Water storage in major reservoirs less than average of last 10 years

Overall storage position in India’s 150 major reservoirs is less than the corresponding period of last year

’Atmospheric river’ over California spurred by bomb cyclone

Atmospheric rivers are storms which act like rivers in the sky, dumping massive amounts of rain which can cause flooding and mudslides

Climate change: More Tamil Nadu children at diarrhoea risk

The relation between warmer and wetter weather and diarrhoea has been well established in other parts of the world

After 10 years & Rs 9,630 crore, scheme for drought-proofing Maharashtra can provide water to just 487 people for a year

The drought in Marathwada is clearly a human-made disaster, due to the mismanagement of water, say experts

Simply Put: Hotel Naya Kashmir

Moving further inland

Cleaner chimneys

Acid attack

Concerns about tackling the menace of acid rain grows in Japan

Rise after the fall

Sikkim, once the world's largest producer of large cardamom, is trying to regain its lost glory. Can it achieve the feat in the face of a …

Of pests and climate change

The locust attack in western India is not just another local phenomoenon. Eventually, it traces back to climate change

Face it, the monsoon has been delayed this year

The possible onset of the southwest monsoon is now June 6; only after the next 48 hours will the final date for the season be announced

Rotten eggs in our face

By depleting the soil's calcium stocks, acid rain is indirectly leading to defects in the eggs of a European bird

There’s 50% chance of monsoon to be below normal or deficit this year

Second half of primary rainfall season for India will witness impact of El Nino, says IMD

Another Western Disturbance to hit North India

It will bring heavy rain and snowfall in the first week of February

Ban on brimstone

Permit to pollute

Winds of disaster

Acid bath

Rains bring some respite from severe air pollution

That’s no guarantee though that air quality would not deteriorate. The authorities should use the respite days to better plan how to …

As monsoon picks up, water storage improves in major Indian reservoirs

Storage position in southern and central states increased substantially in the last one week and was better compared to the rest of the …

Water scarcity in Shimla: A series of unfortunate events

Rain deficit, scanty snowfall, leaking pipelines are few of the many reasons that landed the tourist town into the water crisis

How are the Winter Olympics affected by climate change?

Warming induced by climate change is putting the snow sports industry across the world at risk, forcing governments to resort to artificial solutions

Jammu and Kashmir farmers suffering due to rain, snow and lockdown

Unseasonal weather has destroyed apples in Kashmir and paddy in Jammu even as government promises to procure crops have rung hollow

Water level in 91 reservoirs at 36% of total live capacity; southern states most affected

Water storage levels in northern and southern India are at 31 per cent and 27 per cent of total capacity respectively

Acid comment touches minister on the raw

British environment minister John Gummer is smarting from being called a shitbag by his Norwegian counterpart.