Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Nearly half the country's coal fired power capacity have remained unutilised this monsoon season as hydel plants generated close to 22,000 mw of cheap power every day in the last one month. At this level of capacity utilisation, new thermal power plants can hardly recover their interest cost needed to …
Floods caused by monsoon rains have killed at least eight people and disrupted the lives of 400,000 across Myanmar, the government said, a year since the worst floods in decades left thousands homeless and inundated vast tracts of farmland. Weeks of torrential rains have flooded more than 400,000 acres of …
MANGALURU: As the monsoon ban on sand mining ended on Monday, Dakshina Kannada department of mines and geology is now gearing up to monitor illegal extraction and transportation of sand. Since the sale of sand is restricted only to the local market catering to the construction industry of the region, …
In the Lutyens’ Delhi, survival rate of saplings has shown a steady rise during the last three monsoons, according to the Indian Council of Agriculture Research. By the end of this season, the New Delhi Municipal Council said it plans to increase the green cover by two per cent to …
Hyderabad: Civic bodies in Telangana will set up a green cell envisaging enhancement of green cover in the state. The corporation and municipalities will have green cells, led by IFS officers, to conserve the urban forests. CM K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday convened a review meeting on the ongoing sapling …
AHMEDABAD: Heavy rains lashed western parts of the city on Thursday. Though maximum temperature was higher than the past two days, it was two degrees below normal for this day of the year, and came to rest at 34.2 degree celsius, two degrees below normal. The minimum temperature was 24 …
The results are contrary to the general notion that global warming or increased summer temperature is responsible for extreme summer monsoon rainfall events. A study carried out by researchers at IIT Bombay has found that extreme rainfall events over India do not have significant association with land surface air temperature …
India is one of the world's largest food producers, making the sustainability of its agricultural system of global significance. Groundwater irrigation underpins India's agriculture, currently boosting crop production by enough to feed 170 million people. Groundwater overexploitation has led to drastic declines in groundwater levels, threatening to push this vital …
Backed by two scientists, residents of Dwarka recently submitted their suggestions to the National Green Tribunal, saying that reviving waterbodies in Dwarka could ensure water sufficiency in the area. The team comprising Shashank Shekhar, assistant professor of geology at DU and JNU emeritus professor Vikram Soni found that just tapping …
The record-breaking worldwide heat of the first six months of 2016 has turned to abnormally severe seasonal flooding across Asia with hundreds of people dying in China, India, Nepal and Pakistan and millions forced from their homes. In India, the Brahmaputra river, which is fed by Himalayan snowmelt and monsoon …
India's weather office on Monday retained its forecast for an above-average monsoon this year, boosting hopes of a rise in farm output and income after two years of drought. The June-September monsoon rains, crucial for India's farm sector, will be 106 percent of a long-period average, the weather office said. …
Variations in seasonal rainfall are often related to weather in other parts of world, such as El Niño events in the Pacific Ocean As news both good and bad pours from across India, the monsoon is once again in the limelight. From farmers, scientists and economists to astrologers, the monsoon …
178 Districts Have Received Scanty Or Deficient Rainfall The monsoon has been normal so far, with countrywide rainfall being 1% above the long-term average, as on Thursday . But this information alone doesn't provide the full picture. An analysis of the IMD's district-wise data reveals scanty or deficient rain in …
BARIPADA: WITH incessant rains lashing the catchment area of Deo river for the last three days,Mayurbhanj district witnessed first flash flood of the season on Tuesday.Vehicular movement along Balasore-Udala and Baripada-Udala routes was disrupted as floodwater was flowing at least four feet above both the State highways at the two …
Man-made forest fires in the traditionally populated zone (about 800–2000 m altitude) are common in much of the Central Himalaya, and are a major topic of environmental debate. This study based on an analysis of data of the State Forest Department at Uttarakhand on incidence of forest fires shows that …
Information on sediment concentration in rivers is important for design of reservoirs and for environmental applications. Because of the scarcity of continuous sediment data, methods have been developed to predict sediment loads based on few discontinuous measurements. Traditionally, loads are being predicted using rating curves that relate sediment load to …
Monsoon in India is active and the country, which was reeling under drought recently, is now placed comfortably, even though many states are reeling under floods, while cities are getting water-logged frequently. Monsoon in India is active and the country, which was reeling under drought recently, is now placed comfortably, …
The El Nino weather pattern is likely to dissipate by early August, giving way to La Nina, two top officials of the Indian weather office said on Tuesday, swelling already bountiful monsoon rains that are crucial for India's farm sector. India is almost halfway through its four-month monsoon season and …
DEHRADUN: Early and gushing monsoon has wreaked havoc in Uttarakhand, killing 43 people and injuring 23 others since the beginning of June. According to official figures, 62 people in the state have been killed in natural disasters like flash floods, cloudbursts, landslides and forest fires as of Monday. Out of …
Manali: While a multi -function weather tower failed to come up at Marhi near Manali which can sense cloudbursts or flash floods to a large extent, people in Kullu are continuously living with the fear of natural calamities that cannot be forecast prior to damage. Nearly half the population in …
