'We must be ready to face big earthquakes in prone areas'

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) conducted mega mock drills in prone areas to assess our preparedness in the event of large …

Can't prevent earthquakes, but can minimise Damage: Earth Sciences ministry

Vulnerable areas include all north-eastern states, Delhi, the Kutch region in Gujarat and Andaman & Nicobar Islands

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

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 …

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

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 …

India International Science Festival, 2021, launched

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

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

Air quality in Delhi-NCR improves slightly to ‘very poor’

Change in wind direction primarily responsible; situation worsen during weekend

Mining at deep sea

Countries are delving deeper into the ocean to explore its mineral wealth. The deposits on the ocean floor are enormous and the ecology of this …

Met department moves from weather forecasting to nowcasting

Information on severe weather conditions will be made available three to six hours beforehand

India will reach top five in science and technology: Jaipal Reddy

Former oil minister dismisses rumours that he is not happy with the change in portfolio

India pushes for micro-level earthquake vulnerability maps

Launches seismic microzonation manual

2011: 10th warmest year on record

Arctic sea ice at its lowest in 2011, says World Meteorological Organization report

Cloudburst explained

Has India taken heed of warning from previous cloudburst incidents?

Temperatures in India could rise by 4.4°C by 2100, says govt report

‘Assessment of Climate Change over the Indian Region’ predicts that monsoon rainfall could change by an average of 14% by 2100

Rains in Uttarakhand extreme weather event: scientists

Unpredictability associated with monsoons will only increase as global temperatures rise

What really happened in Uttarakhand

Latest theory suggests combination of rain and landslides caused the disaster