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Monsoon 'above normal' but hot, humid June ahead: IMD

New Delhi, May 28 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday stuck to its first forecast and reiterated that this year's Southwest monsoon would see "above normal" rainfall, but warned tha... Read More


Severe cyclone to impact Bengal, make landfall Sunday night: Met

New Delhi, May 25 -- Severe cyclone Remal is expected to make landfall between Sagar Island in West Bengal and Khepupara in Bangladesh around the midnight of May 26 with winds reaching 100-120kmph, th... Read More


Assam CM urged Union minister to allow commando camp in protected forest

New Delhi, May 24 -- Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma wrote to Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav on April 13, requesting that the ministry accord post facto forest clearance to the co... Read More


'Human-induced global warming increasing at unprecedented rate'

New Delhi, May 11 -- Human-induced warming has been increasing at rate that is unprecedented in the instrumental record, reaching 0.26 degree C per decade over 2014-2023, a pre-print paper by a divers... Read More


Notice to Assam over police battalion camp in Geleky reserve

New Delhi, May 8 -- The Union environment ministry has written to Assam government seeking a factual report on the alleged illegal diversion in 2022 of 28 hectares of the Geleky reserve forest on the ... Read More


Marine heatwaves since October last year leading to widespread bleaching of corals in Lakshadweep Sea

New Delhi, May 7 -- Marine heatwaves starting October 2023 have resulted in widespread coral bleaching in the Lakshadweep Sea, ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), said in a state... Read More


April temperature breaks heat records in many parts of India: IMD data

New Delhi, May 1 -- Temperatures in eastern and peninsular India has smashed records this April, exposing people to extreme heat for weeks together amid polling for the 2024 general elections. The har... Read More


Scanty winter rain a key reason for surge in Uttarakhand forest fires

New Delhi, April 28 -- Uttarakhand has recorded 6,701 instances of big and small forest fires this April, compared to only 900 in the same period last year, data from the Forest Survey of India has sh... Read More


Indian Ocean basin to see accelerated warming, says study

New Delhi, April 27 -- The Indian Ocean basin, the fastest warming basin in the world, will see accelerated warming at a rate of 1.7degC-3.8degC per century during 2020-2100, a new research paper has ... Read More


Nature, disasters have no borders: Modi

New Delhi, April 25 -- Natural disasters are becoming more frequent and severe, and need to be addressed with increased funding in disaster resilient infrastructure, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on We... Read More