By Arunabh SAIKIA New Delhi (AFP) Nov 9, 2025 Dozens of protesters rallied in New Delhi on Sunday to demand government action on toxic air, as a thick haze containing dangerous microparticles shrouded the Indian capital. Parents in the crowd brought their children, who wore masks and waved placards, with one reading: “I miss breathing”.
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by AFP Staff Writers Mumbai, India (AFP) Nov 7, 2025 India’s state-owned aeronautics firm said Friday it had inked an agreement with US company General Electric to acquire over 100 engines for its domestically designed and built Tejas fighter jets. The deal comes at a time when ties between the US and India have come
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Green goals versus growth needs: India’s climate scorecard By Sara Hussein Bangkok (AFP) Nov 5, 2025 India is the world’s most populous country, the third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases, and remains deeply dependent on polluting coal to meet soaring energy demand. It is also a climate diplomacy heavyweight, representing developing economies. Ahead of the COP30
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Fierce mountain storms kill nine in Nepal By Anup OJHA Kathmandu (AFP) Nov 4, 2025 Days of ferocious snowstorms and an avalanche in Nepal’s treacherous Himalayan peaks have killed nine people, including five Italian climbers, officials said Tuesday. The deaths occurred in two separate accidents since Friday. On Monday, an avalanche hit a group of
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Indian Sikh pilgrims enter Pakistan, first major crossing since May conflict By Arif Ali with Zain Zaman Janjua in Islamabad Wagah Border, Pakistan, Pakistan (AFP) Nov 4, 2025 Pakistan on Tuesday welcomed jubilant Sikh pilgrims from India, in the first major crossing since deadly clashes in May closed the land border between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
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India’s cloud seeding trials ‘costly spectacle’ By Parvaiz BUKHARI New Delhi (AFP) Nov 2, 2025 India’s efforts to combat air pollution by using cloud seeding in its sprawling capital New Delhi appear to have fallen flat, with scientists and activists questioning the effectiveness of the move. Cloud seeding involves spraying particles such as silver iodide
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India seizes endangered primates found in checked bag by AFP Staff Writers Mumbai, India (AFP) Oct 31, 2025 Indian customs officers have arrested a plane passenger after discovering two endangered gibbons stuffed inside a checked bag, the latest animals seized from smugglers at Mumbai’s airport. One of the tiny apes from Indonesia was dead, while
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India space agency to launch its heaviest satellite by AFP Staff Writers Bengaluru, India (AFP) Oct 30, 2025 India’s space agency will launch its heaviest ever communication satellite on its largest launch vehicle on Sunday, its latest step in an ambitious space and technology drive. The CMS-03 communication satellite, weighing about 4,410 kilogrammes (9,722 pounds)
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Sinking Indian megacities pose ‘alarming’ building damage risks by Kelly Izlar for Virginia Tech News Blacksburg VA (SPX) Oct 29, 2025 Sinking land is quietly destabilizing urban infrastructure in India’s largest cities, putting thousands of buildings and millions of people at risk, according to Virginia Tech scientists. Groundwater overuse is a critical driver of the
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Absence of toxic foam in Indian river cheers Hindu devotees By Arunabh Saikia New Delhi (AFP) Oct 27, 2025 Thousands of devotees waded into the foul waters of the Yamuna river in the Indian capital Monday for a Hindu festival, amid political wrangling over the sacred but severely polluted waterway. At dusk, worshippers stood waist-deep
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