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 …
In April 2016, southeast Asia experienced surface air temperatures (SATs) that surpassed national records, exacerbated energy consumption, disrupted agriculture and caused severe human discomfort. Here we show using observations and an ensemble of global warming simulations the combined impact of the El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon and long-term warming on …
The soaring mercury level has pushed Delhi's power demand to an all-time high. The capital's peak consumption demand at 3.06pm on Monday touched 6,361MW, the highest ever recorded in any city of India. The last time Delhi set an all-time record was on June 30, 2016 when the electricity demand …
Heat waves and drought are often considered the most damaging climatic stressors for wheat. In this study, we characterize and attribute the effects of these climate extremes on wheat yield anomalies (at global and national scales) from 1980 to 2010. Using a combination of up-to-date heat wave and drought indexes …
Hot loo winds sweeping in from Rajasthan scorched Delhi-NCR on Sunday , sending the mercury shooting up to a blistering 47 degrees Celsius at Palam. Delhi's main weather station, Safdarjung, touched 44.6 degrees C, making it the hottest day in the city since May 2015. The last time June temperatures …
Delhi has witnessed significant ozone build-up this summer, adding to the public health risk -- shows a latest analysis done by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE). Building up to the World Environment Day, CSE has analysed the real-time air quality data available from the key monitoring locations of Delhi …
The mercury levels continued to soar above 42 degree celsius in majority of places in the state on Wednesday. Visakhapatnam: There was no let up from the scorching temperatures for the people of Andhra Pradesh as the mercury levels continued to soar above 420Celsius in majority of places in the …
Heat wave swept parts of Haryana and Punjab on Thursday, with Hisar being the hottest place at a maximum temperature of 45 degrees Celsius. Narnaul registered its maximum at 43.5 degrees Celsius.PTI
AHMEDABAD: With the mercury remaining above the 40°C mark at 11 of the 23 places monitored by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Gujarat, Ahmedabad was also scorched on Wednesday. With the temperature likely to rise above 42°C, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) issued a "yellow alert" for the city from …
The official figures slate that the loss would be 10,000 fishes or 10 tonnes. Hyderabad: A day after mass fish deaths were reported from Shamirpet Lake, the Collector of Medchal, Mr M.V. Reddy, asked the fisheries department to launch an enquiry into the issue, suspecting heat wave to be the …
Weather to be extremely hot and humid for at least another two days The prevailing heat wave condition in coastal Andhra Pradesh has become a cause of concern for the government, as many people are dying under its impact. At least 17 persons are reported to have died due to …
OSLO/PARIS: President Donald Trump will face pressure from other Group of Seven leaders at a summit this month to keep the United States in a global agreement to combat climate change after he put off a decision on whether to quit the pact. Trump, who doubts climate change is man-made …
Climate change has already made a difference to life in the West African Sahel, the arid belt of land stretching from the Atlantic to the Red Sea which separates the Sahara desert from the African savanna. It has made catastrophic storms three times more frequent. And, according to a new …
Donald Trump’s scorched-earth approach to environmental protections has shocked current and former government officials overseas who are waiting nervously to see whether the US will destabilize the Paris climate agreement by pulling out of the deal. The Guardian has spoken to a number of officials from key countries before Trump …
Heat Waves in Odisha in the year 1998 killed 2042 people. In the year 1999, the state implemented first HAP in the state. Despite having a HAP in place the state experienced another massive Heat Wave casualty in the year 2005 by losing 236 lives. There could have been many …
These guidelines aim to facilitate the formation of heat wave action plans among disaster risk reduction stakeholders in India, by providing insights into heat-related illness and the necessary mitigative and response actions to be undertaken. The guidelines provide context on heat waves in India and serve as a tool for …
Over the last decade, laws codifying national and international responses to climate change have grown in number, specificity, and importance. As these laws have recognized new rights and created new duties, litigation seeking to challenge either their facial validity or their particular application has followed. So too has litigation aimed …
The State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) has submitted a report to the state government to this effect. Hyderabad: The heatwave conditions prevailing across Telangana state have claimed nearly 40 lives. The State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) has submitted a report to the state government to this effect. The government will …
On Monday, the state health department confirmed the death of Harun Shaikh Mohammed Shaikh, from Gondpipri, from a heat stroke Ten deaths in the state have been linked to heatwaves so far, with the latest victim a 45-year-old Chandrapur resident. Advent of higher temperatures since March, which the state health …
Pilot project for climate-resilient agri households Telangana is committed to taking steps to deal with climate change, said Jogu Ramanna, the State’s Minister for Environment & Forests. “We are already witnessing the impacts of climate change in the form of extreme weather events such as heat waves, intense rainfalls, droughts …
Delhi, Maharashtra, Gujarat & UP Sizzle Too The met department continued to issue heat wave warnings in several states, including the national capital, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, as the mercury rose steadily in most places across north and central India. Ganganagar in Rajasthan sizzled at …
