Here comes the monsoon: Expect slow progress, decreased rainfall in first 15 days of June, say experts
Monsoonal rains in the national capital are to begin only by July 12 — 12 days later than the normal date of June 30
Why India should ban, not just restrict, use of dangerous weedicide glyphosate
Long-pending demand from civil society and activists to ban glyphosate fallen on deaf ears
Why the proposed Silver Line rail project in Kerala is a non-starter
The project is not economically viable; it will also have social and environmental impacts; instead, the government should look at possible …
Cancer among elderly women more prevalent than among men: LASI report
Himachal Pradesh, at 2.2%, showed the highest self-reported prevalence of cancer in adults aged 45 and above
Rain check: What caused south Indian deluge in early January?
Researchers find a link between a weather event in the Arctic and the heavy showers that submerged southern India early January
Red List Assessment of Indian grasshoppers to kickstart
The assessment will include a recently-discovered grasshopper in Eravikulam National Park in Kerala
Karnataka-Kerala COVID-19 border row: Decoding the crisis and conciliation
Karnataka opened its borders to critical non-COVID-19 patients from Kerala on April 7 — following long route of political attacks and …
NGT nod for long-awaited neutrino project
The observatory is proposed to be housed in an underground lab below a rocky mountain in Tamil Nadu and is about 4.9 km from Mathikettan Shola …
Early warning a must to cope with floods
People along the Brahmaputra were prepared last week, while in the weeks before that, people in Kerala, Nagaland and Assam were not
Tribal ministry tells states to stop rejecting FRA claims on invalid grounds
In a letter dated June 27, Leena Nair, the then secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs had written to the chief secretaries of states raising …
Health of India’s states: What the latest health report means
Although non-communicable diseases now contribute more to India’s disease burden than communicable diseases, it does not mean that …
Karnataka's endosulfan victims to 'fast unto death' for better compensation
Neighbouring state Kerala has provided monetary compensation worth Rs 180 crores along with other facilities
Will the monsoon reach Kerala on time?
Citizens baffled as weather forecasters are divided over monsoon’s onset dates
Biodiversity in jeopardy
Tribals in Kerala are being forced to give away medicinal plants in repayment of their loans. In the process, biodiversity is being depleted
Sands of cancer
Thorium in the sands of Kerala's Chavara-Neendakara area alters DNA sequence of the local population
Cochin needs to preserve its green lungs
Documentary Haritham Director Rajendra Prasad Producer Jaycee Foundation and Gothrabhumi films
Supreme Court warns of criminal prosecution against those found torturing captive elephants
Despite rules to protect the animals from cruelty, many temples in Kerala continue to organise processions of these animals without taking into …
More dry days ahead? Monsoon on continuous break for past 11 days
The longest consecutive break spell was reported in 1972 when the core monsoon zone did not receive any rainfall for 17 days at a stretch
A monsoon without rains in week since official declaration
It has been 11 days since the official onset of the monsoon but the rains have not yet arrived as expected
Monsoon 2021: Is it time for severe drought in India’s northeast and northwest?
September rain will not be enough to compensate for deficient rainfall in northwest and northeast states of India, says IMD forecast
Kerala and Cuba: How Left cousins won praise for COVID-19 fight
Both communist governments are battling out the pandemic with robust healthcare and emergency services
Water scarcity, parched lands stare at peninsular India
South India reels from the worst drought in over a century. Our reporters travel to Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala to …
Sluggish monsoon worries India Inc
If the monsoons fail this year, the Modi government will have some serious policy-making, damage control and number crunching to do
Shroud for a crusader
For 35 years, Adhurai fought against Grasim Industries for polluting the environment in his village in Kerala. No one heard him. But after he …
LIES, DAMN LIES AND ENDOSULFAN
KUSHAL P S YADAV blows the lid off dirty tactics adopted to give clean chit to endosulfan