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A monsoon mystery in Arunachal: Dibang Valley shows no rain for nearly 50 days

India, July 20 -- Arunachal Pradesh's Dibang Valley is marked as having received no rainfall between June 1 and July 19 on the IMD website. The district normally receives 631.7 mm of rain during this... Read More


Daily weather tracker: Monsoon regains momentum as IMD issues heavy rain alerts across North, East and Northeast India

India, July 20 -- The IMD has issued Red Alerts for Himalayan states as extremely heavy rainfall raises the risk of landslides, flash floods and river swelling. Delhi-NCR remains under an Orange Aler... Read More


Why India must reduce its dependence on conventional urea

India, July 20 -- The production of urea, India's most widely used solid nitrogen fertiliser, depends heavily on natural gas. Any disruption to global gas markets can therefore affect fertiliser avail... Read More


Nine dead, five injured in landslide triggered by extreme weather in Nagaland, say officials

India, July 20 -- At least nine people have been confirmed dead after a landslide struck multiple locations in Nagaland's Mon district amid intense rainfall, with rescue operations continuing and auth... Read More


India on e-wheels: E-rickshaws powering electric mobility growth in several states, finds DTE analysis

India, July 20 -- Electric vehicles accounted for 8% of all motor vehicle registrations in India in 2025-26, according to a Down To Earth analysis of VAHAN data. E-rickshaws drove a large share of EV... Read More


The Sunita Narain Show: What is the prescription for food safety standards in India?

India, July 19 -- Why does India's food safety policy have to be driven by importing countries and their consumers? If countries buying Indian food have stringent checks to keep unsafe products out, ... Read More


Police and administration forcibly remove people participating in 'pyre protests' against Ken-Betwa Link Project

India, July 19 -- Local police and administration brought to an end the 'Chita Andolan' (pyre protests) being held since July 3, 2026, by people affected by the Ken-Betwa Link and other projects near ... Read More


Daily weather tracker: Red alert for rain in West Bengal-Sikkim, Orange alert in Uttarakhand and Northeast; humid heat to persist in several states

India, July 18 -- West Bengal and Sikkim remain under Red Alert as extremely heavy rainfall is expected in several areas due to active monsoon systems. Uttarakhand, Assam, Meghalaya and Chhattisgarh ... Read More


Melting ground: How climate change reshapes faith, culture and tourism in the Himalayas

India, July 18 -- Climate change in Jammu and Kashmir has stopped being a subject for seminar rooms and started becoming a lived, dated, witnessed event. This July, over the span of five days, the sac... Read More


A-23a is dead: World's largest iceberg has fallen apart into pieces

India, July 18 -- Imagine a slab of ice so massive it could cover the entire city of Delhi nearly three times over. This isn't just an iceberg; it's a wandering frozen continent that has disintegrate... Read More