Development after Haryana released 8.28 lakh cusecs of water on August 18
Floods ravage Odisha, kill eight
Some 100 people have died in Kerala, Karnataka and Maharashtra floods this week
Kerala rains: 24 landslides in 24 hours, 22 killed, 22,165 moved
How investing in early warning systems prove beneficial
For every $1 invested in EWS, there is a return of $6.0 in benefits, showed the study
Drought watch: More than half of India affected in July
Around 46.11 per cent of the country is ‘abnormally dry’ or ‘exceptionally dry’
Bihar is flooding, but where did it start? Hint: look north
Once the neighbouring country opened its 56 sluice gates of Kosi barrage water levels in Bihar rose alarmingly
Embankments are temporary, not permanent solutions to floods: Experts
In the wake of floods in Assam and Bihar, experts question the practice of only using embankments for flood ...
Floods affect more than a million in Assam despite rainfall deficit in state
The situation may worsen in the next 48 hours
Scant July rainfall: India may face drought, floods again
Long periods of no rain and then a sudden bout of excessive rainfall have become the hallmark of Indian ...
Here is how forecast of extreme rainfall events can be improved
By adding quantitative precipitation forecasting to IMD forecasts, there can be more reliable extreme event forecasts
Blazing India: The Himachal hills feel the heat too, but in different ways
As the plains scorch, residents head for the hills in the thousands, posing a threat to their fragile ecology
Blazing India: Summer disrupts life in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone
Farmers, daily wagers and vendors suffer even as many rush to hospital with heat-related illnesses
Kerala on alert as Maha intensifies into super cyclone off its coast
Storm not likely to hit state directly
Heatwaves across continents drive home global warming reality
Most nations are facing record high temperatures
Blazing India: Andhra’s economy suffers due to heatwave
Crops are withering in the countryside, leading to an exodus of people to the cities
Mumbai deluge raises same old question: Why are Indian cities flooded again and again
Ignoring telltale warning signs and repeating past mistakes won't help.
Blazing India: Odisha’s work not yet over
The state has certainly been able to reduce heatwave deaths by putting very strong prevention measures. However, its efforts ...
Blazing India: Labourers, farmers struggle most to live, earn
A new set of victims are people in hilly regions areas who are not prepared for such high temperatures
Cyclone Fani opens four new mouths in Chilika lake, increases salinity, wipes out fish
Odisha government may have plans to develop infrastructure, but rebuilding the livelihood of millions of poor people who depend ...
Cyclone Vayu: NDRF teams evacuate people from 15 Gujarat districts
The very severe cyclonic storm is expected to hit the Gujarat coast on June 13 morning
Saurashtra, Kutch on red alert as Vayu approaches
The cyclone is likely to hit the Gujarat coast early on June 13
Garhwal, Himachal could experience a 8 magnitude quake in future: study
New paper says this is because very less seismic energy has been released since the 1975 Kinnaur earthquake
Cyclone Fani: Women were left with just one cloth to cover body, manage menstruation
In the absence of gender-sensitive disaster response mechanism, women in a Puri village tore the only cloth they had after ...
Rebuilding lives and livelihoods in Karnataka’s Kodagu
The district received unprecedented rain last year, followed by landslides in nearly 40 villages; nine months later, lives of ...