• Extremely high particulate levels recorded as Delhi’s air pollution worsens after Diwali

    Air quality across New Delhi, India, deteriorated sharply between October 19 and 21, 2025, reaching “very poor” and “severe” levels at multiple monitoring stations. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the 24-hour average AQI rose from 296 on October 19 to 345–346 on October 20–21, prompting Stage II measures of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across the National Capital Region.

  • Landslide kills at least 15 as heavy rain triggers slope collapse in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh

    A rain-triggered landslide struck a passenger bus near Bhallu Bridge in Jhandutta subdivision, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, at around 18:30 LT on October 7, 2025, killing at least 15 people and injuring several others. The bus, carrying around 30 to 35 passengers, was buried under debris after a hillside collapsed amid intense rainfall. Rescue teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and local authorities are searching for survivors as operations continue overnight.

  • More than 60 dead as intense rainfall hits Nepal and northern India

    At least 63 people were killed after days of intense monsoon rainfall triggered widespread landslides and flash floods across Nepal and northern India between October 3 and 5, 2025. Nepal’s eastern Ilam District suffered the heaviest toll, with 35 deaths, as rivers, including the Koshi, exceeded danger levels. Dozens remain missing, and thousands were forced to evacuate as authorities opened all 56 sluice gates of the Koshi Barrage and suspended air and road traffic.

  • Seismic event linked to renewed eruption at Barren Island volcano, India

    A minor eruption was reported at Barren Island volcano in the Andaman Sea at around 10:15 LT (04:45 UTC) on September 20, 2025, two days after a shallow M4.2 earthquake in the region. The National Centre for Seismology suggested the quake may have disturbed the magma system, although no independent confirmation of the link is available.