New Delhi, July 1 -- Union Minister of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Bhupender Yadav launched a portal documenting all animal species in India, claimed to be the first of its kind ... Read More
India, June 28 -- High wastage, distribution failures lead to dependence on water tankers but mostly among slum-dwellers Kolkata, a city traditionally rich in water resources, is now supplying 5.5 mi... Read More
India, June 22 -- Cities in north Bengal and Assam most affected; former IMD director-general endorses the trend The number of warm nights with minimum temperature - equivalent to night-time temperat... Read More
India, June 19 -- Average temperature during summer Olympics months has risen by 3.1degC since the last Olympics was held at Paris in 1924 The Paris Olympic, scheduled to start on July 24, may turn o... Read More
India, May 28 -- Multiple factors worked in tandem to minimise damage in Sundarbans; but next time may be different, warn experts Cyclone Remal missed the Indian coast by a whisker and landed close t... Read More
India, May 26 -- Monsoon circulation adding to cyclone system & expanding Remal's diameter; Red alert in Kolkata Screengrab from Windy.com A vessel overloaded with people has capsized in the sea nea... Read More
India, May 25 -- Cyclonic system may overlap with high tide to maximise damage if landfall happens late evening on May 26 The Sundarbans, spread over 20,000 square kilometres on either side of the In... Read More
New Delhi, May 24 -- The cyclone scare of May-end is back in West Bengal. Close to the 15th anniversary of cyclone Aila, fourth of cyclone Amphan and third anniversary of cyclone Yaas, a 'very severe... Read More
India, May 24 -- Cyclone could make landfall between Digha and Khulna on Bengal & Bangladesh coasts respectively between May 26 & May 27; Kolkata on orange alert The cyclone scare of May-end is back ... Read More
India, May 15 -- Climate change and El Nino combined to push minimum and mean temperature rise in eastern India to highest ever in April A global study, released early morning Indian time on May 15, ... Read More