Change in cycles

Volcanic aftermath

Researchers blame tropical eruptions for storms in the northern hemisphere during winters

Quake sickness

Full of treasure

At greater risk

Down but not under

Weather on order

A new technology could render weather forecasts redundant

Gas emissions

Water mark

IMD predicts normal monsoon this year

El-Nino could emerge later but drought unlikely

Air quality in Delhi-NCR improves slightly to ‘very poor’

Change in wind direction primarily responsible; situation worsen during weekend

India will reach top five in science and technology: Jaipal Reddy

Former oil minister dismisses rumours that he is not happy with the change in portfolio

India pushes for micro-level earthquake vulnerability maps

Launches seismic microzonation manual

2011: 10th warmest year on record

Arctic sea ice at its lowest in 2011, says World Meteorological Organization report

Cloudburst explained

Has India taken heed of warning from previous cloudburst incidents?

Biodiesel from microalgae becomes a reality

May be available commercially in five years

What really happened in Uttarakhand

Latest theory suggests combination of rain and landslides caused the disaster

Sikkim earthquake was unusual for Himalaya

It occurred due to sliding, not thrust motion

Come March and 199 district agromet units will wind up, as per Centre’s order

Scientists associated with agriculture advisories in different states express concern over decsion

'We must be ready to face big earthquakes in prone areas'

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) conducted mega mock drills in prone areas to assess our preparedness in the event of large …

Deep dwellers

Life-forms have been found even inside the Earth's crust, a region previously thought to be barren

The slower, the safer

Geologists in the US have discovered that earthquakes can also occur slowly causing minimal damage

Hitting rock-bottom

Certain rocks, discovered literally in the pits of the earth, could substantially change the prevailing tectonic theory

To quake or not to quake

Earthquakes occurring below oceans have been the subject of intense speculation of seismologists across the globe. Theories of the past have …

Earthy ups and downs

New images of the earth's interior show that slabs of surface rock sink to the bottom of the core