National Smart Grid Mission is stumbling only a few paces from the starting line
As the experience of a pilot project in Puducherry shows, the concept of a smart grid is rich, complex, and confusing
Lessons from Cylone Gaja to Tamil Nadu
While the state government’s precautionary measures have helped save many lives, the cyclone offers some very important lessons for the future
Michaung heads for coastal Andhra Pradesh
Big impact around 12 noon on December 5
Mahua trees found in Puducherry’s French Quarter during unique tree survey
The survey is part of an initiative to document nature and natural settings like lakes, wetlands, beaches, etc and the thriving life around …
Cauvery: The river that the Tamils thought would never fail
The ‘Ganga of South India’ may be dying now, but was once a cherished waterbody in the lore of Tamil country
West Bengal sees highest coastal erosion since 1990
A national survey of India’s coastline from 1990 to 2016 shows West Bengal saw the biggest coastal erosion followed by Puducherry, Kerala &…
Northeast Monsoon gets good start due to low pressure system in Arabian Sea
The system has brought heavy rainfall to Kerala and north Karnataka, with more rain predicted
Environmental offences in India soared 790% in 2017
Almost half the crimes took place in Tamil Nadu
IMD issues red alert for Chennai, Yanam & Rayalaseema as Michaung continues to dump more rain
Chennai is witnessing showers more severe than those experienced in the 1970s-80s, according to state minister KN Nehru
Michaung intensifies into severe cyclonic storm; weak winds slowing its movement & causing heavy rainfall in Chennai
Michaung is moving slowly due to weak background atmospheric winds which steer the cyclone forward; this is resulting in heavy rains across Chennai
Cyclone Nivar may hit Tamil Nadu Wednesday: IMD
Possible landfall between Karaikal and Mahabalipuram; southern states may get rainfall
Cyclone Mandous: A weather expert charts the storm’s path
Mandous is expected to emerge over the Arabian Sea early next week and travel for a few days, but it won’t intensify again into another …
Cyclone update: ‘Mandous’ rising at dangerous intensity, three Tamil Nadu districts on red alert
Heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected in most parts of north coastal Tamil Nadu, Puducherry
Cylone Gaja to make landfall further south: IMD
The forecasted track of the cyclone would now take it between the towns of Cuddalore and Pamban
Cyclone Nivar: Chennai shut as rains cause flooding in several parts
Around 0.1 million people, including 28,161 children, were evacuated to 1,694 relief camps across Tamil Nadu from low-lying areas
Puducherry an early warrior in COVID-19 battle
The union territory swung into action — tightening border checkposts and seeking travel history — in the first week of March
Rains could intensify further in flood-hit Tamil Nadu, Puducherry
15 of 32 Tamil Nadu’s districts received more than 10 times the normal rainfall on December 1
Chennai, southern Andhra brace as Michaung gets set to barrel east coast
Low-lying Chennai, with its rivers, waterbodies and encroachment, has been victim to urban flooding in 2015 and 2021
UP, Bihar hit hardest by adverse weather in 2020
More than 350 deaths were reported from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar each in 2020, mainly due to thunderstorms, lightning and cold wave events
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 30, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Cyclone Nivar storm, rain may hit agriculture across south India
The cyclone’s approach has slowed, meaning it might travel much further inland causing destruction with winds and rain
Court Digest: Major environment hearings of the week (May 25-29, 2020)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal through the week
India this monsoon: 12% excess rainfall until now, distribution skewed
The North East, for example, is experiencing floods in some regions and below-normal rainfall in others
Southwest Monsoon 2020: Good rains now bring bad news
Excess rainfall in central India is the new normal as India grows warmer. This can also make locust attacks a perennial problem
