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.
Delhi’s Breath on Hold: AQI Set to Turn ‘Severe’ After Diwali
Forecasts warn of choking air and stagnant winds; GRAP Stage-2 ready to kick in as authorities plead for citizen restraint. By Sarhind Times Environmental Desk [more…]
Monsoon 2025: The Deluge That Spoke Volumes
New Delhi, October 18, 2025 — For the second year running, India has witnessed an above-normal monsoon, with seasonal rainfall totalling 108% of the long-period [more…]
Gurgaon Air Quality: Four Days of Poor, Hot Spots Emerge
Gurgaon, October 17, 2025 — For the fourth consecutive day, Gurgaon’s air quality stayed entrenched in the “Poor” band, with localised hotspots pushing some sectors [more…]
GURUGRAM: District Reverses Blanket Ban; “Green Crackers” Allowed Oct 18–20
Officials clear controlled sale and bursting under Supreme Court norms; QR-code checks and air-quality triggers in place Gurugram, October 17, 2025 — In a late-evening [more…]
Delhi’s Winter Action Plan: Govt Zeroes In on Smog Control Measures
Under GRAP Stage-1, authorities step up cleaning, dust controls and compliance as AQI dips toward “very poor” New Delhi, October 17, 2025 — As Delhi’s [more…]
ED Raids 22 West Bengal Locations in Illegal Sand-Mining Probe
Kolkata / Jhargram / Asansol, October 17, 2025 — Enforcement Directorate (ED) teams on Thursday carried out sweeping raids across 22 locations in West Bengal [more…]
Delhi Air Outlook: ‘Poor’ Through Oct 18, Likely to Turn ‘Very Poor’ by Oct 20–21, Says EWS Forecast
Early warning signals trigger concern as calm winds, cooling nights, and crop burning threaten to push NCR air deeper into toxic zone.(By Sarhind Times Environment [more…]
GRAP Stage-1 in NCR: Inside the 27-Point Anti-Pollution Plan
Delhi-NCR activates early winter strategy — intensified dust control, vehicle checks, and anti-burning patrols take center stage as AQI slips into ‘poor’.(By Sarhind Times Environment [more…]
Delhi Lines Up Cloud-Seeding Trial After Diwali; Awaits IMD’s Nod
Capital prepares for India’s first urban artificial-rain experiment to combat post-festival smog(By Sarhind Times Environment Bureau | New Delhi | October 17, 2025) New Delhi [more…]
SC Allows Sale and Use of ‘Green Crackers’ in NCR for Three Days
Court seeks balance between cultural tradition and citizens’ right to clean air(By Sarhind Times Legal & Environment Bureau | New Delhi | October 17, 2025) [more…]