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Despite global efforts to improve air quality, half of the world’s population is exposed to increasing air pollution, and according to the WHO, more than four million deaths annually can be attributed

Two mild-intensity earthquakes hit Rajkot district of Gujarat on Monday afternoon, a day after a 5.3 magnitude earthquake shook the region. According to the National Centre for Seismology, an earthquake measuring 3.5

Average temperature of India experienced a rise of 0.7 degree Celsius, along with decline in rainfall, significant increase in frequency of very severe cyclonic storms and droughts in over a decade due

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter Scale hit Beiram region in Iran’s southern Fars province on Sunday, according to Iran’s Seismological Centre. The epicentre of the earthquake, which took place at

An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale struck Indonesia’s Maluku province on Tuesday, the meteorology and geophysics agency said. The quake struck at 11.56 a.m. with the epicentre at 126 km