Barium-based, unapproved and linked crackers remain banned.

Nation

Supreme Court allows green crackers in Delhi-NCR, restricts bursting to 7–8 November

Fog engulfs parts of the national capital. Morning visuals from India Gate and Kartavya Path.

Nation

Delhi’s AQI tops 300 as capital braces for worsening smog

Forest Minister Ganesh Naik

POLITICS

Political row erupts over plan to fell 32,000 trees for Maharashtra power project

File photo of a female Olive Ridley turtle at the Rushikulya river mouth beach

Environment

Odisha bans sea fishing near three river mouths to protect Olive Ridley turtles

A rally in Itanagar on 29 Oct in support of those protesting the proposed Siang project

Nation

Arunachal Pradesh: ‘We will become refugees in our own land’

The Central Pollution Control Board head office.

Environment

CPCB orders closure of Delhi-NCR industries without pollution control devices

Smoke rises as a farmer burns paddy stubble on the outskirts of Amritsar.

Nation

Punjab records 1,007 stubble-burning cases; Tarn Taran tops list with 397 incidents

GLOFs are among the most serious climate-related hazards in the Himalayan region.

Nation

Bhutan GLOF sparks flood alert in Bengal, Assam; authorities on high vigilance

A worker makes firecrackers ahead of Diwali at a factory unit in Ahmedabad, 19 Oct

Environment

Don’t push us into a firecracker ban: Supreme Court

Triglav is a cultural landmark in Slovenia and serves as its national symbol.

Environment

Slovenia’s highest mountain peak bids farewell to its last glacier after record summer

Traffic curbs may impact Delhi-NCR commuters.

Nation

Delhi to bar non-BS-VI vehicles registered outside capital from 1 November

Anti-Adani protestors outside London’s Science Museum

Environment

Adani sponsorship at London Science Museum faces protest over Great Nicobar

Major emitters including China, India, EU, Indonesia, Iran & Saudi Arabia are yet to file updated plans.

Environment

Current climate pledges to cut emissions by just 6 pc by 2035, far off track: UN