India, Sept. 24 -- The planet is warming and as the evaporation from the surfaces of water bodies increases, so does the water-holding capacity of the warm air. Apart from plundering nature in the Himalayas, we must restrict further warming of the planet by transitioning away from fossil fuel consumption

While the IMD announced the retreat of the north-east monsoon of the season, Dehradun and Mandi experienced massive cloudbursts killing dozens of people and damaging buildings, roads and bridges. The hill town of Mussoorie remained cut off from Dehradun for over 48 hours. This monsoon, from Kullu to Kalimpong, Kishtwar to Karnaprayag, landslides, flash floods and ground subsidence sharpened the focus on how India's expanding infrastructu...