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Summer is getting longer, hotter & arriving sooner
Climate Change

Summer is getting longer, hotter & arriving sooner

Himanshu Nitnaware
3 min read
Hotter summer is occupying a larger and more dominant portion of the year, making sudden transitions difficult to manage
March 2026 was the fourth warmest ever, with ocean waters being the second warmest and sea ice extent being the lowest
Climate Change

March 2026 was the fourth warmest ever, with ocean waters being the second warmest and sea ice extent being the lowest

Pulaha Roy
2 min read
The warmest March on record was in 2024 during the last El Niño event
Dry rivers, shrinking reserves: India’s reservoirs fall below half capacity, data shows
Rivers

Dry rivers, shrinking reserves: India’s reservoirs fall below half capacity, data shows

Raju Sajwan
3 min read
The Central Water Commission’s latest bulletin, issued on April 9, 2026, presents a concerning picture based on monitoring of 166 reservoirs across 20 river basins
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Summer is getting longer, hotter & arriving sooner
Climate Change
Summer is getting longer, hotter & arriving sooner
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
3 min read
March 2026 was the fourth warmest ever, with ocean waters being the second warmest and sea ice extent being the lowest
Climate Change
March 2026 was the fourth warmest ever, with ocean waters being the second warmest and sea ice extent being the lowest
By
Pulaha Roy
2 min read
Dry rivers, shrinking reserves: India’s reservoirs fall below half capacity, data shows
Rivers
Dry rivers, shrinking reserves: India’s reservoirs fall below half capacity, data shows
By
Raju Sajwan
3 min read
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 6, 2026)
Environment
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (April 9, 2026)
By
DTE Staff
4 min read
Bakarwal men cut grass for cattle on forested slopes in Inderwali, Pulwama.
Climate Change
Climate change disrupts age-old migration patterns among Kashmiri Bakarwals
By
Arjumand Wani
5 min read
New study reveals undercounting of stillbirths in India
Health
New study reveals undercounting of stillbirths in India
By
Susan Chacko
3 min read
Microbial methane emissions from inactive oil wells 1,000 times higher than estimated: McGill study
Energy
Microbial methane emissions from inactive oil wells 1,000 times higher than estimated: McGill study
By
Puja Das
3 min read
Daily Heat Tracker: 7 cities record above-normal maximum temperatures
Climate Change
Daily Heat Tracker: 7 cities record above-normal maximum temperatures
By
Shagun
1 min read
Wildlife damage to crops not monitored: ASHA calls for data systems, specific action plans
Agriculture
Wildlife damage to crops not monitored: Experts call for data systems, specific action plans
By
Shagun
3 min read
‘Non-survivable’ heat already here, study finds — dry heat as deadly as humidity
Climate Change
‘Non-survivable’ heat already here, study finds — dry heat as deadly as humidity
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
Caribou survival depends on lichen and snow: Study
Wildlife & Biodiversity
Caribou survival depends on lichen and snow: Study
By
DTE Staff
1 min read
Emperor penguins on Rothschild island.
Climate Change
Emperor penguins and fur seals now Endangered as climate change reshapes Antarctica, IUCN Red List finds
By
Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
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