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 …
Pune The onset of southwest monsoon in the state is likely only after June 1. Though monsoon started in Kerala a week in advance, the cyclone Aila weakened the pressure. According to the Met officers, the cyclone has weakened the pressure of the monsoon winds and it will take atleast …
Aarti Dhar NEW DELHI: A new World Bank report has said India can further its climate resilience through a combination of measures and right incentives aimed at multiple levels of government
On Saturday, the India Meteorological Department declared that the monsoon had set in over Kerala more than a week ahead of its usual date. An early start to the rainy season will be especially welcome in this southern State where last year
No one could say they hadn't seen it coming. The sand dunes had been advancing for decades before, two years ago, they finally swallowed the houses of Raimundo do Nascimento and 12 other families in Ilha Grande, an island in the Parnaiba river delta in northeastern Brazil. Standing on the …
Since March 12 this year five mini cyclones have hit several places in the country causing damage to several houses. On April 5th there were reports of lightening killing three people in the same family in the Puttalam District. On April 7th and 8th mini cyclones hit Puliyankulama twice, while …
One winter in the early 18th century, it was so cold animals died in their barns, travellers froze to death, and even the Mediterranean iced over. It was Europe's coldest spell for the past 500 years.
For as long as they can recall, Kol tribals in the Chitrakut district of Uttar Pradesh, depended on the forest for food and livelihood. The jungle was an old and trusted friend yielding nutritious mahua, anvla and chiraunji. Tribals could earn money by selling such forest produce and by plucking …
BEIJING: If bad weather threatens the August 8 opening of Beijing's Olympic Games, then meteorologists may change the weather, according to an official. Chen Zhenlin, a vice director with the China Meteorological Administration (CMA), made the statement on Tuesday at a press conference held at the Beijing International Media Center. …
"Politicians seem to think that the science is a done deal," says Tim Palmer. "I don't want to undermine the IPCC, but the forecasts, especially for regional climate change, are immensely uncertain." Palmer is a leading climate modeller at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts in Reading, UK, and …
The climate of the North Atlantic region exhibits fluctuations on decadal timescales that have large societal consequences. Prominent examples include hurricane activity in the Atlantic, and surface-temperature and rainfall variations over North America, Europe and northern Africa. Although these multidecadal variations are potentially predictable if the current state of the …
Ii the American Southwest heading for a megadrought? A projection based on climate models suggests this could be the outcome as global warming alters the Pacific weather patterns that normally bring rain to the region. Now tree rings are revealing just how dry things could get.
