IMD releases monsoon forecast for August and September

The rainfall is expected to be above normal across the country during August and September

Food safety authority issues draft standards for cereal products

The food regulator, which released the draft standards on Wednesday, has called for comments within 30 days

It’s mid-May and it isn’t as hot as it normally is. Here’s why

354 heavy rainfall events across India in just two months

Walk in the Nilgiris

The various chapters of The Nilgiri Hills, edited by anthropologist Paul Hockings, do not just discuss the culture and biodiversity of the …

Simply Put: COVID-19 and MGNREGA - Watch where you go

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COVID-19: Testing criteria for private labs opened up

Price cap of Rs 5,000 fixed for pvt labs to conduct virus investigation

‘Caste and Partition in Bengal’ ignores the work of Dalit scholars; here is how

A person reading Caste and Partition in Bengal: The Story of Dalit Refugees, 1946-1961 would think that Dalits have never done a caste analysis …

Is India ready: CSE finds worrying signs of heat stress

Summer 2022 was 2nd-hottest since 2010; now monsoon leaving it behind    

10,000 sheep, goat stranded at Gujarat port after govt cancels export

This last-minute decision came after the Jain community protested against livestock export to the Middle-East

Energy in news on April 16

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments around energy

Antimicrobial resistance: Here is how pharma companies can reduce antibiotic pollution in effluents

There is a high risk of antibiotic residues entering the environment from wastewater used in manufacturing pharmaceuticals

First leucistic five-striped palm squirrel found in North India

The individual was found in a human-made forest in eastern Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur district by an independent researcher

General Elections 2019: Science in polls, from feel 'good' to feel 'strong'

With the Balakot episode and later the ASAT declaration, the ruling party has brought ‘muscular science’ into the spotlight alongside …

India GDP growth for festival quarter disappoints

Pandemic shadow prolongs on economy as central scales down full-year growth estimates

State of Health: In nearly 14% hospitalisations in rural India, households pushed into debt to pay bills

While the government's share in India's total health expenditure is rising every year, out-of-pocket health spending remains the largest …

DTE Ground Report: Why MGNREGA workers in West Bengal are in dire straits

The Centre has blocked the state’s funds for the rural employment scheme for over a year, jeopardising the economic conditions of many villagers

Pineapple agroforestry can help tackle climate change, biodiversity loss: Study

Can be an alternative to jhum cultivation, which has become unsustainable due to a reduced fallow cycle, in northeast India

World Water Day 2020: How water can be used in the battle against climate change

It is an enabling and limiting factor in humanity’s ability to mitigate and adapt to climate change

‘60% of India’s population would be infected by COVID-19 in a year’s time’

Infectious diseases expert, T Jacob John says there is no evidence to prove India's blanket flight ban will help in containment of COVID-19

Monsoon withdraws, but several states still under drought

The situation in these parched regions may get worse in coming months with no more rainfall

‘Internationally, core weather forecasting is always done by national weather services’

Down To Earth speaks to Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director general of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), about the weather forecasting …