Glacier through drone's eye

Researchers use new technology to gather data in rugged, inaccessible Himalayan terrain

Lake bomb ticks above Badrinath

Similar to the one that caused flash floods in Kedarnath, says National Remote Sensing Centre under ISRO; Mana village residents asked to shift

Scrutinising disasters

FLOOD STUDIES IN INDIA Kale, Vishwas S . Geological Society of India (Memoir; 41) . Bangalore . 1998 . 256 pp

Odd-and-even 2.0 worked but farm fires and forest fires played spoilsport, says CSE

Takes on motivated and half-baked science

Himalayan destruction

Study quantifies the impact of hydel projects on the ecology of the mountain range

Dense forests lost; increase in net green cover: Forest Survey of India 2015

While northeastern states are the most hit, Andaman & Nicobar Islands gained maximum forests

Lost battle

It is no use trying to save the rainforests, warns a new study

Meltdown

Dhari Devi: lost and found

Dhari Devi's idol, which had gone missing on June 17, has been brought back and placed in the new temple above the original site 

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Satellite Maps Forests

Jhum farming destroys forest cover in northeast India

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Corals, maths and satellites

A new mathematical formula will scan satellite images to study changes in coral reefs

Nano technology enables scientists to study migrations of Pied Cuckoo

The project is the first to study the species, which is closely linked to the arrival of the south west monsoon in India

Remembering 2013 Uttarakhand Floods

In June 2013, flashfloods in Uttarakhand wiped out settlements and decimated lives. Here’s a throwback to our investigation into the …

'Space technology can benefit agriculture, government decision-making in Africa'

Experts discuss how satellite imagery can contribute to sustainable development in Africa at international conference

Virtual coast guard

Non-profits develop web application to monitor haphazard development along Indian coastline

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Shark in a soup

The fish, high in demand for its fin, is dwindling in the Indian waters. Will a mere ban on finning protect it?

Water v industry: where is the question?

Curse of excess

Once a parched city, Jodhpur is today facing a deluge

The inviolate plot

New parameters for identifying pristine forests may make them more vulnerable

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Andhra Pradesh speeds up Kovvada nuclear power project

Orders issued for acquiring 1,000 hectares

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