Global oceans outside polar regions were record warm in July 2026

India, Aug. 10 -- Global sea surface temperatures (SST) in July 2026 outside the polar regions were the highest on record for the month, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) implem... Read More

Ancient signals

India, Aug. 3 -- Aankhor is a messenger of the seasons, believe the residents of Bhandra, a tribal village in Khunti district of Jharkhand. So, their hopes dimmed when the aankhor tree failed to flowe... Read More

After recovery in warm July, August-September rainfall to be below normal: IMD

India, July 31 -- The southwest monsoon season made a recovery in July after one of the driest June months because of the activity of low pressure areas and depressions, mainly over central India. But... Read More

Ladakh, India's cold desert, is getting more monsoon rain than normal - for the fifth year in a row

India, July 16 -- Ladakh has recorded 65% more rainfall than normal this monsoon, the highest rainfall excess of any state or Union Territory in India as of July 15. The cold desert has received abov... Read More

Sea of plastic: Fisherfolk cannot manage fishing-related litter without disposal sites and technology, says Manju Lekshmi

India, July 16 -- Fishing-related plastic makes up a smaller share of marine litter than land-based waste, yet abandoned nets and fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) boats cause severe ecological damage. ... Read More

Sea of plastic: India cannot rely only on western studies to understand marine litter, says A Biju Kumar

India, July 10 -- India's marine debris database remains scattered, making it difficult to identify true hotspots and frame effective policy, says KUFOS Vice Chancellor A Biju Kumar. Kumar says India... Read More

Sea of plastic: Mumbai's flood risk cannot be managed without treating sewage and stormwater, says Shankar Deshpande

India, July 9 -- Mumbai's 2005 floods led to the creation of the Mithi River Development and Protection Authority to manage river flow, flooding, encroachment and waste. MRDPA chief Shankar Deshpande... Read More

Sea of plastic: Plastic has to become less toxic before it becomes less problematic as marine litter, says Satish Sinha

India, July 8 -- Marine litter has become a global concern because untreated solid and liquid waste increasingly ends up in the oceans, says Satish Sinha of Toxics Link. Sinha says plastics, hazardou... Read More

Known unknowns: Recycled ocean plastic has value only when society is willing to pay for it, says Grinson George

India, July 7 -- Marine litter along India's coastline is influenced by tides, currents, wind, shipping, tourism, industry and land-based waste, says CMFRI Director Grinson George. CMFRI surveys acro... Read More

Known unknowns

India, July 2 -- Peter, 63, is trying to catch fish with his dip net near the Munambam beach in Kerala's Kochi district since 6:30 am. But for almost seven hours, he catches only litter, mostly plasti... Read More

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