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As of last week, nowhere else on the planet has air so hazardous to human health, according to global air quality monitors. By evening it feels like I am lifeless.”Deepak Rajak, whose asthma has worsened in recent weeks, visits a pollution clinic in New Delhi. Anushree Fadnavis/ReutersCommuters step out in a foggy winter morning amid rising air pollution, on November 19, 2024 in Greater Noida, India. But analysts say governments are focusing more on the emergency response rather than sustained efforts to improve air quality. While stubble burning during the winter harvest season exacerbates pollution levels, to solve the crisis, pollution needs to be tackled year-round, Dahiya said.

Persons: Deepak Rajak, Rajak, ”, Ram Manohar Lohiya, It’s, Atishi, that’s, CNN Rajak, Kajal Rajak, they’re, ” Kajal, “, Vipin Kumar, Anushree Fadnavis, Sunil Ghosh, Mohammad Ibrahim, ” Ibrahim, Ibrahim can’t, Aditya Kumar Shukla, Delhi’s Batra, Shukla, Amit Jindal, Jindal, Gaurav Jain, Batra, Manish Swarup, Ajay Aggarwal, Sunil Dahiya, Dahiya, ” Dahiya Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, CNN, World Health Organization, Indian Ministry of Forest Environment, Hindustan Times, Getty, Indian Air Force, ”, Clean Air Program Locations: New Delhi, Delhi, Greater Noida, India

By Indian law, rape victims cannot be named. Protests and strikesIndia has struggled for years to tackle high rates of violence against women, with a number of high-profile rape cases drawing international attention. Doctors and social activists carry posters during a rally to condemn the rape and murder of a medic in Kolkata on October 2, 2024. Despite these changes, rape cases remain prevalent in the country, with victims and advocates saying the government is still not doing enough to protect women and punish attackers. According to India’s National Crime Records Bureau, a total of 31,516 rape cases were recorded in 2022, an average of 86 cases per day.

Persons: New Delhi CNN —, Kolkata’s, Vineet Kumar Goyal, ” FAIMA, Dibyangshu Sarkar Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, CNN, Central Bureau of Investigation, RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, CBI, Kolkata, Federation of All India Medical Association, Getty, Indian Medical Association, Crime Records Locations: New Delhi, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, AFP

New Delhi CNN —Fans eagerly awaiting the return of Coldplay to India were shocked to find tickets being resold online for as much as $11,000, prompting police to seek a statement from the CEO of the shows’ vendor over allegations of fraud. Tickets were scheduled to go on sale by the official vendor, BookMyShow (BMS), at 12 p.m. local time on September 22. Amit Vyas, a lawyer and founding partner of Mumbai law firm Vertices Partners, was among fans waiting for tickets on the vendor’s website when he was suddenly locked out. The complaint was in connection with the alleged sale of fake tickets for concerts on certain platforms, according to CNN affiliate News18. Coldplay fans told CNN their attempts to buy tickets to January’s shows at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai left them frustrated and disappointed.

Persons: New Delhi CNN —, Amit Vyas, ” Vyas, BookMyShow, Ashish Hemjarani, Arkatapa Basu, “, ”, Ishaan, Taylor Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, Coldplay, Bank, Partners, CNN, News18, Oasis, Ticketmaster Locations: New Delhi, India, British, Mumbai, Mumbai –, Delhi –, Bengaluru, Delhi, Abu Dhabi

Dhaka, Bangladesh CNN —Using his sleeve to wipe tear gas from his burning eyes, 25-year-old Mugdho weaves through the crowd, handing out bottles of water to the protesters whose demands for reform would soon topple Bangladesh’s leader. Identical twins Mugdho and Snigdho were inseparable since birth – eating, sleeping and studying together, sharing clothes as well as secrets. “Because of him, people got the strength to do the protest,” Snigdho said. Cultural activists and members of civil society clashing with police at a march for victims killed during the recent nationwide student protests, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 30, 2024. Mohammad Ramzan Ali holds a photo of his 13-year-old son Mubarak, who was killed during anti-government protests in Bangladesh.

Persons: Bangladesh’s, Mugdho –, Mir Mahfuzur Rahman –, Mir Mahbubur Rahman –, “, Sheikh Hasina, Salman Saeed, ”, Farah Porshia, ” Hasina, Muhammad Yunus, “ I’m, ” Porshia, ” Snigdho, Snigdho, Mugdho, Dipto – Mir Mahmudur Rahman, –, Mugdho’s, ” Mugdho, Abu Sayed, Ahmed Salahuddin, Sayed, Porshia, Mubarak, Mubarak’s, Mohammad Ramzan Ali, ” Mubarak, he’d, Fareeda, Ali, ” “, ” CNN’s Esha Mitra Organizations: Bangladesh CNN, CNN, Police, Peace, Amnesty, ” CNN, UNICEF Locations: Dhaka, Bangladesh, India, Italy, Europe, Sayed

CNN —At least 43 people have died following major landslides in the southern Indian state of Kerala, officials said Tuesday. A massive rescue operation is underway in Kerala’s northeastern district of Wayanad, involving 250 people from the national and state disaster rescue force and the Kerala fire services, PM Manoj, Press Secretary to the Kerala Chief Minister, told CNN. “We don’t know if people have been washed away in the river but we are doing our best to rescue people. Rescuers help residents move to a safer place after multiple landslides hit Wayanad, in the southern state of Kerala, India, on July 30, 2024. In a post to X, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was “distressed by the landslides in parts of Wayanad.

