Wait for the monsoon continues

Stalled since about 10 days in a crucial agricultural month like June, the 'mood swings' of the south-west monsoon continue to keep half of India …

At least 8 dead in cloudburst at Amarnath Cave in Kashmir

Death toll is expected to rise, authorities said

Badrinath dodges a weather bullet

After showing a full horror film of what it can do in Char Dham Yatra last year, weather gives a fresh trailer at Badrinath by featuring a …

Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 6, 2022)

Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

DTE Explains: The science of cloudbursts

Telangana Chief Minister said cloudbursts may be a 'foreign consipiracy' during his visit to flood-hid Bhadrachalam

COVID-19: J&K to go ahead with Amarnath Yatra despite concerns

Govt decision stands out as several pilgrimages across the country have been cancelled

Uttarakhand government ignored Met warning

State does not have automatic weather stations on pilgrimage routes or nowcasting system despite its vulnerability to rains and flash floods

Tourism in Uttarakhand needs regulation

1.3 million pilgrims go for Char Dham Yatra in a month; no assessment of impact, carrying capacity