Sky Oceans: How a Single Storm Can Carry More Water Than Earth’s Largest RiverInvisible atmospheric rivers, long bands of water vapor, transport more moisture than the Amazon River. These "rivers in the sky" are cruci...
23 Feb, 2026, 03.57 PM IST
The Amazon Makes Its Own Rain: How the Rainforest Recycles Moisture to Sustain ItselfThe Amazon rainforest actively generates its own rainfall through a vital moisture recycling process. Trees release vast amounts of water v...
22 Feb, 2026, 10.03 PM IST
India's first commercial tropical trout farm to be inaugurated in Hyderabad on MondayHyderabad is set to make a splash with India’s inaugural commercial tropical Rainbow Trout farm! Harnessing cutting-edge technology, this f...
04 Jan, 2026, 02.19 PM IST
COP29: What is the latest science on climate change?Scientists warn that the world may have already surpassed the critical 1.5°C warming threshold, pushing past a point of irreversible climat...
12 Nov, 2024, 11.44 AM IST
Cutting pollution to Covid pandemic level may prevent Himalayan glaciers from disappearing: StudyReducing air pollution to levels seen during the COVID-19 lockdown could safeguard Himalayan glaciers from vanishing by the century's end, ...
21 Dec, 2023, 12.57 PM IST
Flying Rivers: The essential lifelines that keep Amazon Forest aliveFlying rivers are crucial for rainfall, and are considered essential to keep the Amazon forest basin healthy. However, in recent years, it ...
25 Mar, 2023, 02.38 PM IST
Mountain environments are key to biodiversity - but the threats to them are being ignoredIncreased warming in mountain environments will further amplify snow melt and reduce snow accumulation. Less snow and ice will result in a ...
14 Jan, 2023, 12.36 PM IST
Peru: Trees like giants in the Amazon jungle, pink dolphins frolick and shamans make magical brewsThe interaction of water and sediment between these two large rivers is very significant for Pacaya Samiria, which houses a large diversity...
24 Dec, 2017, 12.24 AM IST
Fishing helps tech honcho Vivekanand Venugopal bust stressThe 48-year-old angler has since travelled the world -British Columbia, Hawaii and New Zealand -in pursuit of his prized catches.
26 May, 2016, 11.37 AM IST
- Gorilla numbers plummet by 77% in Congo05 Apr, 2016, 01.53 PM IST
Chennai's encroachments on water bodies caused floodsOn the fifth day, large swathes of Chennai went underwater for over 24 hrs, as Adyar river swelled, washing away homes of those living near...
20 Dec, 2015, 11.31 AM IST
- UN panel on climate change presents gloomy picture for Asia in its fresh report
Both India and China will have to see "negative impacts on aggregate wheat yields", impacting overall food security in the continent, a UN ...
31 Mar, 2014, 10.19 AM IST
Rise in global temperatures may impact monsoon, farm yields: ReportAn expected 2°C rise in the world's average temperatures in the next decades will make India's monsoon highly unpredictable, a report commi...
20 Jun, 2013, 05.55 AM IST
Global warming will make India's monsoon unpredictable: World BankIndia's monsoon will become highly unpredictable if the world's average temperature rises by 2 degree Celsius in the next two-three decades
19 Jun, 2013, 07.50 PM IST
Climate change threat looms over Kailash-Mansarovar, says new reportA new study predicts that in the Kailash region, temperatures will increase as it will rain, colder regions will recede, forests and meadow...
05 Jun, 2013, 04.44 PM IST
- Nicobar islands declared a world biosphere reserve by Unesco
The highly threatened Nicobar islands of India – home to 1,800 animal species and some of the world’s most endangered tribes, has now been ...
30 May, 2013, 03.33 PM IST
- Calamity: Cloudburst in Choglamsar, Ladakh
Widespread green fields, open water surface of Indus and rising temperature provided favourable conditions for cloud formation.
09 Aug, 2010, 12.42 AM IST