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 …
Converting West African rainforests into cropland reduces rainforest in adjacent forest areas, reports research published in Geophysical Research Letters. The study, based on a computer model used to simulate rainfall under different land-use conditions, found that cutting down tropical forests in West Africa reduces precipitation over neighboring forest areas by …
Sri Lanka’s weather patterns are changing and this fact was made evident on January 13, this year when temperatures dropped dramatically country wide. Colombo’s temperature went down to 18.8 degrees Celsius, the lowest recorded in 61 years. The recent floods have been catastrophic and are the worst the country has …
Arctic sea ice this summer melted to a record low extent or will come a close second, two different research institutes said on Tuesday, confirming a trend which could yield an ice-free summer within a decade. The five biggest melts in a 32-year satellite record have all happened in the …
Consumers in the developed world are becoming increasingly apathetic about global warming, while Latin Americans – who have suffered much from unusual weather patterns – are becoming more concerned, according to a survey. Nielsen’s global study of online consumers comes as scientists and politicians, among others, debate the role of …
European temperatures between September and November will be above average across Europe, except for the UK and parts of France and Benelux, Weather Services International (WSI) said on Monday. Although Britain would likely see above average temperatures in September, WSI said temperatures would fall below the norm in October and …
One way of understanding how climate change is likely to affect global food production and food security is to better understand the recent past. That is, how have changes already influenced agricultural activities and production? For example, considerable debate has taken place on whether future impacts in agriculture will be …
KOHIMA, Jan 4: With an annual production of over 200 metric tons, beekeeping in Nagaland has become a lucrative business. Traditional beekeepers, with help and support from the Nagaland Beekeeping and Honey Mission (NBHM), have developed beekeeping into a mini industry, producing one of the finest quality honey in the …
Last few days the markets have been flooded by the Goan delight, Mancurad mangoes but mango traders are not a happy lot. This season, they have not able to earn expected returns for two reasons. One, mango production has been less this year. There has been drop in the production …
Pune MSAMB expects to export more mangoes to the US this year once it gets better quality fruits in second round This season, the city is not getting good quality mangoes in the market due to fluctuating weather conditions. Still, city-based Maharashtra State Agriculture Marketing Board (MSAMB) has set a …
Vinson Kurian How are western disturbances, currently busy creating weather over northwest India, positioned relative to the track of the volcanic cloud originating from Iceland? The question assumed importance in the context of reports that a south-southeast-bound
Firdous Syed There has been only 43.9 mm rain in March. Because of scanty rainfall temperatures have risen, giving the feel of summer It is not only Hafiz Saeed who is talking of a jihad over water. Many Pakistani politicians have threatened war with India over water. War mongering might …
A couple growing the delicate Muga silk in Assam has put up a valiant and ingenious fight to safeguard its livelihood against unpredictable weather conditions.. Pankaj and Konika Rabha (extreme right) travelled to remote hilly areas to obtain wild, healthy seed cocoons to produce silkworms resistant to adverse weather. - …
Sun, Not Humans, Influencing Climate, Says Scientist Ahmedabad: Janardan Negi, a distinguished theoretical geophysicist, has made a controversial forecast that the global warming phase will change to global cooling and the temperature anomaly will decline substantially by the year 2030. Some effects of the process are already evident in the …
Call for including disaster management in curriculum DINDIGUL: Massive urbanisation and air pollution are the major factors for the rise in temperature and global warming. Balanced growth in the development and protection of nature, particularly eco system, is the need of the hour to check rise in temperature, said S.R. …
Call to deploy high resolution global, regional climate models. Focus areas The session also felt the need for improving the accuracy of weather forecasting and short-term climate prediction for high impact weather events. Another area that needed focus was the development and implementation of early warning systems for all hydro-meteorological …
Mumbai Mumbai's weather has been erratic since December, an indication of the worldwide phenomenon of climate change, says Dr R V Sharma, deputy director general, India Meteorological Department (IMD). The city had 76 mm rain on Monday with the maximum temperature plummeting to an uncharacteristic 24.7
