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Daily weather tracker: Fresh Bay of Bengal system raises cyclone concerns, heavy rain threatens Bihar and northern India
Climate Change

Daily weather tracker: Fresh Bay of Bengal system raises cyclone concerns, heavy rain threatens Bihar and northern India

Dayanidhi
3 min read
IMD forecasts a depression by October 31, with extremely heavy rainfall possible in Bihar and thunderstorms, hail and strong winds expected across parts of northIndia
Farm workers transplanting paddy
Agriculture

El Nino 2026: How India can protect its rural communities

Ranjan Panda
7 min read
A strengthening El Niño threatens to expose the weaknesses in rural India’s water security, farming systems and safeguards for vulnerable workers
Rescue teams evacuate people from flood-hit areas in Odisha’s Ganjam district.
Natural Disasters

Cyclone Arnab aftermath: Floods strand thousands in southern Odisha, disrupt rail services

Ashis Senapati
4 min read
More than 62,000 people affected in Ganjam and Gajapati districts as rivers overflow, villages remain submerged and authorities consider helicopter evacuations
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Daily weather tracker: Fresh Bay of Bengal system raises cyclone concerns, heavy rain threatens Bihar and northern India
Climate Change

Daily weather tracker: Fresh Bay of Bengal system raises cyclone concerns, heavy rain threatens Bihar and northern India

By
Dayanidhi
3 min read
Rescue teams evacuate people from flood-hit areas in Odisha’s Ganjam district.
Natural Disasters

Cyclone Arnab aftermath: Floods strand thousands in southern Odisha, disrupt rail services

By
Ashis Senapati
4 min read
Super El Niño could cause 55,000 additional heat-related deaths in India by March 2027
Climate Change

Super El Niño could cause 55,000 additional heat-related deaths in India by March 2027

By
Shagun
3 min read
Solar and wind investment in emerging markets could reach $356 billion by 2040, but high financing costs pose risks
Energy

Solar and wind investment in emerging markets could reach $356 billion by 2040, but high financing costs pose risks

By
Puja Das
5 min read
Climate change, drought and invasive vegetation make wildfires harder to control
Forests

Climate change, drought and invasive vegetation make wildfires harder to control

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand may experience light to moderate rain from November 29th to 2nd, while snowfall is expected in higher altitudes
Climate Change

Daily weather tracker: Cyclone Arnab weakens, but heavy rain and hailstorms threaten several states

By
Dayanidhi
3 min read
Siang dam protest takes a sharper turn
Dams

Siang dam protest takes a sharper turn

By
DTE Staff
2 min read
Interaction between Cyclone Arnab and a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal.
Natural Disasters

The curious case of Cyclone Arnab’s merger with another cyclonic system

By
Akshit Sangomla
3 min read
A cheetah at Kuno National Park.
Wildlife & Biodiversity

Centre orders high-level probe into cheetah's death from firearm pellet injuries in Kuno

By
Himanshu Nitnaware
4 min read
Richest 1% emit more carbon than the world’s poorest, says Oxfam
Climate Change

Richest 1% emit more carbon than the world’s poorest, says Oxfam

By
Susan Chacko
5 min read
Fallen trees being cleared from roads in Visakhapatnam amid rainfall due to cyclone Arnab
Natural Disasters

Cyclone Arnab weakens after landfall in Andhra Pradesh; over 58,000 evacuated amid heavy rainfall

By
Bhaskar Basava
3 min read
Cyclone Arnab: Coastal West Bengal districts likely to receive heavy rain
Natural Disasters

Cyclone Arnab: Coastal West Bengal districts likely to receive heavy rain

By
Jayanta Basu
3 min read
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