Amid floods all around, 11% of India is facing droughtSeveral states in India are experiencing excessive rainfall and floods, while about 10.7% of the country faces severe drought-like conditio...
05 Sep, 2024, 12.14 AM IST
North India lost 450 cubic km of groundwater in 2 decades, climate change to worsen depletion: StudyAbout 450 cubic kilometres of groundwater was lost in northern India during 2002-2021 and climate change will further accelerate its deplet...
07 Jul, 2024, 11.25 AM IST
Researchers warn of extreme heat impact on outdoor workers, call for awareness, fewer hoursResearchers warn of extreme heat's impact on outdoor workers due to climate change. They advocate for flexible hours and breaks to help wor...
07 Apr, 2024, 10.36 AM IST
CSIR announces Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes-2022 to 12 scientistsIn the field of Engineering Sciences, Debdeep Mukhopadhyay of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Techn...
11 Sep, 2023, 08.35 PM IST
Extreme weather events to rise manifold in India due to climate change: IIT-G studyThe study found that the fraction of the population of India exposed to sequential extremes will rise considerably with an increase in glob...
19 Nov, 2022, 11.30 AM IST
Warming will increase frequency of flash droughts in India: IIT Gandhinagar studyIn contrast to the conventional droughts, flash droughts can impact a large region within two-three weeks, severely affecting crop health a...
01 Mar, 2021, 02.08 PM IST
Babri demolition case: Murli Manohar Joshi deposes before CBI court via video linkVeteran BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi on Thursday asserted before a special CBI court holding the 1992 Babri mosque demolition trial that ...
23 Jul, 2020, 08.21 PM IST
As Earth warms up, South India to bear the maximum bruntThe earth is expected to warm up somewhere between 2.6 degree and 8.5 degree Celsius over the century.
18 Aug, 2019, 02.57 PM IST
Bengal famine of 1943 caused by British policy failure, not drought: StudyNow, for the first time, researchers have analysed soil moisture database from 1870 to 2016 to reconstruct agricultural droughts.
20 Mar, 2019, 02.46 PM IST
Nearly 50 per cent of India currently facing drought: IIT-Gandhinagar scientistsThe results of the study, prepared by the team at IIT Gandhinagar, are available on the website of the IMD.
28 Feb, 2019, 12.53 PM IST
SIMI chief, 10 others get life sentence in sedition caseOn a plea of 10 of the accused lodged in Ahmedabad's Sabarmati Central Jail, they were informed about the court's judgement through video-c...
27 Feb, 2017, 06.00 PM IST
Warming of Indian Ocean behind groundwater decline in IndiaAgriculture in India relies heavily on groundwater for irrigation, particularly in the dry northern regions where precipitation is scarce.
10 Jan, 2017, 04.20 PM IST
India will need over Rs 66 lakh crore by 2030 to adapt to climate change, says studyClimate change adaptation is a key component of the climate negotiations currently on in Paris where 196 countries are negotiating a new pa...
01 Dec, 2015, 05.08 PM IST
Heat waves becoming more prominent in urban areas: StudyThey were left with 217 stations with complete records for the period 1973-2012, most of which were located at airports close to urban area...
30 Jan, 2015, 04.18 PM IST
VK Singh urges strong precautions against swine fluSingh yesterday held detailed discussions with District Magistrate Vimal Kumar Sharma and Chief Medical Officer Dr Ajay Aggarwal on the mat...
04 Jan, 2015, 01.02 AM IST
- Fodder scam: CBI court summons Lalu
A court today summoned Lalu Prasad, former Bihar CM Jagannath Mishra and others to appear before it on Sep 6.
18 Aug, 2010, 03.24 PM IST
- All accused Prof Sabharwal murder case acquitted
Six ABVP activists accused Sabharwal murder were acquitted by court.
13 Jul, 2009, 05.48 PM IST