Expert committee sheds light on Bihar’s mounting silt crisis

A central government committee recommends removal of silt along the Ganga in Bihar to reduce flood risks and boost shipping, but will a committee …

Kerala floods: Government was warned long back, but it chose to ignore

Ignoring experts’ recommendations on protecting fragile ecology of Western Ghats, Kerala had chosen development over environment

NGT panel claims 2016 event ruined Yamuna floodplains; Art of Living calls it flawed

The committee has submitted a time-bound action plan for physical and biological rehabilitation of the affected floodplain

In Parliament on November 24, 2016

Here’s a round-up of environmental and developmental issues that were discussed and debated in the Lok Sabha

Wetland protection policy needs to be strengthened: Javadekar

On the occasion of World Wetlands Day, the Environment Minister reviews India's regulatory framework for wetlands

Unusually warm summers cause glacial melt in Tajikistan

Over 600 people have been displaced due to mud flows and floods caused by the glacial melt

Heavy rains in Nepal may threaten Bihar again

Water levels in the Kosi and other rivers are likely to rise further this week because of heavy rains in Nepal from August 13. Heavy rainfall …

The boat people

Thousands of people in Bihar are trapped between the Kosi and its embankments. They have been suffering for decades. But the state government is …

Major embankment repair works delayed in Bihar

Some of them awaiting nod of Ganga Flood Control Committee

Century’s largest flood strikes Far North Queensland in the wake of Storm Jasper

The tropical cyclone witnessed by Queensland in Australia during December and during an El Nino year “is not normal”; such …

Run-up to COP27: Extreme weather events drive mass migration in Odisha’s Kendrapara, Jharkhand’s Palamu, says study

Social factors also played an important role in driving migration

Infographic: How the Indian Himalayan region has been altered by climate change

The mean temperature of the Himalayas has gone up by 0.6°C in the past 30 years

Simply Put: Slothful climate adaptation

Towards better adaptation: Global model to assess resilience to climate risks launched

The model will help countries focus on national adaptation investments

Reservoir levels rise after rains, but fail to cross normal storage mark in many states

At least 10 states still hold water below their normal storage levels

Indian states in the grip of floods; 400,000 people affected

In just one week, flooding in multiple states has caused at least 32 deaths

Flood plan opposed

Lessons to be learnt from Chilika

Down but not under

Wreaking havoc

DTE Reportage: Bedevilled Barak

DTE reports on urban flooding, adaptation and rehabilitation efforts over a year after devastating floods in Assam’s Barak Valley

Drought to deluge: Horn of Africa experiencing floods after six seasons of failed rains

Flash floods that damaged large areas of cropland likely to deal the hunger-plagued eastern Africa region a major blow

Loss and damage from floods, storms cost India $7.6 bn in 2021: Report

Ocean warming could contribute to sea level rise, alter storm paths and ocean currents and increase stratification, the report warned

Loss and damage: Who is responsible when climate change harms world’s poorest countries?

Countries in Africa have some of the lowest national greenhouse gas emissions, and yet the continent is home to many of the world’s …

Value your local water system

Bengaluru floods should draw our attention to how the same tragic story of loss of waterbodies in almost all Indian cities. But will it?&…