Weather anomalies driven by climate change cause scanty rain, snow in post-monsoon India
This can affect the yield of Rabi crops in these regions and also availability of water in the mountains in general
Climate change threatens spring wildflowers by speeding up the time when trees leaf out above them
Country-wide pattern: Trees, wildflowers active earlier now than in the past, and they are active earlier in warm years & places
Disaster damage: 2021 sixth year with insured loss bill over $100 billion
India witnessed 2 of the world's 10 most financially devastating climate events in 2021
Seeding happy, cleaning air: Farmers adopting non-burn tech give hope
Several Indian states are experimenting with Happy Seeder that cuts and lifts the paddy straw and also improves soil health
Warm temperatures for prolonged periods may have led to massive pest attack in Assam
28,000 hectares of paddy crop in 15 districts destroyed by armyworm
New study on Delhi’s wastepickers, sweepers, security guards establishes link between air pollution & lung disease
Around 75-86 per cent respondents had abnormal pulmonary function, shows study
Heralds of early spring? Mango flowering observed in Odisha, Telangana a month sooner than usual
Normally, flowering of mango trees begins in southern Kerala around this time
Climate atlas finds summers, winters in India to get warmer, Kharif season to see more rainfall
Report by thinktank presents historical trends from 1990–2019 and projects future ones
Rising moisture, low wind speed trap pollutants in Delhi's air
The National Capital Region may see a smog episode in the first week of November, predict scientists
Four possible consequences of El Niño returning in 2023
It’s possible that Earth’s rising temperature will temporarily exceed the 1.5°C threshold of the Paris agreement some time …
Cold waves claimed 76 times as many lives in India as heat waves in 2020
There has been a nearly 2.7 times increase in the number of cold wave days from 2017-2020
November 2023 was warmest November on record globally, 1.75°C warmer than pre-industrial era: Copernicus
2023 officially warmest year in recorded history
Climate crisis: Uttarakhand may see forest fires round the year
It is winters but state forests are on fire. Experts say lack of soil moisture due to insufficent rainfall aided spread
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (January 24, 2023)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
Heat waves strike south India as north copes with cold
While northern India is witnessing an extended winter season, the southern part of the country started experiencing heat wave conditions on March …
Reading into new air policy for Delhi-NCR: Focus on prevention, timely intervention
It is clear that positive impact needs participation of wider areas in neighbouring states
This crane flew 4,800 kilometres in 15 days to reach Gujarat on World Migratory Bird Day
‘Vadla’, a female Common Crane, was tagged March 12 this year in Gujarat’s Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary, as part of a larger project to …
Public transport should be made accessible while fighting air pollution
The fight for breathable air during winters shouldn't take away people's right to first-mile and last-mile connectivity
This winter was the cleanest in NCR since 2018, finds CSE; Delhi air most toxic
Delhi-NCR saw lowest PM2.5 average in last five years since air quality tracking began; long way to clean air standards
As told to Parliament (December 8, 2022): Annual PM10 levels dropped in 95 cities this year
Twenty cities met National Ambient Air Quality Standards for PM10 in 2021-22 compared to 4 in 2017-18
As told to Parliament (December 14, 2022): Cancer cases, deaths in India rose in 2022
The number of cases rose to 1,461,427 in 2022 from 1,426,447 in 2021
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (October 25, 2023)
Global Eco Watch: People of Indus Valley produced earliest dairy products in the Subcontinent
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology
As told to Parliament (December 19, 2022): No evidence to link poor AQI in NCR with green cracker burning
Delhi-NCR air quality in October, November 2022 best in 7 years, Ashwini Kumar Choubey tells Lok Sabha
Delhi, controlling air pollution is in your own hands
The cause of Delhi's severe air pollution is primarily due to geographical and local factors