Persons: Manoj, ” Saseendran, Kowsigan, Stringer, ”, George, Narendra Modi, “, gratia Organizations: CNN, “, Reuters, “ Helicopters, Indian Locations: Kerala, Kerala’s, Wayanad, India, South Asia, China

One person survived the Saurya Airlines crash, the Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement. The Saurya Airlines plane caught fire at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal on July 24, 2024. Last year, Nepal saw its worst plane crash in more than 30 years when at least 68 people died when a Yeti Airlines flight went down near Pokhara. In early 2018, a US-Bangla Airlines flight from Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka to Kathmandu crashed on landing and caught fire, killing 51 people. And in 2016, a Tara Air flight crashed while flying the same route as the 2023 crash.

Persons: Gyanendra, Navesh Chitrakar, Sujan Gurung Organizations: CNN, Saurya Airlines, Civil Aviation Authority, Nepal, Tribhuvan International Airport, Aircraft, International, Yeti Airlines, Bangla Airlines Locations: Yemeni, Kathmandu, Pokhara, Nepal, Dhaka

CNN —Eyewitnesses have recounted scenes of chaos and confusion after a religious festival in northern India ended in tragedy when scores of people were killed in a crowd crush. At least 121 people died – almost all of them women – and 35 others were injured when overcrowding at a sermon in Mughal Garhi village in Uttar Pradesh led to the deadly crush on Tuesday. Speaking to CNN from a local hospital, a security guard named Subhash Lal said his mother had died in the crush. Ritesh Shukla/Getty ImagesPersonal belongings of victims who died in the crush are seen scattered at the venue in Uttar Pradesh. “I was told to go to the district hospital and here I found her body.”Uttar Pradesh has launched a special investigative team to probe the deadly crowd crush, the state’s chief minister announced on Wednesday.

Persons: –, Bhole Baba, godman, Subhash Lal, “, ” Lal, Ritesh Shukla, Kamala, Rekha, ”, Yogi Adityanath, Adityanath, Anushree Fadnavis, Bhole Baba –, Suraj Pal – Organizations: CNN, . Police, Reuters, Reuters Police Locations: India, Garhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh’s, Hathras district, Anushree

New Delhi CNN —A crowd crush at a religious gathering in northern India killed more than a hundred people Tuesday, mostly women, in one of the deadliest such incidents the country has seen in recent years. Almost all those killed were women, Singh said earlier, with at least seven children also among the dead. An estimated 80,000 people had been expected to attend the event, where Bhole Baba was giving a sermon. Permission was sought for the event with 80,000 attendees, however a crowd of more than 250,000 devotees gathered, the report said. People there pulled them out,” Shakuntala Devi told the Press Trust of India news agency, according to the Associated Press.

Persons: Bhole Baba, godman, Sandeep Singh, Singh, ” Singh, Anupam Kulshreshtha, Bhole, ”, Shakuntala Devi, General Shalabh Mathur, Narendra Modi, Modi, “ Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, Police, State for Education, Local, CNN, “, Press Trust of India, Associated Press, Reuters Locations: New Delhi, India, Garhi, Uttar Pradesh, Hathras district, Agra, Ambala, Etah district, Jammu, Maharashtra

☆ India heatwave: Brutal nighttime temperatures give Delhi residents little respite
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Esha Mitra | Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New Delhi CNN —Nights are getting uncomfortably and dangerously hotter in India’s capital as people in the world’s most populous nation feel little respite from unrelenting temperatures. Northern India has endured a scorching summer — with one part of the capital of Delhi recording the country’s highest-ever temperature 49.9 degrees Celsius (121.8 degrees Fahrenheit) earlier this month. Bicycle rickshaw driver Sagar Mandal told CNN that he’s been getting fewer passengers because people opt for air-conditioned taxis over open-air transport. Outdoor workers like Nikhil Kumar find no respite as the heat lingers on even at night. Residents fill their containers with water supplied by a municipal tanker in New Delhi on 19 June, 2024.

Persons: Sagar, he’s, “, ”, Nikhil Kumar, Esha Mitra, “ We’ve, Kalyani Saha, hasn’t, ” Saha, Saha, Money Sharma, Ajay Chauhan, Ram Manohar Lohiya, ” Chauhan, Chauhan, “ that’s, Sarita Kumari, ” Kumari Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, Centre for Science, Environment, Sagar Mandal, CNN, Getty, Ministry of Health, NGO Centre, Health Development India Locations: New Delhi, Northern India, Delhi, United States, Mandal, Australian, Lajpat Nagar, India

The severe downpours have also left 2,400 tourists stranded in the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim. Six people died in India’s Sikkim state and another four died from a landslide in neighboring Nepal’s Koshi province, according to officials. Bordered between Bhutan and Nepal, the northeastern state of Sikkim is known for its scenic Himalayan landscapes, boasting 28 mountain peaks, 21 glaciers and more than 200 lakes. The mountainous terrain of northeastern India is prone to landslides. ANI/ReutersChettri said approximately 2,400 tourists are stranded in various tourist spots in the state after landslides covered roads with debris and heavy rainfall damaged some bridges.

