At least 18 killed in New Delhi railway station stampede
New Delhi, India Reuters The death toll in a stampede at the main railway station in India’s capital New Delhi rose to at least 18, including five children, media reports said on Sunday, citing the Press Trust of India news agency. The youngest of the victims was seven years old and the oldest 79, according […]
Stampede kills unspecified number of people at New Delhi train station, Indian official says
New Delhi, India AP A stampede has killed an unspecified number of people at a major railway station in India’s capital, the country’s defence minister said Sunday. Rajnath Singh said in a X post that he was “extremely pained by the loss of lives due to stampede” at the New Delhi Railway Station. Passengers jostle […]
Toxic smog persists over India’s north; Delhi pollution remains severe
New Delhi, India Reuters Residents in India’s northern states woke up to another day of poor air quality on Tuesday, as a layer of dense fog shrouded most of the region, and pollution in the capital Delhi remained severe. India battles air pollution every winter as cold, heavy air traps dust, emissions, and smoke from […]
Toxic smog wreathes India’s capital as winter nears
New Delhi, India Reuters A toxic smog shrouded the Indian capital on Tuesday, driving air quality in some areas into the “severe” range ahead of winter, when cold air traps pollutants and brings a spike in respiratory illnesses. The mix of smoke, emissions, and dust is an annual problem for authorities in New Delhi, with […]
Despite bans, firecrackers sizzle across India for Diwali
Vanch Village, India Reuters Firecrackers are central to Diwali celebrations for millions of Indian Hindus and this year was no different even as some cities, including New Delhi, banned their use to curb some of the worst pollution levels in the world. Diwali honours the victorious return of Lord Rama, one of Hindiusm’s most revered […]
This year could be world’s hottest year as June breaks records
Brussels, Belgium Reuters Last month was the hottest June on record, the EU’s climate change monitoring service said on Monday, continuing a streak of exceptional temperatures that some scientists said puts 2024 on track to be the world’s hottest recorded year. Every month since June 2023 – 13 months in a row – has ranked […]
Number of days over 35 degrees Celsius surges in world’s scorching capitals
Reuters The number of days reaching a sizzling 35 degrees Celsius in 20 of the world’s largest capitals – from Delhi to Jakarta to Buenos Aires – has risen 52 per cent over the past three decades, a thinktank analysis found on Friday. More than 300 million people live in the world’s 20 most populous […]
India: Record heat, surging fires push Delhi’s firefighters to the brink
ADNAN ABIDI and CHRIS THOMAS, of Reuters, report on the unrelenting fight against blazes as India faces weeks of extreme heat – and the toll its taking on the firefighters…
Indian heatwaves, floods kill 11, with four buried alive
Guwahati, India Reuters India was battling on Wednesday extreme weather that caused severe heatwaves, landslides and floods, killing at least 11 people this week, among them a woman and her three daughters buried alive in a northeastern state, officials and media said. The capital, New Delhi, sweltered through its hottest night in six years on […]
India’s Modi sworn in as PM for third term, faces coalition challenges
New Delhi, India Reuters Narendra Modi was sworn in as India’s Prime Minister on Sunday for a third term, after a shock election setback that will test his ability to ensure policy certainty in a coalition government in the world’s most populous nation. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath of office to Modi at a […]