Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Containers from sunken ship likely to drift towards Alappuzha, Kollam Coasts in 48 hours: INCOIS" appearing in The Hindu dated 25.05.2025 dated 27/05/2025. The original application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled …
BHUBANESWAR: As the South-West monsoon enveloped parts of north-east and Gangetic Himalayas today, one part of Orissa sizzled while another sweated. The north-western and adjoining regions saw mercury shooting past 45 degree Celsius mark while the day temperature continued to drop in coastal Orissa, where humidity levels remained very high. …
DURGAPUR, 1 JUNE: The last surviving leopard in Ramana Bagan Zoological Park in the Burdwan forest range died today (See photo). It was gasping for life and according to the veterinary surgeons supervising the inquest:
With mercury touching 45-degree mark at a number of places New Delhi: After a brief respite, the heat wave was back in North India on Tuesday with the mercury touching the 45 degrees mark at a number of places in the region. Even Shimla in the hill State of Himachal …
Jaisalmer: Continuing heatwave across swathes of Rajasthan has forced hundreds of cattle-rearers from Jaisalmer and Barmer to migrate to neighbouring states in search of meadows for their livestock. Mercury in the areas bordering Pakistan has shot up to 50 degree C and left scores of people dead. Officials said cattlerearers …
Adilabad, May 31: As many as 25 labourers employed under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) have died of sun stroke in the last 30 days at various places in the district. It is being alleged that the officials concerned had failed to provide the labourers with …
In orissa more than 100 people died of sunstroke in March and April, according to media reports. The official figure is 17. As relatives of those who died run from pillar to post to claim the Rs 10,000 compensation from the state government, summer in the state has peaked—Talcher in …
New Delhi, May 28: March and April were the hottest months in the past 100 years and May has also been warmer than normal with severe heat conditions prevailing in many parts of North India, the Indian meteorological department (IMD) said on Friday. In its weekly forecast report, the IMD …
Ahmedabad: Four more people died of heat stroke in the city on Thursday. All of them were elderly people. With this the total death toll has risen to 51 in the city. At least three patients were brought to VS hospital while one death was recorded in LG hospital. On …
Ahmedabad: A seven-day-old boy, who is yet to be named, is hooked to the ventilator, fighting for life. He has suffered serious damage to his kidneys and is on dialysis. The infant has not suffered any infection or congenital damage, he is a victim of the recent heat wave that …
NEW DELHI: The heat wave continued to sweep North India on Thursday with Sriganganagar in Rajasthan sizzling at a high of 49.3 degrees Celsius. The high temperatures in the desert State were compounded by severe dust storms, adding to the woes of residents. The weatherman said Jaipur recorded a maximum …
May 27: The city is witnessing heat wave conditions in the last two days as the temperatures soared to 44.50C on Thursday. Heat wave conditions are prevailing from the morning forced people to remain indoors. On Wednesday, the city recorded 44 degrees celcius. Under the influence of sultry heat, women, …
May 27: The north coastal Andhra districts of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam experienced severe heat wave conditions, recording highest temperatures for the year on Thursday. For the first time Visakhapatnam airport registered the highest temperature of 41.8o Celsius and city 38o C. Tuni recorded the highest temperature of 45o C …
Dust Storm Replaces Heat Wave Ahmedabad: Eight more succumbed to the sweltering heat, taking the total death toll to 47 on Wednesday. Around 35 people were admitted to Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) run hospitals due to severe heat. Deputy health officer, AMC, Bhavin Solanki said,
Inkarguda (Adilabad), May.26: The prevalent drought conditions in the district have hit the cattle hard. A large number of old and weak cows and buffalos in the district are not returning home after grazing. Their carcasses are being found in the nearby jungles or in the bushes on the outskirts …
Naveen S Garewal After a drastic drop in the yield of wheat this rabi season, the kharif crop appears to be heading in a similar direction. Sharp rise in temperature during March led to shrivelling up of wheat grain and reduction in yields by about 20 per cent. And now, …
Despite the uncertainty in future climate-change impacts, it is often assumed that humans would be able to adapt to any possible warming. Here we argue that heat stress imposes a robust upper limit to such adaptation. Peak heat stress, quantified by the wet-bulb temperature TW, is surprisingly similar across diverse …
