Course correction

Built to last

A Rajasthan village has cylindrical houses that help people cope with extreme weather events

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Catching the infant terrible

Monsoon-friendly Assam reeling under drought

Concern over Brihanmumbai Storm Water Drains project

Single drops of water make the mighty economy

Why Chennai floods are a man-made disaster

An analysis shows that in just four decades, urbanisation in the city increased by almost 20 times

Stop the killing fields

Farmers are in a terrible situation, with no water for crops, livestock or drinking. If we dismiss this year as a freak weather year, we will …

A drought of up-to-date data

Nearly 27 per cent of India has undergone a climatic shift since the last study on drought areas

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Measure rain, go get mobile

Water pacifies heat

Soil moisture works as an indicator of weather extremes

Cherrapunjee Now a wet desert

Latest IPCC report clinches evidence of human-induced climate change

More floods, no winter

Indian Science Congress' failed attempt at relevance

Floods cost India Rs 4.7 lakh crore in last 6 decades

At least 90% of the Assam’s districts are flooded and more than 50,000 people are in relief camps

Mercury rises early

Heat waves follow a dry spell in Orissa and West Bengal, killing 80 people in April. Dust storms take Assam by surprise and Malwa scrambles for …

Climate change denial must stop

Parched ground

Maharashtra onion crisis: Farmers bearing the brunt of low demand, poor export

Produce rates may remain low until export-worthy summer harvest arrives in the market

India lost 6 people daily to extreme weather events in October

The month was unusually wet, with 47% more rainfall than the long period average

Climate science in real world

Malwa is thirsty