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Personalised sprinklers to fruit balls: Animals at zoo in for summer treat

Personalised sprinklers to fruit balls: Animals at zoo in for summer treat

Every animal inside the zoo, from the white tiger to the elephant, is receiving personalised treatment to ward off the…

April 10, 2024

Labouring in an oven

Labourers, semi-skilled workers and street vendors are struggling to work and earn in the burning furnace of Delhi

June 9, 2023

Delhi too hot for animals

Rising temperatures impact not just humans but also animals and birds. However, awareness about it is less, say experts

June 6, 2023

Making home cool to work and play

Meet ‘Climate Saathis’, women who take Delhi’s summer head-on to make slums heat resilient, improve lifestyle and income of locals

June 5, 2023

Strong winds barrell through Delhi; thunderstorm, rain to provide relief from heat

Delhi's primary weather station, the Safdarjung Observatory, registered a minimum temperature of 23.6 degrees Celsius, two notches higher than normal.…

April 19, 2023

As temperature rises, Delhi govt asks schools to take steps to protect children from heat-related illness

The city recorded a maximum of 36.8 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, the highest this summer season so far

April 12, 2023

At 36.8 deg C, Delhi records highest temperature this year

Delhi is bracing itself for a prolonged dry spell that is expected to drive temperatures up to 40 degrees Celsius…

April 11, 2023

Warming may lead to more frequent, longer-lasting droughts in India: Study

The study, published recently in the journal Climatic Change, quantified the projected impacts of alternative levels of global warming upon…

September 28, 2022

Rising heat in Delhi NCR bumps AC sales

Unrelenting heatwaves in the capital not showing any signs of abating are resulting in spikes in air-conditioner sales in the…

May 15, 2022