Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
The average temperature in the country is projected to rise by 4.4 degrees Celsius and the intensity of heat waves increase by three to four times by the end of the century warns this report to be released officially by the Ministry of Earth Sciences in June 19, 2020 India’s …
The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change considered the Demands for Grants (2020-21) of the Ministry of Earth Sciences in its meeting held on 17th February, 2020. During the meeting of the Committee held on 17th February 2020, the Secretary informed the Committee …
Climate over India during 2019 was above average with respect to temperature. The annual mean temperature for the country this year was +0.36°C above the 1981-2010 average, thus making the year 2019 as the seventh warmest year on record since the nation-wide records commenced in 1901. Higher mean temperatures during …
While the IMD had prior to the winter season said temperatures are likely to be “slightly above normal”, a senior official at the Ministry of Earth Sciences clarified that the IMD had predicted an average for the entire season and the prevailing cold wave was a normal occurrence during the …
To be jointly developed by the U.S. and Finland to forecast pollution levels India is tying up with the United States and Finland to develop a pollution-forecast system that will help anticipate particulate matter (PM) levels at least two days in advance and at a greater resolution than what is …
This week started off with better air quality compared to the last, when toxic levels of particulate matter were recorded across New Delhi. On Monday, the levels of particulate matter were on average two times over the safe limits. While still very harmful, the levels of PM2.5 and PM10 were …
The Ministry of Earth Sciences, (MoES) will set up an Ocean thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) power plant at a cost of `100 crore in Lakshadweep in Kaviratti island. The project which will be commissioned in 2017 was announced at the CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI) Platinum Jubilee Foundation day celebrations …
With the India Meteorological Department (IMD)'s prediction of "above normal" Monsoon likely to go "wrong", the government today said the improvement in forecasting will be gradual. "Of the ten times, we have got our prediction right nearly eight times. We are working to improve the forecast, but that will be …
The paper was presented by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune. Meteorologists from various institutions across the country have been asked to maintain ‘restrain’ while sharing their findings with the media after the ministry of environment, forests and climate change recently ‘rejected’ a research paper on mortality due …
Glaciologists are studying Himalayan glaciers to understand the impacts of climate change in the polar climate and its connection to the Indian monsoon. A team of glaciologists from the National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, Goa, led by Paramanand Sharma, has already scaled over 4,500 metre to set up …
Cleaner air likely to persist for the next few days, says SAFAR Rain over the past few days didn’t just bring down the mercury, but gave Delhiites a literal breather, with levels of air pollution dipping on Tuesday. The air quality index (AQI) on Monday and Tuesday was “good”, as …
The central government on Wednesday rejected a study on pollution published in the Geophysical Research Letters Journal of the American Geophysical Union. "We reject the claims made in the so-called research article that each Indian loses six years of his/her life because of pollution. The Ministry of Earth Sciences does …
After going back once on his statement, minister again slams report by government's premier institution The Union environment, forests and climate change minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday came back to again rubbish the study conducted by government’s Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology which concludes that on average Indian’s are losing …
New Delhi: Parts in Delhi including areas along the Yamuna River bank, the Lutyens Zone and North Campus of Delhi University fall in "high" and "very high" seismic risk hazard index and would face greater impact in the event of an earthquake, says a report prepared by the Ministry of …
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for India becoming a member country of the International Energy Agency - Ocean Energy Systems (IEA-OES) by signing the Implementing Agreement (IA). The nodal agency for the membership would be Earth System Science Organisation - …
Dense fog was also reported at the Indira Gandhi Airport Wednesday morning, with visibility dropping to 100 metres between 5.30 am and 9 am. Delhi recorded the highest levels of particulate matter (PM) 2.5 and PM 10 Wednesday, with the National Air Quality Index (AQI) peaking this year, according to …
The air quality of Delhi over the past one week has worsened from moderate and poor to very poor. Particulate Matter (PM) 2.5 and 10 remain the major pollutants. The National Air Quality Index shows the figure reaching an alarming 391 (showing the high level of PM 10) at stations …
The El Nino has adversely affected the monsoon in the country so far and is expected to further affect the rainfall in coming months, government today said. In a written response to a question in Lok Sabha, Union Minister for Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan said India has received 7% less …
Taking a lead, India is working on an ambitious project with scientists, geophysicists, and seismologists of 27 countries to develop an early-warning system for "prediction" of earthquake. The warning could be the issued some seconds before the earthquake strikes. India is also planning to launch a satellite to track the …
Government today said there is a 70 per cent chance of weak El Nino this year and the condition will persist during the 2015 monsoon season. "The latest outlook from various agencies indicate high probability (about 70 per cent) for weak El Nino conditions to persist during the 2015 monsoon …
