COVID-19 spreads in Mizoram despite high vaccination rate

Mizoram has the highest active case ratio in the country right now

East and Northeast India recorded second-warmest July in over a century: IMD

Rainfall over East & Northeast India was the 4th lowest since 1901, stated IMD

Northeast flood death toll rises to 23

4 died due to floods and landslide in Assam since Friday

Cyclone Mandous: DTE’s coverage of the 2022 Northeast Monsoon’s first cyclone

Mandous made landfall at Mamallapuram on the intervening night of December 9-10

Exercises in upgradation

Government woes

Two state governments protest against a Supreme Court ban on forest produce

DTE Coverage: South Tamil Nadu Floods 2023

DTE explores as to how and why the deluge in Tamil Nadu’s southern districts occurred

Biggest solar plant in Northeast begins power generation

The state has maximum surpluspower in the country

Mizoram revokes Forest Rights Act

State government misused Article 371 (G) to revoke FRA in Mizoram, critics allege

September monsoon forecast: IMD predicts excessive rainfall for south, west, central India

Rainfall may be up to 75% above normal; quick, intense spells can trigger floods

Language Census: Many tribal tongues now have fewer takers

There is a huge decline in the number of Monpa and Sema speakers

India’s northeastern states desertifying most rapidly

Half of Nagaland is degraded, flags new report

Butterflies endangered

Illegal trade in rare butterflies continues but is yet to be acknowledged by the government

Assam floods: More people affected now than ever but state allocation for control dipped

Over 300,000 people shifted to relief camps in last 2 months

Cyclone Mocha is now the second-most intense May cyclone in Bay of Bengal

Mocha may intensify into a super cyclone before landfall  

Monsoon 2021: A month before season’s end, over one-third of districts deficit in rainfall

All the districts in Gujarat have reported deficit or large deficit rainfall

Rice that binds

Quest for Modern Assam: The vast canvas of a small state and its struggle for identity and modernity

Arupjyoti Saikia’s book does not disappoint; in the space of just over half a century, it covers the breathless changes that have …

As Chennai & north Tamil Nadu return to normalcy, Tirunelveli in state’s south flooded due to heavy rain

Exceptionally heavy rainfall is expected till mid-day on December 18 in Tirunelveli

As flood waters begin to recede in Nagaland, IMD predicts extreme rain in Northeast

Changes in the orientation of the monsoon trough is the basis of this forecast

Nuts over betel

Rains continue to pound southern Tamil Nadu

One person died in Thoothukudi, while another died in Tirunelveli district

In 5 graphs: How Monsoon 2021 is turning out to be an unusual one

Officially, it is still a normal monsoon but deficit level has been rising since July

Arunachal Pradesh’s Pakke Paga Hornbill Festival gears up for its 9th Edition

The first-ever PPHF was held on January 16-18, 2015, with the aim of recognising the efforts of the Nyishi hunters-turned-conservationists of …

Erratic weather teams up with COVID-19 lockdown to be double whammy for North East farmers

Experts see climate change footprint as villagers lose livelihood, shelter