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
Flush expired, unused opioids down the toilet, says regulatorDrug regulatory authority mandates disposal of unused opioid drugs and painkillers. This action aims to prevent misuse and health risks. Ce...
29 May, 2025, 12.19 AM IST
World's rivers faced the driest year in three decades in 2023, the UN weather agency says2023 marked the driest year in over three decades, with record-high temperatures contributing to severe droughts and reduced river flows, a...
07 Oct, 2024, 02.38 PM IST
Norms soon on disposing of expired medicinesThe document is in the final stages of completion. It will include procedures to be followed for disposal, collection, storage and transpor...
27 Jun, 2024, 12.54 AM IST
Humans have driven Earth's freshwater cycle out of stable state: StudyHuman activity has significantly altered the Earth's freshwater resources, surpassing the stable conditions that existed before industriali...
04 Mar, 2024, 04.50 PM IST
Global water cycle 'spinning out of balance': UN meteorological agency"We are seeing much heavier precipitation episodes and flooding. And at the opposite extreme, more evaporation, dry soils and more intense ...
12 Oct, 2023, 02.23 PM IST
Droughts, wet events made more frequent, intense by global warming: Nasa-led Study14 Mar, 2023, 05.23 PM IST
River linking projects may adversely impact monsoon: ExpertsThe Ken-Betwa scheme, the first being implemented under the National River Linking Project (NRLP), seeks to bring nearly 11 lakh hectares o...
14 Jun, 2022, 03.46 PM IST
COP14: India identifies 130 wetlands for priority restorationThe highest number of such identified wetlands are in Uttar Pradesh (16) followed by Madhya Pradesh (13), Jammu & Kashmir (12), Gujarat (8)...
07 Sep, 2019, 08.48 AM IST
World Bank approves funding for India's ambitious National Hydrology ProjectThe World Bank has approved $175 million for India’s National Hydrology Project which will strengthen the capacity of existing institutions...
16 Mar, 2017, 09.47 PM IST
China developing satellite to monitor floods, drought"This year's floods in southern China are an example of how changes in water cycle have a direct impact on our lives," Shi Jiancheng, chief...
12 Jul, 2016, 11.35 AM IST
Higher coal use in Asia may lead to reduced rainfall: StudyTheir study indicates that “energy and air quality policy in Asia, through consequent effects on aerosol emissions, can have important impl...
03 May, 2016, 03.40 AM IST
Plea to protect wetlands: NGT asks Centre, States to impleadBhushan, who was appearing for petitioner Anand Arya, sought direction to the Centre and states not to permit any activity in and around th...
20 Nov, 2015, 03.39 PM IST
Titan's dissolving surface created its mysterious lakes: New studyApart from Earth, Titan is the only body in the Solar System known to possess surface lakes and seas, as seen by the international Cassini ...
22 Jun, 2015, 05.30 PM IST
NASA to send submarine to Saturn's moon TitanThe submarine could fit into a space plane such as Boeing's X-37, which was recently used for a classified Air Force mission.
17 Feb, 2015, 04.46 PM IST
Scientists 'map' water vapour in Martian atmosphereConditions on Mars - low temperatures and low atmospheric pressure - do not allow water to exist in liquid form in open reservoirs as it wo...
23 Dec, 2014, 06.04 PM IST
- Cos queue up to power hydel projects
It may be due to global warming or a change in the earth’s hydrological cycle, but dams and hydropower are making a comeback.
15 Apr, 2009, 01.45 AM IST