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Sizzling Holi ahead? Temp may surge to 40 degrees C in 9 states, here is why

The probability of temperatures soaring to 40 degrees Celsius around the festival of Holi late March has multiplied due to climate change, according to an analysis of temperature data since 1970.......

2023 warmest year on record by a huge margin

The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has officially confirmed that 2023 is the hottest year on record by a huge margin, smashing global temperature records. Image used only for......

Delhi chokes on thick smog as air quality remains severe

Air quality in Delhi and its suburbs dropped to the severe category again on Wednesday morning, with smoke from post-harvest paddy straw burning in neighbouring states accounting for one-third of......

Delhiites to lose 11.9 years of their lives to pollution

Delhi has emerged as the world's most polluted city in a new study which has also found that its residents are on track to lose 11.9 years of life if the current levels of pollution continue to be......

What The World Looks Like At Mid-Year

The first five months of 2023 have witnessed at least six major events/trends that augur badly for global economic and socio-political prospects, points out Shankar Acharya, former chief economic......

Economy likely to log a tepid 6% growth in FY24: Crisil

The economy is likely to log in a tepid 6 per cent growth next fiscal, in line with the consensus estimates, rating agency Crisil said on Thursday. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The agency......

What are locusts? And why are they such a big menace?

Swarms of immature pink locusts and adult yellow locusts are currrently active. Not only are fresh locusts swarms expected to arrive in the coming weeks, but even those already present in India......

Summer stocks for your portfolio

Photograph: Danish Ismail/Reuters With the mercury levels rising and the holiday break for schools beginning, summer stocks -- be it cooling solutions or those related to holidays -- tend to stand......

Monsoon mystics: Who trusts the IMD's weather forecast?

The IMD has fancy weather-monitoring radars in the name of providing better forecasts, but their findings hardly help the farmers, explains Shreekant Sambrani. I make two assertions with complete......

What's behind Delhi's air pollution?

The government says emission from old diesel vehicles is not to be blamed. Experts say government is selectively using data to make its case. What is poisoning Delhi’s air and making......

T20 WC Final: Rain threat looms but ICC releases revised rules

IMAGE: Heavy rain is expected on Sunday's match-day and also the reserve day on Monday as a multi-year La Nina weather phenomenon continues to drench much of eastern Australia. Photograph:......

Angry players speak out at Australian Open qualifying

'They're just trying to shove us on the court because we're qualifiers' IMAGE: A fan wears a respiratory mask during 2020 Australian Open Qualifying at Melbourne Park in Melbourne on Tuesday.......

Heat headache for 2020 planners as Tokyo swelters a year before Games

IMAGE: A woman holding a sunshade walks past Olympic rings displayed at Nihonbashi district in Tokyo. Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters Soaring temperatures in Japan have killed at least 57......

Day 6: What's hot at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

White triumph caps golden century for United States IMAGE: Silver medalist Ayumu Hirano of Japan, gold medalist Shaun White of the United States and bronze medalist Scotty James of Australia pose......

Bouncy pitch awaits SA, Holland in Mohali

With the city receiving showers till Tuesday and the conditions overcast in the past few days, it was a sigh of relief for the local organisers when sun came out on Wednesday morning, ahead of the......

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