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 …
The case relates to the AoL holding a cultural extravaganza called the World Culture Festival from March 11-13 last year. New Delhi: The Art of Living (AoL) on Monday challenged the report on the damage caused to the Yamuna floodplains, filed by an expert committee appointed by the NGT. The …
An enthusiastic crowd of Ministers, villagers and environmentalists join the cause of the once vibrant Varattar river Braving the steady rain they came out in hordes to support the noble cause for giving a fresh life for a once vibrant river. But for weeded pools and a few slender streams, …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The city corporation will hold a special council on Monday following a demand raised by BJP in the wake of ruling council's failure in preventing dengue outbreak in the city. The LDF led council, which will be searching for answers for various lapses of health committee, has played it …
Nainital: As the sun moves through the panoramic hills that surround the Naini lake each morning, a fleet of boats in all shades of colour with excited tourists crouching in tiny spaces becomes a common sight. Not much has changed in the scene since 1970s except that today, much to …
Nearly 2.4 million people in India were internally displaced due to conflict, violence and disasters in 2016, the third highest number globally, a new report by a monitoring centre said. The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre and the Norwegian Refugee Council released a new report which ranked India third among countries …
MUMBAI: Maharashtra has reported 852 farmer suicides in the four months between January to April this year, according to government data. This means an average of seven farmer suicides were reported every single day during this period. As many as 409 cases - or 48% - are from Vidarbha region, …
The expert committee “admitted in the report that it did not know the condition of the site before the event” The Art of Living (AOL) Foundation Monday told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that it is important to come to a “definite conclusion” on the state of the site prior …
Changes in extreme precipitation are among the most impact-relevant consequences of climate warming, yet regional projections remain uncertain due to natural variability and model deficiencies in relevant physical processes. To better understand changes in extreme precipitation, they may be decomposed into contributions from atmospheric thermodynamics and dynamics, but these are …
In a bid to decongest the main roads of Goa, the state government has decided to set up dedicated corridors in next three years for the transportation of iron ore from the mining leases to the jetties. "The project of mining corridors is huge. We will require minimum three years …
Corporations working towards solid waste management policy Lt Governor Anil Baijal today approved an action plan to convert entire municipal solid waste generated in Delhi to energy or recycled products, a move aimed at curbing pollution in the city. The L-G held a review meet on the levels of pollution …
India will get normal rainfall this monsoon season, the weather office has said, somewhat allaying fears that an El Nino phenomenon may disrupt the weather system that’s the lifeline for the country’s rural economy. The June-September monsoon rainfall this year is expected to be 96% of the long-term average with …
India Meteorological Department (IMD) issues various monthly and seasonal forecasts of rainfall for the southwest monsoon season (June to September). Operational forecasts for the southwest monsoon season rainfall are issued in two stages. The first stage forecast is issued in April and the second stage forecast is issued in June. …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on El Nino Impact on Monsoon, 06/04/2017. As per the global El Niño forecast issued in early March 2017, chances of occurrence of El Niño exists after July. World Meteorological Agencies have indicated possibility of El Nino conditions to develop over the Pacific later this …
Annual and seasonal variability and trends in low cloud cover over India were analyzed for the period 1961-2010. Taking all period into account, there is a general decrease in mean low cloud cover over most regions of India, but an increase in the Indo-Gangetic plains and northeast India. Long term …
On the basis of past 115 years (1901-2015) rainfall data of five districts of south Gujarat, the MannKendall trend, Sen’s slope and regression slope showed that annual and monsoon rainfall at Valsad, Dang and Surat shows the increasing trend while, that of Navsari and Bharuch districts are declining. The monsoon …
Climate projections have confirmed the need to adapt to a changing climate, but have been less beneficial in guiding how to effectively adapt. The reason is the uncertainty cascade, from assumptions about future emissions of greenhouse gases to what that means for the climate to real decisions on a local …
Small particles of air pollution and dust may play a role in enhancing a good monsoon while aggravating a poor one. That is one implication of a new IIT-Bombay study that found a link between the amount of aerosols in the atmosphere and cloud formation during the monsoon. Aerosols refer …
KOCHI: Two marine fishing villages in Kerala have been chosen to test a climate resilient village adaptation and mitigation plan (CReVAMP) for vulnerable coastal communities in tropical countries. Elamkunnapuzha in Ernakulam and Poonthura in Thiruvananthapuram, which bear the maximum brunt of changes happening in the oceans, have been selected. The …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Uncertainties in Weather Patterns, 09/03/2017. Monsoon rainfall over India varies on different spatial and temporal scales. Extreme rainfall events that occur at some isolated places (viz., heavy rainfall over Uttrakhand, 2013; Jammu & Kashmir,2014;Tamilnadu and Andhra Pradesh in 2015) are highly localized and are …
Ever wondered why you feel hotter than it really is outside? The average heat index in India is increasing significantly per decade at the rate of 0.56°C and 0.32°C in summer and monsoon respectively, a recent research by India Meteorological Department and Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology has found. Heat …
