Can Mozart Sonatas lessen pain? Yes, say authors of new study
Experiments on mice show that sound increases pain tolerance
27 people die in floods in Odisha as rivers flow above danger level
Don't blame it, on, nature
Single ministry to look after watershed programmes
Drought but why: What happened to the promise of a drought-free Maharashtra?
Between October last year and February this year, the state government has declared 151 talukas and 268 revenue circle as drought-hit.
Cyclone Nivar isn't over but is Tamil Nadu in for another one?
The state was last hit by back-to-back cyclones, Nada and Vardah, in December 2016
COVID-19 stimulus: Discoms privatisation in UTs draws some flak
The government is using lockdown as an opportunity to push a bill, according to experts
Supreme Court issues directive for implementing MGNREGA, food security Act to tackle drought
In a bid to provide relief to households in drought-hit areas, the apex court directed the Centre to release funds to states for providing …
Tribals in Odisha likely to be severely affected by Hudhud
Many tribals, who earlier used to live in settlements amid big forests, have been made more vulnerable after being relocated by government to …
Cyclone Lehar weakens
Speed of the winds during landfall will be 70-80 km/hr as against 200 km/hr predicted earlier
Drought, but why: Karnataka’s water woes won't go away by throwing money on it
Across Karnataka successive monsoon failures in 2018 brought on dire straits for the farmers
Importance of lakes not realised enough: Flood control chief
Sharad Chandra, director, flood forecast monitoring division, Central Water Commission, spoke to DTE on increasing instances of urban flooding&…
Cyclone Fani: Artisans to fishermen, trail of devastation has left none
Most traditional workers in Odisha have no means to sustain themselves after the storm pummelled the state
Maharashtra to move away from big dams?
CM Fadnavis said his government is considering Madhya Pradesh pattern of drought-proofing that follows small-scale water conservation measures
Kashmir: After floods, focus shifts to relief
With crops lost to floods and the government continuing to work at a slow pace, several believe that the worst is yet to come
Flood fury
Floods claim hundreds of lives across India besides causing large-scale destruction, Bihar is the worst-affected
Cyclonic rains ravage coastal Andhra; death toll rises to 25
Crops on 250,000 hectares destroyed, 60,000 people in relief camps
Climate finance is not going to Global South where it is needed the most: CSE
Report launched right before the international summit on New Global Financial Pact in Paris
‘Cancel all debt’: Activists disrupt IMF, World Bank annual meet
Call for reparations as solution for stabilising global economy during debt restructuring panel
Amphan aftermath: Crab trading hit, Sundarbans villagers left to fend for themselves
The cyclone along with COVID-19 lockdown has affected crab catching and trading — a major source of livelihood in Sundarabans
Odisha worries over safety of dams in way of Hudhud
Officials try to figure out how to drain water from the dam reservoirs before heavy rains begin Sunday morning
Inviting disaster
DUI PAATAN KE BEECH MEIN (BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP RIVER) A documentary by Arvind Sinha Duration: 116 minutes
Environment in elections: Andhra’s Rayalaseema battling drought conditions for 4 years, but ignored in poll manifestos
87 Mandals in four districts classified as ‘severely affected’ areas with less than 50% Kharif and 20% Rabi operations seen since 2020
How lack of coordination between Odisha and Chhattisgarh led to floods
Lack of information from Chhattisgarh and water hoarding by Odisha to blame
Winds played a major role in Cyclone Fani's sudden intensification
The storm's abnormal rise and changing tracks fit a recent pattern