Persons: “, Hem Kumar Chettri, Chettri, ” Organizations: CNN, India’s Meteorological Department, Neighboring Locations: India, Nepal, Indian, Sikkim, Six, India’s Sikkim, Nepal’s Koshi, Bhutan, Government, Kalimpong, West Bengal, Neighboring West Bengal, Delhi

☆ India’s heat wave kills at least 33 poll workers as election wraps up in searing temperatures
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Esha Mitra | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New Delhi CNN —India’s relentless heat wave killed 33 poll workers as the country concluded its final day of voting in the world’s largest general election, officials said, underscoring the impact of searing temperatures in recent days. Voters and election workers have endured an extended period of unusually high temperatures across much of the country’s north as India voted in a seven-phase election that began on April 19. Of that number, at least 43 were election workers, authorities said. The capital territory of Delhi sweltered to its highest-ever temperature of 49.9 degrees Celsius (121.8 degrees Fahrenheit) last week, as the oppressive heat wave forced authorities to impose water rationing. “Heat wave conditions over Northwest, Central & East India are likely to continue with reduced intensity during next 3 days,” the Indian Meteorological Department said on Sunday.

Persons: New Delhi CNN —, Navdeep Rinwa, They’re, Indranil Aditya Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, European Union, Indian Meteorological Department, India, Central & East Locations: New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, India, heatstroke, Varanasi, North America, Northwest, Delhi sweltered, Central, Central & East India

☆ India’s scorching heat and lack of water leave Delhi’s poor to suffer worst of climate crisis
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Esha Mitra | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New Delhi CNN —There’s no fresh water in the slums of Delhi’s Chanakyapuri neighborhood. She tried to run back for it – but it was too late, the water had run out. Residents in Delhi’s Chanakyapuri neighborhood clamber to get water under baking heat on May 31, 2024. As record heat grips northern India, the Delhi government has been forced to ration these free water deliveries. But if they get to the hospital late and the intervention is late, the mortality rate is so high.

Persons: New Delhi CNN —, Shah, Vijay Bedi, ”, it’s, Poonam Shah, Ram Manohar Lohiya, Ajay Shukla, Anupam Nath, ” Dr Shukla, Kali Prasad, aren’t, Farwa Aamer, Aamer Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, CNN, Indian Meteorological Department, Ram, “, Workers, Asia Society Policy Institute Locations: New Delhi, Delhi’s Chanakyapuri, India, Delhi, Guwahati, South Asia

☆ Delhi heat wave: Indian capital breaks all-time heat record, as authorities impose water rationing
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Esha Mitra | Joshua Berlinger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New Delhi CNN —India’s capital territory of Delhi sweltered to its highest-ever temperature of 49.9 degrees Celsius (121.8 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday, as an oppressive heat wave forced authorities to impose water rationing. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said the new record was measured in the suburb of Mungeshpur, surpassing Delhi’s previous high of 49.2 degrees Celsius (120.5 degrees Fahrenheit), observed in May 2022. The temperature in the city of Churu in the state of Rajasthan soared to 50.5 degrees Celsius (122.9 degrees Fahrenheit). Sirsa, a city in the state of Haryana, saw thermometers reach 50.3 degrees Celsius (122.5 degrees Fahrenheit), Indian authorities said. A man drinks water at a roadside stall serving free drinking water to commuters in New Delhi on May 22.

Persons: Atishi Marlena Singh, Singh, ”, Anupam Nath, Manish Swarup Organizations: New, New Delhi CNN, Indian Meteorological Department, Workers, Delhi, IMD Locations: New Delhi, Delhi sweltered, Mungeshpur, Delhi, Haryana, Guwahati, India, Churu, Rajasthan

☆ Mount Everest: Nepal to remove trash and dead bodies from world’s tallest mountain
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —As the 2024 Himalayan mountaineering season gets underway, another high-altitude project is in the works: removing tons of trash from Mount Everest. According to the Nepali army, the Mountain Cleanup Campaign collected 110 tons of waste between 2019, when the program started, and 2023. These bodies are of climbers who perished while attempting to summit the world’s highest peak. As a result, overcrowding and trash have been two of the biggest problems plaguing Everest in recent years. In addition, 2024 will be the first time that all Everest climbers are issued tracking chips, which can aid in search and rescue missions.

Persons: Sherpas, Diwas Pokhrel, CNN’s Esha Mitra, Amy Woodyatt Organizations: CNN, Unilever, Everest Base, Everest, Everest Summiteers Association Locations: Everest, Nepal

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