Sticking Aluminum Foil to the Walls of Your House: Why Contractors Recommend It and When You Should Try ItHomeowners can now easily detect wall moisture issues with a simple aluminum foil test. This quick method helps distinguish between condens...
21 Apr, 2026, 06.05 PM IST
How El Nino-driven weaker monsoon rains could impact IndiaThe monsoon outlook for India in 2026 paints a worrying picture, with an anticipated El Niño likely to disrupt normal rainfall patterns. Th...
16 Apr, 2026, 04.35 PM IST
Scientists Are Now Mapping Invisible Soil Life From the SkyGroundbreaking research now allows us to study the vital underground microbial world from the surface. Airborne sensors and satellite image...
30 Mar, 2026, 03.37 PM IST
NISAR to provide 100 m soil moisture data every 12 days: ISROThe NISAR satellite, launched by ISRO, will be delivering the soil moisture information every 12 days. By leveraging this data, stakeholder...
14 Feb, 2026, 05.11 PM IST
Tungnath peaks snow-free in January for first time since 1985, scientists raise alarmTungnath's peaks in the Garhwal Himalayas are experiencing a snowless January for the first time in nearly 40 years. This unprecedented eve...
12 Jan, 2026, 03.03 PM IST
Bayer launches Alivio, focusing on innovation in the agri-insurance spaceFarmers get instant benefits redeemable at local stores. This innovation aims to build resilient agriculture. Alivio is expanding to more c...
14 Nov, 2025, 11.00 AM IST
India's food inflation likely to ease by end of FY25, highlights RBI MPC minutesIndia's food inflation is projected to decline by the fourth quarter of FY25 due to better kharif crop arrivals and promising rabi season p...
23 Oct, 2024, 05.40 PM IST
Isro successfully launches earth observation satellite aboard SSLV-D3Isro said in a statement on X, "The third developmental flight of SSLV is successful. The SSLV-D3 placed EOS-08 precisely into the orbit. T...
16 Aug, 2024, 10.52 AM IST
Thapar Institute to submit proposal to Isro to launch its first student satellite 'Thaparsat'TIET plans to launch 'Thaparsat' with Isro to monitor pollution and soil moisture in north India, enhancing student learning in engineering...
28 May, 2024, 03.58 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
How to grow fresh tomatoes at home in Kitchen garden or terraceTomatoes are a popular choice for home cultivation. Here is a complete guide that explains how to grow tomatoes successfully, starting from...
16 Jul, 2023, 11.22 AM IST
Fix watering holes to mitigate dry daysThis year's monsoon will hopefully replenish reservoirs. But let's not lose sight that water storage is not just directly linked to water a...
07 Jul, 2023, 12.00 AM IST
How precision technologies can help farmers increase crop yieldsAs old solutions- add more fertilisers and pesticides- become obsolete and new agrarian challenges surface, there are also new technologies...
08 Sep, 2022, 01.46 PM IST
IIT-Kharagpur develops prototype using batteryless sensor nodes to monitor soil healthResearchers from its department of computer science and engineering have developed a prototype using batteryless sensor nodes to monitor ag...
11 Jun, 2018, 11.25 PM IST
- Australian scientists go deep into caves to study impact of climate change
Sydney, April 6 (IANS) Scientists from University of New South Wales (NSW) in Australia are moving into caves to understand how climate cha...
06 Apr, 2018, 05.07 PM IST
NASA to launch five Earth science missions in 2014For the first time in more than a decade, five NASA Earth science missions will be launched into space in the same year.
23 Jan, 2014, 05.57 PM IST
- European satellite to measure climate change
The European Space Agency says a satellite designed to help measure climate change has been launched into orbit.
02 Nov, 2009, 10.17 PM IST