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Ganga basin records lowest snow persistence in 23 years: Report
Published on Apr 21, 2025 09:35 AM IST
The alarming statistic is compounded by the fact that 2025 marks the third consecutive year of below-normal seasonal snow across the Hindu Kush Himalayan region.
Jayashree Nandi
A new way to recycle plastic is here
Much plastic waste is soiled and composed of several different layers, making it too complex for the usual recycling method.
Published on Apr 17, 2025 12:29 PM IST
The Economist
Electric vehicles also cause air pollution
The most dangerous particles are those smaller than 2.5 microns in diameter, which get into the lungs and reach other organs via the bloodstream.
Published on Apr 14, 2025 09:11 AM IST
The Economist
Weather Bee: Western disturbances decreased India’s snow pack deficit in March
With around 50% deficit in the wettest hilly states and UTs, it is clear that western disturbances were not strong enough in the past month.
Updated on Apr 11, 2025 03:12 PM IST
Abhishek Jha
Temperatures likely to rise by 2-3 degrees Celsius over NW India in next 2 days: IMD
A fresh western disturbance is likely to affect the Western Himalayan region from Monday night, but it is unlikely to have much impact on the temperatures over the plains.
Published on Mar 24, 2025 03:42 PM IST
Weather Bee: Usual March weather for India on average, not for individual places
India’s average maximum temperature for the month (up to March 20) is 30.91°C, according to the gridded data of the IMD.
Updated on Mar 21, 2025 04:47 PM IST
Greenpeace Ordered to Pay Hundreds of Millions in Oil Pipeline Suit
The environmental group and Native American groups protested the Dakota Access project for months in 2016.
Updated on Mar 20, 2025 09:41 AM IST
WSJ
PM2.5 monitoring: 214 out of 406 cities meet standard, says MoEFCC in Lok Sabha
The NAAQS standard for PM 2.5 is 40 micrograms per cubic metres annually and 60 micrograms per cubic metres daily (24 hour).
Updated on Mar 17, 2025 02:09 PM IST
Jayashree Nandi
Weather Bee: How early is the 40°C breach this year in India?
An HT analysis suggests that March 10 is indeed early for such a breach, although it is not the earliest this breach has happened.
Published on Mar 13, 2025 02:49 PM IST
Cause and Effect: Importance of the humble straw in the fight against pollution
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development estimates that around 380 MT of plastic waste is produced globally each year.
Updated on Mar 10, 2025 12:02 PM IST
Tannu Jain
Weather Bee: Is this an unusually short La Nina?
It is important to understand what La Nina is before checking whether the current La Nina is an unusually short one.
Updated on Mar 07, 2025 05:12 PM IST
New features on Parivesh 2.0 to help fast-track forest clearances
One of the changes is to auto-forward a proposal to the next processing authority if “essential details sought” by the Centre or regional officials is not provided within three days by state authorities.
Updated on Feb 27, 2025 01:17 PM IST
Jayashree Nandi
Ecostani: Link between rise in wildfires and atmospheric convection
In the long term, wildfires interrupt terrestrial carbon uptake, potentially accelerating anthropogenic global warming.
Updated on Feb 24, 2025 03:26 PM IST
India's northern snow pack at yet another record low this snow cycle
Decreasing snow pack in India's mountains signals rapid climate change and contributes to warmer northern plains.
Published on Feb 22, 2025 12:49 PM IST
Weather Bee | How long before long-term warming breaches 1.5°C threshold?
The inevitable breach of the 1.5°C warming threshold is accelerated by decreased air pollution, increasing Earth's energy imbalance.
Published on Feb 13, 2025 08:05 PM IST
Weather Bee | January 2025 all set to be the warmest January month on record
January 2025 is on track to be the hottest January on record, with an average temperature increase of 1.75°C above pre-industrial levels
Updated on Feb 01, 2025 06:35 PM IST
Looming tragedy: Sikkim lake was unstable for years, new study finds
The flood devastated the Teesta Hydroelectric Project Stage-III (1200 MW), washed away the dam and flooded the underground powerhouse.
Updated on Jan 31, 2025 02:35 PM IST
Jayashree Nandi
Weather Bee | Why have the LA fires attracted attention?
The wildfires in Los Angeles, while not the largest in California history, attract attention due to the county's high population density and financial stakes.
Published on Jan 25, 2025 08:14 PM IST
Weather Bee | Why is the global temperature high despite La Nina's arrival?
Since the La Nina is expected to be weak and short-lived, its influence may be even more insignificant than in recent years.
Published on Jan 17, 2025 08:17 PM IST
How to make sense of 2024’s wild temperatures
Our climate team highlight four charts and two maps
Published on Jan 17, 2025 08:00 AM IST
The Economist
2024 was warmest year on record, should be wake up call, say scientists
The year 2024 was the first during which the average global temperature exceeded 1.5°C above the pre-industrial level, the threshold beyond which climate change will make human life more difficult
Published on Jan 10, 2025 09:12 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi
Indian glaciers retreating at a faster pace, UN told
The Biennial Update Report to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change provides a comprehensive assessment of how climate change is impacting India.
Updated on Jan 06, 2025 08:00 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi, New Delhi
Ecostani: Western Ghats, hill states lose forest; growth outside reserved forest
Forest laws have been diluted over the years resulting in loss of forest, especially the very dense and moderate forest areas.
Updated on Dec 23, 2024 02:59 PM IST
Weather Bee: Third consecutive year of record low snow pack in December
The impact of deficit precipitation is that the snow pack in India’s hilly regions in the north has reached a new low for this part of December.
Published on Dec 20, 2024 05:35 PM IST
Ganges River Dolphin geotagged in Assam: Environment minister
The Ganges dolphin is an indicator species, whose status provides information on the overall condition of the ecosystem and of other species in that ecosystem.
Updated on Dec 19, 2024 10:47 AM IST
AQI 15 in Delhi! Meet the Sainik Farms couple that keeps the air clean and cool
Delhiites, urban farmers Peter Singh and Neeno Kaur practice sustainable living through aquaponics. Their quest for clean air began after Kaur got leukemia.
Published on Dec 08, 2024 01:13 PM IST
Ecostani: Baku shows India cannot hide behind global south in climate talks
New Delhi fears that the burden of climate finance may have to be shared by the developing countries, especially India and China.
Updated on Nov 25, 2024 03:07 PM IST
India makes history at COP29, rejects NCQG decision, speaks up for Global South
India was the first to reject the decision because it doesn't reflect the priorities of the Global South
Published on Nov 24, 2024 10:00 AM IST
Jayashree Nandi
Weather Bee: What is at stake in Baku?
While all COPs have the mandate to mitigate the climate crisis, the ongoing one is being termed as the ‘finance COP’.
Published on Nov 22, 2024 07:06 PM IST
No NCQG quantum yet from the rich world as COP29 comes to a close
Some members of the civil society also said there are efforts to weaken the unity of developing countries, especially the G77 and China.
Updated on Nov 22, 2024 02:21 PM IST
Jayashree Nandi