires spreading across Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha as a result of high temperatures in the month of April.

Satellite tracking of Olive Ridley turtles has put a little-known oceanic phenomenon in the spotlight, and it's in need of protection to survive.

2026 has added to the problem by ending an already dry winter early and instead bringing rising heat to the state, marking the arrival of what could be another worrying chapter.

The first major duststorm of the season swept across most parts of Delhi-NCR, with strong winds likely to continue for 30–45 minutes before easing into light rain, officials said.

Several factors made Maharashtra record higher temperatures than Rajasthan in a year which is showing clear signs of taking the throne of the hottest year on record.

The heat battering India's hill stations is part of a much larger story unfolding across the Himalayas.

From Delhi's urban centres to Varanasi's ghats, from Odisha's coal belts to Bihar's river plains, the country is contending with a heat event that is both widespread and intense.

In 2024 alone, an election year when roughly half the world's eligible voters had the chance to vote, at least 23 elections in 18 countries were disrupted by extreme weather.

Clean energy met all global electricity demand growth in 2025 for the first time, with India emerging as a key player in the clean transition. Read to find out more about India's role.

Climate models for 2026 are flashing worrying signals, prompting scientists to closely track every update.

Scientists have made it clear that tracking temperature alone is no longer enough. For India, a country that is humid, coastal, and monsoon-drenched, the deadliest heat often doesn't look deadly at all.