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 …
Vijayawada, Sept. 22: While farmers producing paddy, cotton and pulses are struggling due to the dry spell, fish farmers are now severely affected due to the sudden fall in temperature in the day. Fish worth Rs 5 crore perished in the Gudivada revenue division during the last two days due …
Food aid is at a 20-year low despite the number of critically hungry people soaring this year to its highest level ever, the United Nations relief agency said Wednesday. The number of hungry people will pass 1 billion this year for the first time, the U.N. World Food Program (WFP) …
N. GOPAL RAJ As a result of climate change, much of the Indo-Gangetic plain and parts of northwest India could see increasing temperatures and worsening heat-waves from the middle to the end of this century, say researchers in the U.S. A global warming of a few degrees may not be …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: R K Pachauri, environmental scientist and chairman of Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) which won the Nobel prize, has called upon Kerala to be a model to the rest of the world on regaining and reviving the global ecosystem. He was speaking during the
JAIPUR: Environmentalists, academicians and experts attending a sensitisation workshop on climate change here on September 16 will throw light on the impact of environmental degradation on weather patterns, agricultural productivity, livelihood, health and food security in the run-up to the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this year-end. The one-day …
The publication reviews a selection of transboundary governance systems from around the world tackling the issue of shared resources and environmental impacts affecting them. This publication examines the characteristics of successful transboundary resource management. Various cases of different shared resources, from water to fish to air, are described and their …
T. Ramakrishnan CHENNAI: This July can well be regarded as the hottest July in 40 years, going by the meteorological data recorded in the two observatories
Our ability to manage the monsoon will determine our ability to reduce hunger and ensure food, water, and livelihood security. Mastering the art and science of monsoon management holds the key to adaptation to adverse changes in temperature and precipitation caused by climate change, leading to the more frequent occurrence …
FREDDY DIAS outlines the threats climate change poses to Goa, and stresses the need for immediate action to counter it The nodal international organisation which plans and coordinates World Environment Day (WED) every year is the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP). Every year, the WED has a specific slogan or …
P. Sunderarajan NEW DELHI: The Union government on Wednesday announced a downward revision in its estimates for the rainfall in the southwest monsoon season. The rainfall will be
AHMEDABAD: A storm threat loomed over the south Gujarat and Saurashtra coasts on Tuesday heralding the onset of monsoon in the state. The Met department warned moderate to heavy rains and thunderstorm activity in northern and southern parts of the state, including Kutch, in 48 hours beginning Tuesday morning. India …
There have been several air circulation disturbances in the recent past. Heat waves have scorched Orissa and West Bengal, while cyclonic storms took shape in the Bay of Bengal. Scientists pore over data to explain the unusual weather, writes Archita Bhatta Met department officials say a cyclonic storm called Bijli …
There is as yet no serious damage to kharif prospects. With the monsoon having revived after a nearly two-week hiatus, the worry about an inordinate hold-up in crop planting has faded
Sizzling heat and absence of rains has hit hard the production of litchis in the district, known for its juicy and seedless variety of the fruit. "Due to no rain in most areas of Uttarakhand, the trees have not bore fruits and the litchi production has decreased by nearly 25 …
No winter This could be a recipe for more natural disasters, like the 2005 deluge, says Nidhi Jamwal The climate in Indian cities like Mumbai is warming up fast a one-off event. The climate in Indian cities, like Mumbai, is warming up fast and this could be a recipe for …
Washington: The wind, a favorite power source of the green energy movement, seems to be dying down across the US. And the cause, ironically, may be global warming
