Dengue cases on the rise again as Kolkata sees major spike in last 7 days

16 dengue cases have been reported in Kolkata, Bidhannagar and South Dum Dum Municipal areas in West Bengal since September 27, 2023

One agricultural labourer died by suicide every two hours in 2021

29% increase in suicides by farm labourers from 2019 

Landslide in Cameroon capital kills at least 30 people

The wave of water released from a human made lake, flattened buildings, uprooted trees and swept away dozens of people

Scientist discover bacteria that can clean plastic pollution from lakes

Study across 29 Scandinavian lakes finds bacteria that feeds on plastic compounds

India is testing AI for improved weather forecasting

Weather agencies around the world are focussing on AI, which can help in cutting down costs and improving speed

Indonesia on high alert as Mount Semeru volcano erupts in Java

Volcano’s plume reached an altitude of 15 km

Artificial shortfall: DTE in-depth on HIV, TB patients’ sufferings

As told to Parliament (February 6, 2024): India accounted for 65.3% of estimated malaria cases in Southeast Asia in 2022

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Why are farmers in Haryana leaving their fields vacant?

Excessive cropping of paddy has completely depleted groundwater in some places; in others, there is the problem of waterlogging

Water levels in dams on Himachal rivers decline to half of their capacity

The state, ravaged by floods in 2023, has been suffering a long dry spell this winter because of the lack of rain and snow in the last three months

This 500-acre plot of land is a sanctuary for native trees of Rajasthan

After bringing water to a 500-acre plot by using traditional wisom, Manavendra Shekhawat and his team converted it into a veritable Eden

This man changed the fortunes of a barren land using traditional water wisdom

A flood-ravaged desert turned into a home for 120 species of birds, 70 species of native trees and thousands of animals

मानसून सत्र से पहले कोरोना विषाणु से बचाव के लिए संसद में लगेगा यूवी-सी सिस्टम

सीएसआईआर का दावा है कि यह प्रणाली 99 फीसदी से ज्यादा विषाणु, जीवाणु, कवक और हवा में मौजूद रहने वाले अन्य जैव-एरोसोल को 254 ...

Microplastics detected in human blood for the very first time

Scientists found tiny particles of microplastics in almost 80 per cent of the people tested. The discovery shows the particles can travel around …

मॉनसून से पहले ही जम्मू-कश्मीर में भारी बारिश, दो हजार से अधिक लोग फंसे

एक सप्ताह पहले तक जम्मू-कश्मीर में सामान्य से 45 प्रतिशत कम बारिश हुई थी, लेकिन अब केवल दो जिलों को छोड़ कर शेष अन्य में ...

What is the history of cheetah re-introduction in India?

After several ups and downs, the cheetah is finally making its way back to India. Down To Earth takes you on this journey

रिकॉर्ड गर्मी में लू से सामना करने के लिए कितने तैयार हैं हमारे कंक्रीट के मकान : सीएसई विश्लेषण

हमारे घरों और आवासों को गरमी के अनुकूल होने की जरूरत है, जिससे वे भीषण गर्मी या लू का सामना कर सकें, लेकिन क्या वे ऐसे ...

Why is Great Indian Bustard laying 20 eggs such a big deal?

Great Indian Bustard, one of the heaviest flying birds of Indian grasslands, is endemic to India and is facing extinction

कामारेड्डी मास्टर प्लान का विरोध : एक किसान ने की आत्महत्या, सड़कों पर उतरे सैकड़ों किसान

राज्य सरकार द्वारा कामारेड्डी जिले के मास्टर प्लान के लिए अधिग्रहित की जाने वाली जमीन संबंधी अधिसूचना निकाले जाने पर ग्रामीणों के बीच अपने ...

Children in Democratic Republic of the Congo facing worst cholera outbreak since 2017: UNICEF

There have been at least 31,342 suspected or confirmed cholera cases and 230 deaths, many of them children, in the first seven months of 2023 …

Red alert in Mumbai amidst heavy rainfall

Till Wednesday, Mumbai recorded a total of 1,557.8 mm of rainfall making it the wettest July in the history of the city

यहां जानिए देश में कौन सी नदियां हैं प्रदूषित, जहां नहाने लायक भी पानी नहीं

गंगा और अन्य 11 नदियों-यमुना, गोदावरी, घग्गर, गोमती, कावेरी, दामोदर, कृष्णा, भवानी, हिंडन, सतलुज और मूसी में 10 या अधिक स्थल ऐसे हैं जहां ...

Project Cheetah: Now cub dies in Kuno within 2 months of birth

Forest officials said the cause of the cub’s death is yet to be ascertained. At present, the number of adult cheetahs stands at 17 and cubs at 3

What is a ‘bomb cyclone’?

Bomb cyclones could become much more frequent in the near future due to human-emitted greenhouse gases

74 tonnes of microplastics fell from the air on Auckland in 2020

Scientists have been discussing the possibility that microplastic mists and clouds exist in the atmosphere but this is the first study to …