Reply by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in the matter of Yudhveer Singh Chauhan Vs Uttarakhand Forest Department & Others dated 09/05/2025. The matter related to a cold storage project initiated at Mandi Samiti, Vikasnagar, Uttarakhand without obtaining necessary permissions, including prior approval for felling trees. In context of …
A landmark report from the world's top climate scientists this week is likely to say with heightened certainty that humans are behind the planet's rising temperatures, and that surface temperatures are not the only indicators of climate change. Senior scientist Kevin Trenberth of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in …
Three out of four Asians say the weather has become hotter and less predictable in the past decade as a result of climate change, prompting job changes, migration and lifestyle adaptation, a study shows. In India, one of the world’s biggest producers of wheat, sugar and rice, most respondents said …
Churu Is The Hottest at 41.7°C Air-conditioners and coolers being used during mid-September is seldom heard of, especially in a state which witnessed good rainfall. However,this year’s weather in September has been unusually high, surprising people, and urging the weathermen to study it. Churu remained hottest in the state and …
This new study on India by Yale University finds six distinct groups within the Indian public that respond to the issue of climate change in very different ways. These "Six Indias" include: The Informed (19%), The Experienced (24%), The Undecided (15%), The Unconcerned (15%), The Indifferent (11%), The Disengaged (16%).
Survey Gauges City’s Attitude Towards Issues On Environment Mumbai: Climate change is no longer an environmentalist’s concern. Erratic weather, change in temperature, depletion of air quality and wind patterns seem to be weighing on Mumbaikars’ minds too. A recent survey has revealed that almost eight out of 10 Mumbaikars have …
After a few days of respite, hot weather conditions returned to the industrial city on Thursday. For the second time in this summer, the mercury touched 40-degree celsius mark on Thursday. The maximum temperature was approximately four degrees above normal, while the minimum temperature was recorded at 20.6 degrees, which …
Britain in 2012 experienced its second wettest year since records began in 1910 and extreme rainfall has become more frequent, the UK's Met Office said on Thursday. Persistent wet weather resulted in total rainfall of 1,330.7mm in 2012, just 6.6mm short of the record set in 2000, data from the …
Dhaka Bangladeshi capital Dhaka has topped a global list of cities facing the highest climate change risks in the coming decades, while Indian metropolis Kolkata is ranked seventh, Mumbai eighth and Delhi at 20th. Manila, the capital city of The Philippines, was ranked second in the British risk consultancy Maplecroft's …
Bangladeshi capital Dhaka has topped a global list of cities facing the highest climate change risks in the coming decades, while Indian metropolis Kolkata is ranked seventh, Mumbai eighth and Delhi at 20th. Manila, the capital city of The Philippines, was ranked second in the British risk consultancy Maplecroft’s fifth …
Multinational companies operating in the Asian growth economies will be exposed to spiralling environmental risks over the coming decades, according to Maplecroft’s 5th annual Climate Change and Environmental Risk Atlas , which identifies Dhaka, Manila, Bangkok, Yangon, Jakarta, Ho Chi Minh City and Kolkata as the cities facing the most …
China said Thursday it will take more active steps to enhance weather modification, in a bid to better serve agricultural production and disaster relief work. The country aims to build a relatively complete weather modification system by 2020 and make significant improvements in providing basic guarantees and security management, according …
So far, 2012 has been the warmest year the United States has ever seen, with the warmest spring and the second-warmest May since record-keeping began in 1895, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported on Thursday. Temperatures for the past 12 months and the year-to-date have been the warmest …
Large wind farms slightly increase temperatures near the ground as the turbines' rotor blades pull down warm air, according to researchers who analyzed nine years of satellite readings around four of the world's biggest wind farms. The study showed for the first time that wind farms of a certain scale, …
National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA), the US space research center, is keen to carry out research on weather and climate in Bangladesh, the most vulnerable country to climate change. The visiting chief scientist of Earth Science Division of NASA Hal Maring expressed this when she called on Environment and …
The National Aeronautic and Space Administration, the US space research centre, is keen to carry out research on weather and climate in Bangladesh, the most vulnerable country to climate change. The visiting chief scientist of Earth Science Division of NASA, Hal Maring, expressed this when she called on the environment …
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has maintained records of weather and climate since the late 1800s. According to these records, the month of March, 2012 has set a new record as the warmest March ever for the contiguous United States. Across the nation, 15,000 local warm temperature records …
The winter is shrinking and the overall precipitation during the season, particularly snow, is decreasing at an alarming rate in the “Queen of Hills”, making a White Christmas and a White New Year for which it has been famous, a rarity in recent years. The disastrous impact of excessive and …
GUWAHATI, Nov 24 – The changes taking place in the global weather system seem to have kept the day (maximum) temperature in the north-eastern part of India relatively higher even during the later part of November. This observation was made by H Pathak, Deputy Director General of Meteorology (DDGM) of …
Agartala: Northeast has recorded an increase in temperature by 0.08 degree Celsius in last decade along with static dispersion of seasonal weather phenomena in the region, Regional Director ICAR, Northeast, Dr S V Ngachan on Tuesday said. Talking to UNI here, DR Ngachan said that Barapani in Meghalaya alone had …
Scientists have demonstrated a clear link between the 11-year sun cycle and winter weather over the northern hemisphere for the first time. They found that low solar activity can contribute to cold winters in the UK, northern Europe and parts of America. But high activity from the sun has the …
