Coronavirus update: Rajasthan lock-down
India tally at 315: ICMR
Renewable energy: Why is wind losing ground?
Wind power generation is stuck in a vicious cycle of problems
Large graphical health warnings on tobacco packets more effective: Study
Such warnings help prevent initiation and motivate cessation, find researchers
Bleak monsoon hurts floriculture in West Bengal
Farmers struggle to store flowers, increase production and end up with low payouts
Blazing India: 22 states see 73 heatwave spells in 97 days
The blistering conditions came early and didn’t even spare non-hotspots
Women, youth incur higher farm income losses due to heat stress, floods: FAO report
This happens because their capacity to react and adapt to extreme weather events is unequal
44 million women, 26 million men in India were obese in 2022: The Lancet
Obesity rates in country increased to 9.8% in 2022 from 1.2% in 1990 for women and to 5.4% for men from 0.5% 32 years ago
We find several connections of sound to the environment: Radha Kapuria
Down To Earth speaks to Durham University academic and author about the influence of the environment on music, visual and the performing arts
Severe cold kills five in 24 hours in Bihar, including two kids
Doctors report uptick in heart attack, brain stroke cases in three government hospitals
Cropping frequency decline due to climate change may impact food security: Study
Irrigation effectively offsets the projected production loss, but irrigated areas have to be expanded by over 5%
Food fudge: A graphical guide on attempts to dilute nutritional thresholds
A working group of FSSAI prepared thresholds for fat, sugar and salt this year. Here is what is wrong with them
Cyclone Asani not to hit West Bengal, confirms IMD
Asani was not even responsible for the deluge in the state May 9, the weather agency added
Mizoram’s Chite Lui River is crying for help
Chite Lui River is in danger as it turns into a dumping ground in Aizawl. Citizens’ efforts, lauded even by PM Modi, are making a …
India’s tryst with numbers is an old one
As the 108th Science Congress ends January 7, an excerpt from Amir D Azcel’s 2015 book, ‘Finding Zero: A Mathematician’s …
Faculty shortage continues to plague AIIMS across India
AIIMS Rajkot fares the worst, where only 40 of the 183 sanctioned posts have been filled
Adivasis at bottom rung of India’s development pyramid, finds Tribal Development Report 2022
India’s tribal communities have been pushed away from alluvial plains and fertile river basins, into the harshest ecological regions, the …
Has low paddy acreage caused Centre’s U-turn on Telangana parboiled rice procurement
Telangana government and the Centre had been at loggerheads over its procurement for almost a year; now Centre has agreed to procure 0.…
March-April heatwave impacted agriculture in 9 Indian states: ICAR report
Heatwaves resulted in poor vegetative and retarded growth, pest infestation like fall army and whitefly attacks and viral infections in crops and …
Why the new ‘normal’ for rainfall calculation may be problematic for India‘s farmers
The value for ‘normal’ rainfall decreased by 12 millimetres, according to India Meteorological Department’s new standards
Monsoon 2022: Expect a delay, first 2 months may be dry
The slow progress may lead to water scarcity, food insecurity and humid heat, especially for north-west India
Why pruning of timber tree species is a strict no-no
Pruning of timber tree species harms both the quality and quantity of wood and needs to be checked immediately
Water levels in important reservoirs consistently dipping: CWC data
Low storage can affect summer crops to be harvested by May-June as well as Kharif sowing
Forest Survey report 2021: Over 45% of India’s forests will become ‘climate hotspots’ by 2030
By 2050, 64% of India’s forest and tree cover is likely to face ‘high severity’ of climate change
It is back: Air quality to be ‘very poor’ over Delhi over next 5 days
Drop in temperature, change in wind direction and stubble burning usher back smog in Delhi
Centre’s Rs 64,000 cr plan for future pandemics: What does it consist of?
New policy aimed at improving tertiary care, diagnostics and surveillance; it will supplement National Health Mission, says government