HOW PLANTS KNOW WHEN TO BLOOM?
NEW DELHI ,March 2026 : An expert has answers for you about how plants know when to bloom. Last December was the warmest on record for Washington state, according to the Washington State Climate Office. As the mild winter continues, many of the plants in our gardens are starting to show signs of small buds, […]
STRONG TREMORS IN KOLKATA: OFFICES EVACUATED
NEW DELHI , 27 Feb 2026 : Kolkata The City of Joy panicked a bit today due to an earthquake of magnitude 4.9. People in Kolkata came running out of buildings including homes, offices and schools after the earthquake that first struck Bangladesh reached the city, where old buildings stand in tight spaces. People shared […]
WON’T ALLOW ANYONE TOUCH ARAVALLIS: SC ON SAFARI PROJECT
NEW DELHI, Feb 2026 : The Supreme Court on Thursday asserted that it “will not allow anyone to touch” the Aravalli range while refusing to entertain any request related to the proposed Aravalli Zoo Safari project in Haryana at this stage. It was hearing a petition filed by five retired Indian Forest Service officers and […]
SC SEEKS EXPERT PANEL ON ARAVALLI HILLS, STOPS ILLEGAL MINING
NEW DELHI,21 Jan 2026 : The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Rajasthan Government to immediately stop the illegal mining on the Aravalli range of hills. A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant asked the Centre, the amicus curiae and other parties to suggest names of environmentalists, scientists and mining experts within four weeks, […]
SNOWLESS HIMALAYAS SOUND CLIMATE ALARM IN UTTARAKHAND
NEW DELHI,21 Jan 2026 : Uttarakhand is facing an unprecedented environmental warning as the winter season progresses without snowfall, raising serious concerns over the survival of glaciers and rivers in the Himalayan region. As the month of January draws to a close, the upper Himalayan ranges usually blanketed in thick layers of snow are starkly […]
SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURE IN 3 INDIAN TOWNS: GUIDE FOR SNOW TREKS
NEW DELHI ,20 Jan 2026 : Most Indians think snow trekking means heading to Switzerland or Norway. But here’s the truth: some of the world’s most challenging and beautiful snow treks are right here in India. We’re talking about places where temperatures drop to -30°C, where frozen rivers become trekking routes, where the air is […]
DELHI AIR QUALITY HAZARDOUS
NEW DELHI,9 JAN 2026: The Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi is 372, which means the air quality is Hazardous right now. The main pollutant today is PM10: 258.49, PM25: 332.51, NO2: 66.41, SO2: 15.88, O3: 10.62, CO: 68. All cities and towns close to Delhi are in the hazardous category as Ghaziabad reported 393 […]
SCHOOLS CLOSED IN DELHI, STATES DUE TO COLD WAVE
NEW DELHI,9 Jan 2026: A biting cold wave sweeping across large parts of India has significantly disrupted academic schedules, compelling state governments and district administrations to shut schools, extend winter vacations, and modify class timings to safeguard students. With temperatures plunging and dense fog affecting visibility, authorities across multiple regions have taken precautionary measures, urging […]
Outstanding Freedom Fighter & Great Urdu Poet: Maulana Hasrat Mohani
*Chupke chupke raat din aansoo bahaana yaad hai* (I remember shedding tears silently, day and night)* Maulana Hasrat Mohani, born Syed Fazl-ul-Hasan on January 1, 1875, in Mohan, Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, embodied the rare fusion of lyrical grace and unyielding rebellion. On his birth anniversary, we honor this pioneer who first thundered “Inquilab Zindabad” (Long […]
ARAVALLI DECISION OF 100 METERS TO IMPACT OTHER MOUNTAINS
NEW DELHI: A technical redefinition threatens to turn one of India’s oldest mountain ranges of Aravallis into legally exploitable land. But even by the government’s own standards, four questions remain unanswered. The controversy surrounds Aravallis after the Environment Ministry came up with a new definition to allow “sustainable mining” of the ancient mountain range. A […]
