Quake sickness

Full of treasure

At greater risk

Down but not under

Weather on order

A new technology could render weather forecasts redundant

Agromet advisories to reach more farmers from July

Union minister for science and technology said this step is towards expansion and upgradation of weather services

Groundwater extraction has tilted Earth’s spin; how likely is it to fuel climate change?

Attempts to slow groundwater depletion rates in sensitive regions could alter the change in drift

India gets new weather prediction model for better forecasts

The very high resolution global deterministic weather prediction model, as per earth sciences ministry, shows significant improvement in daily …

Neptune factor

Scientists discover "chimneys" on the sea floor, hope to get an insight into how the ecosystem works

Marking time

El Nio, the warm ocean current in the South Pacific can do the incredible, it can slow down the rotation of the Earth

Sooty symptoms

The role of marine life in mitigating global warming takes a knocking as new findings link carbon on the ocean floor to forest fires

India jumps to fourth place in computing capacity for weather forecasting

The super computer, Pratyush will help in major improvements in various services offered by institutions under the Ministry of Earth Sciences for …

Indian Science Congress: India not producing quality research material, government adviser says

India faces challenges in doing science at par with global standards, according to officials

For the first time, India has indigenously developed Braille maps

India's first indigenously developed atlas for blind children enables them to study geography more effectively

Gas emissions

Make India a ‘weather-ready’ nation

A proposal has been sent to the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences, detailing the areas of concern in India’s weather forecasting system and …

Burning ice

Ice crystals, known as methane hydrates, found inside the seafloor, have tremendous energy potential. But humans are yet to tap them

India International Science Festival, 2021, launched

The theme of IISF 2021 is ‘Celebrating Creativity in Science, Technology and Innovation for Prosperous India’

A third of India’s coastline underwent erosion in 28 years, Bengal worst affected

27% of coastline expanded between 1990 and 2018, according to a report by Union Ministry of Earth Sciences

Water mark

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

After 7.9 shock

The earthquake that shook Nepal and northern India underscores the urgency to understand the seismicity of the Himalayas and to improve the …

'Village level forecast will take time'

What prevents Indian scientists from making weather forecasts for farmers? Sailesh Naik, secretary to the Ministry of Earth Sciences, tells …

IMD predicts normal monsoon this year

El-Nino could emerge later but drought unlikely

Scientists find new mechanism that contributes to Arctic warming

New research says the Arctic Ocean traps more energy from far infrared radiation than previously estimated