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 …
With official monsoon predictions going haywire year after year, the Union ministry of earth sciences has turned to the scientific community for help to design an effective monsoon prediction model with zero error. The design, an improved version of the UK and the US monsoon prediction models, will help meteorologists …
NEW DELHI: The rise in sea level by 1.29 millimetre every year along the Indian coastline has not caused any major erosion, science and technology and earth sciences minister Vilasrao Deshmukh informed the Rajya Sabha today. He said during Question Hour that the ministry of environment was conducting a study …
IMD, however, cautions that the monsoon may weaken in August-September due to atmospheric changes in the tropical Pacific India is expected to have a normal monsoon for the third consecutive year, boosting prospects of good harvests and higher rural incomes. “This year, monsoon as a whole is most likely to …
The country is likely to see normal monsoon this year, Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) officials have said, dissipating fears of any drought-like conditions. All indicators point towards a “normal monsoon” just like last year, said a ministry official on Tuesday. There is no adverse atmospheric or oceanic condition that …
Calcutta/New Delhi, Apr 11 (PTI): Calcutta and its neighbourhood were rocked by tremors of the earthquake that rocked waters of Indonesia’s coast on Wednesday. A large number of people rushed out of offices in Park Street and downtown BBD Bagh area here as windows and doors rattled. According to reports, …
India's third research base in Antarctica is now fully built and has entered a critical testing period. A few scientists are there carrying out minor experiments, but the official launch is set for November, when the main team of scientists will arrive to start their research. Mr Shailesh Nayak, secretary …
A maroon car, powered by fuel obtained from photosynthetic microorganisms, was flagged off for a test run by Union minister of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, Vilasrao Deshmukh in New Delhi on March 30. The event brings alternative fuels from microorganisms closer to reality. With fossil fuels set to …
Indo-UK Study To Find If Climate Change Affecting Seasonal Rains How will climate change affect the Indian monsoon in the coming years and decades? Given the crucial importance of the annual rains for the country’s food and water needs, scientists from 10 institutions in India and the UK have mounted …
Project to be supported by Union Ministry of Earth Sciences Efforts to locate oil in the Kerala-Konkan offshore basin may have failed so far, but the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) appears not about to give up. The Maharatna firm has entered into a collaboration with the Centre for …
AHMEDABAD: Imagine sudden floods at Sabarmati River arising out of climate change and a loss of Rs1,200 crore for Gujarat's Sabarmati Riverfront project! A prior understanding of the effects of climate change and including features to adapt to these effects of climate change in the project could avoid such loses. …
NEW DELHI: Soon farmers across the country can get their agriculture and weather-related queries answered quickly. The Indian government is planning to launch a spoken web service that will provide an interactive medium for the farming community. In a country where close to 60 percent of the 1.21 billion population …
Arctic sea ice at its lowest in 2011, says World Meteorological Organization report. The year 2011 has been the 10th warmest year on record in spite of a strong La Nina, which has a relatively cooling influence. In the event of a La Nina, the sea surface temperature is lower …
Durban is all set to be the new venue for climate diplomacy, as leaders, negotiators and experts across continents gather in that South African city of to cobble up a consensus on the future course of action towards a more livable earth. The two-week discussion will see countries discussing and …
New Delhi: After the early 2000s, when Delhi’s air became dramatically clean after the introduction of CNG in public transport, it has once again turned into a deadly cocktail of various pollutants. High levels of particulate matter (PM) that fired the original ‘clean air’ campaign 15 years ago, are no …
The Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) on Wednesday organised mock tsunami drills at cyclone shelters of six coastal districts. This exercise was held as a part of the drill scheduled to be held simultaneously in 20 Indian Ocean nations, including India. The exercise aimed at testing the Indian Ocean …
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) on Wednesday organised mock tsunami drills at cyclone shelters of six coastal districts. This exercise was held as a part of the drill scheduled to be held simultaneously in 20 Indian Ocean nations, including India. The exercise aimed at testing the Indian …
SRINAGAR: Minister for Forests and Environment Mian Altaf Ahmad today stressed the need for preservation of forest wealth which is must for environment and ecology. The Minister was addressing at a function after inaugurating two-day national seminar on Himalayan resources, issues, challenges and management strategies at Kashmir University Srinagar. The …
Advocating to follow Gandhiji’s message for Sustainability of Himalayas, Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan on Friday said pressure of population and exploitation of natural resources are extracting a heavy toll on the mountain range. She said such increasing pressures on the fragile eco-system need to be checked with proper governance. She …
The 4.2 magnitude earthquake experienced in and around Delhi on Wednesday night was felt more strongly than its reading on the Richter scale suggested because of the fact that the origin of the waves lay in close proximity to the city and not very deep below the earth’s surface, scientists …
The Indian Ocean bed promises to be the next frontier for earth system scientists in the country. India, who has been granted mining rights for 75,000 sq km of the ocean bed in the central Indian Ocean by the International Seabed Authority, plans to expedite its activities in the region. …
