Annual climate summary 2023
The report discusses the climate condition over Indian region during the year 2023. Notably, global temperatures soared to exceptionally high levels during this period (WMO.No.1347). The India Meteorological
Monsoons
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Pre-monsoon tiger census from May 20
Annual exercise:The census will also analyse the prey base of the big cats. The data will also be used to study habitat share by co-predators like leopard and hyena The pre-monsoon or the summer
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Decadal surface temperature trends in India based on a new high-resolution data set
<p>A new comprehensive surface temperature data set for India is used to document changes in Indian temperature over seven decades, in order to examine the patterns and possible effects of global warming.
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Tar balls pollute Juhu beach
For thousands of tourists visiting Mumbai’s famous Juhu beach, it was not a picturesque sight on Monday evening as large amount of greasy oil balls was found deposited along a long stretch of the beach.
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Seasonal variation and light absorption property of carbonaceous aerosol in a typical glacier region of the southeastern Tibetan Plateau
<p>Deposition and accumulation of light-absorbing carbonaceous aerosol on glacier surfaces can alter the energy balance of glaciers. In this study, 2 years (December 2014 to December 2016) of continuous
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Western Ghats forest cover vital for Tamil Nadu’s South-West monsoon rainfall
The dense vegetation in the Western Ghats determines the amount of rainfall that Tamil Nadu gets during the summer monsoon. Researchers have found one more reason why urgent steps have to be taken to
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Guj govt plans to de-silt 13,000 water bodies ahead of monsoon
AHMEDABAD: As part of the month-long Sujalam Sufalam Jal Abhiyan launched on Gujarat’s Foundation Day on Tuesday, chief minister Vijay Rupani has said the government plans to de-silt or dig up 11,000-lakh
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Water tables in Gujarat fell by 20m each decade
AHMEDABAD: With the shadow of severe water crisis looming over the state and no Narmada irrigation water for summer crops, farmers are looking downwards for groundwater, rather than upwards praying for
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Not enough land for rainwater harvesting, DMRC tells NGT
DMRC officials also told the court that six stations — Tagore Garden, Welcome, Botanical Garden, Karkardooma, Anand Vihar and Dhaula Kuan —had rainwater harvesting structures, but they were not functional.
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Wells in Galgibag, nearby areas polluted with saline water
CANACONA: The surge in Galgibag River due to the collapsed river banks and the unauthorised extraction of water from bore wells on the Kulty plateau have contaminated the wells in Galgibag and surrounding
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April action against monsoon dengue
House search, fogging & campaigns to destroy Aedes eggs, Larvae Jamshedpur: Over 400 dengue positive cases and two deaths last year have prompted the health authorities here to draw up an early action