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Delhi Was Most Polluted City In 2024-25, Patna Close Second: Study
Delhi was the most polluted city during 2024-25, recording the highest annual PM2.5 levels and extended periods of "severe" air quality in winter while Patna was the second-most polluted city, according to a new analysis by Climate Trends.
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Indian Cities Will Need Over $2.4 Trillion By 2050 To Tackle Climate Risk: Report
Indian cities are becoming increasingly more vulnerable to floods, heatwaves, and other climate-related risks and will require over 2.4 trillion US dollars in investments by 2050 to build resilient and low-carbon infrastructure.
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Mumbai May Lose Over 10% Land By 2040 Due To Rising Sea Level: Study
More than 10 per cent of the land in Mumbai and up to 10 per cent in Panaji and Chennai are at risk of inundation by 2040 due to climate change-induced sea-level rise, according to a new study.
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What Is The Urban Heat Island Effect That's Making Metro Cities Hotter?
With the arrival of May, mercury is soaring in India's metropolitan cities. While the national capital, Delhi, recorded 33 degree Celsius followed by Mumbai at 34 degrees Celsius, both Chennai and Bengaluru stood at 37 degree Celsius each.
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Minister Opens Exhibition On International Day For Biological Diversity
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate change Bhupender Yadav inaugurated Biological Diversity Exhibition at Chennai Kalaivanar Arangam on Sunday during the International Day of Biological Diversity (IDB) celebrations.
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World Bank Nod To Rs 1,100 Crore Loan To Transform Chennai
World Bank said its board of executive directors has approved a USD 150 million (about Rs 1,112 crore) programme to support Tamil Nadu's vision of making Chennai into a world-class city that is more green, livable, and resilient to climate change
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How Chennai, Among World's Wettest Cities, Ran Out of Water
Climate change is bringing rising sea levels and increased flooding to some cities around the world and drought and water shortages to others. For the 11 million inhabitants of Chennai, it's both.
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Chennai Students Use Robots To Plant 300 Saplings, Raise Micro-Forest
As countries across the globe struggle to counter climate change and its effects, 300 school students in Chennai launched an initiative to plant 300 saplings and raise a micro-forest at the city's Anna University.
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IIT Delhi To Study Heat Stress Tolerance Thresholds
The partner institutes in this project include IIT Kanpur, IISER Bhopal, RKMVU Kolkata, SRU Chennai, IIPH Gandhinagar.
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Delhi's Average Temperature Spiked By 1 Degree In Over A Century: Report
The average temperature in the national capital increased by one degree Celsius, by 0.7 degree in Mumbai, 0.6 degree in Chennai and 1.2 degrees in Kolkata in over a century-and-a-half.
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Delhi Was Most Polluted City In 2024-25, Patna Close Second: Study
Delhi was the most polluted city during 2024-25, recording the highest annual PM2.5 levels and extended periods of "severe" air quality in winter while Patna was the second-most polluted city, according to a new analysis by Climate Trends.
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Indian Cities Will Need Over $2.4 Trillion By 2050 To Tackle Climate Risk: Report
Indian cities are becoming increasingly more vulnerable to floods, heatwaves, and other climate-related risks and will require over 2.4 trillion US dollars in investments by 2050 to build resilient and low-carbon infrastructure.
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Mumbai May Lose Over 10% Land By 2040 Due To Rising Sea Level: Study
More than 10 per cent of the land in Mumbai and up to 10 per cent in Panaji and Chennai are at risk of inundation by 2040 due to climate change-induced sea-level rise, according to a new study.
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What Is The Urban Heat Island Effect That's Making Metro Cities Hotter?
With the arrival of May, mercury is soaring in India's metropolitan cities. While the national capital, Delhi, recorded 33 degree Celsius followed by Mumbai at 34 degrees Celsius, both Chennai and Bengaluru stood at 37 degree Celsius each.
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Minister Opens Exhibition On International Day For Biological Diversity
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate change Bhupender Yadav inaugurated Biological Diversity Exhibition at Chennai Kalaivanar Arangam on Sunday during the International Day of Biological Diversity (IDB) celebrations.
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World Bank Nod To Rs 1,100 Crore Loan To Transform Chennai
World Bank said its board of executive directors has approved a USD 150 million (about Rs 1,112 crore) programme to support Tamil Nadu's vision of making Chennai into a world-class city that is more green, livable, and resilient to climate change
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How Chennai, Among World's Wettest Cities, Ran Out of Water
Climate change is bringing rising sea levels and increased flooding to some cities around the world and drought and water shortages to others. For the 11 million inhabitants of Chennai, it's both.
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Chennai Students Use Robots To Plant 300 Saplings, Raise Micro-Forest
As countries across the globe struggle to counter climate change and its effects, 300 school students in Chennai launched an initiative to plant 300 saplings and raise a micro-forest at the city's Anna University.
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IIT Delhi To Study Heat Stress Tolerance Thresholds
The partner institutes in this project include IIT Kanpur, IISER Bhopal, RKMVU Kolkata, SRU Chennai, IIPH Gandhinagar.
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Delhi's Average Temperature Spiked By 1 Degree In Over A Century: Report
The average temperature in the national capital increased by one degree Celsius, by 0.7 degree in Mumbai, 0.6 degree in Chennai and 1.2 degrees in Kolkata in over a century-and-a-half.
