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Delhi’s Rising Heat & Humid Monsoon Push Electricity Demand To Peak: Study

 CSE report links higher cooling load to urban heat island effect and reduced night cooling New Delhi’s electricity demand has surged during the monsoon months despite fewer heatwaves, driven by higher humidity and rising night-time temperatures, according to a new policy brief by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). The report highlighted that in […]

Study Shows 40% Pollution Reduction May Add Two Years Life

Achieving India’s clean air goals promises significant health gains, though challenges remain Residents of 130 cities covered under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) could gain an average of two years in life expectancy if India achieves its revised target of a 40 per cent reduction in particulate pollution by 2026, according to a new […]

Yamuna Crosses Danger Mark In Delhi, Evacuation Preparations Underway

The Situation is under control and water level is going down said CM Rekha Gupta The Yamuna river in Delhi crossed the danger mark on Tuesday morning, with the water level rising to 205.79 metres at the Old Railway Bridge, just short of the 206-metre evacuation threshold. The river had already breached the 205.33-metre danger […]

Centre: Delhi to ramp up healthcare preps for pollution-triggered rush

In a letter to the health departments of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan this week, Director General of Health Services said air pollution not only accounts for not just acute illnesses The Union Health Ministry has asked Delhi and its neighbouring states to make necessary healthcare preparations to deal with any rush of patients […]