Category: ENVIRONMENT-CLIMATE
Insights and analysis on environment, climate change, and sustainability in India. This category highlights policies, innovations, and community actions driving climate resilience, renewable energy, pollution control, and ecological conservation.
India Launches ‘National Climate Tech Mission’ to Combat Pollution and Drive Green Innovation
In an ambitious step toward addressing climate change through innovation, the Government of India has launched the National Climate Tech Mission (NCTM) — a ₹12,000-crore [more…]
Delhi Air Quality Turns ‘Hazardous’ Post-Diwali; Authorities Scale Up Dust Control
A day after Diwali celebrations, New Delhi recorded one of the world’s worst air-quality levels, with PM2.5 concentrations surging nearly 60 times above safe limits. [more…]
Smog Choke: Gurugram–Faridabad AQI Crosses 400 After Diwali
A blanket of toxic haze engulfed Gurugram and Faridabad after Diwali night, sending air quality indices soaring above 400 — the “Severe” category. Authorities blamed [more…]
Toxic Skies Return to Delhi-NCR: GRAP Stage 3 Enforced as AQI Breaches 500, Construction and Diesel Vehicles Curbed
By SarhindTimes Environment & City Bureau | New Delhi / Gurugram / Noida | Tuesday, October 21, 2025 Delhi woke up on Tuesday under a [more…]
Cyclone Alert in Bay of Bengal: Andaman & Nicobar on High Watch as IMD Warns of Heavy Thunderstorms Till October 25
By SarhindTimes Weather & Disaster Desk | Port Blair / New Delhi | Tuesday, October 21 2025 The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a [more…]
Delhi-NCR Breathes ‘Very Poor’ Air: GRAP-II Measures Kick In Amid Diwali Smoke and Winter Calm
By SarhindTimes Environment Desk | New Delhi | Tuesday, October 21 2025 Lead As Delhi lights its diyas, the sky above is turning grey. The [more…]
Muhurat Trading 2025: A One-Hour Ritual, A Year-Long Signal — How Dalal Street Sets the Tone for Samvat 2082
By SarhindTimes Business Desk | New Delhi | Tuesday, October 21, 2025 Lead:India’s stock markets will open their doors for a special, symbolic Muhurat Trading [more…]
Delhi–NCR Air Quality Dips: Hazardous Haze Returns, Citizens Brace for a Toxic Winter
By Sarhind Times Bureau | New Delhi | October 20, 2025 Summary Delhi woke up to a grey morning as the Air Quality Index (AQI) [more…]
Gurugram’s High-Rise Water Crisis: 2,500 Residents Depend on Tankers as Piped Supply Runs Dry
By Sarhind Times Bureau | Gurugram | October 20, 2025 Summary Thousands of residents in Gurugram’s upscale BPTP Astaire Garden society are struggling through an [more…]
Bay of Bengal Brews Again: IMD Warns of New Low-Pressure System, Heavy Rain Likely in South and East India
Fresh monsoon remnant system could intensify into a depression; Andhra, Tamil Nadu, and Odisha put on early alert as coasts brace for rough weather. By [more…]