Month: June 2019

cloud seeding, climate geoengineering, weather modification, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Varshadhare, India Meteorological Department, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, CAIPEEX, hygroscopic seeding, glaciogenic seeding, potassium chloride, calcium chloride,

Short-Duration Crops Take a Hit as Water Crisis Strikes Tamil Nadu

T.E. Narasimhan 03/06/2019

The water levels in Chennai’s four main reservoirs have...

World Environment Day, World Environment Day 2019, air pollution, PM2.5, PM10, air pollution mask, Delhi air pollution, odd even scheme, cycling, dust pollution, transport emissions, LPG, solar power, wind energy, air conditioning,

What Can You, the Individual, Do to Fight Air Pollution?

Sarath Guttikunda 03/06/2019

Individual actions are consequences of government policy, and government...

33179375270_21e7f4a1e1_b

Adani’s Management Plan for the Endangered Black-Throated Finch Stands Approved

Stephen Garnett, Brendan Wintle, David Lindenmayer, Don Franklin and John Woinarski 02/06/2019

The Queensland government has green-lit Adani's new plan to...

Kozhikode: Doctors and patients wear safety masks as a precautionary measure after the 'Nipah' virus outbreak, at a Medical college, in Kozhikode, on Wednesday. Credit: PTI

Scientists Claim Drug Designed to Beat Ebola Also Fights Off Nipah

The Wire Staff 02/06/2019

Remdesivir, which is also being tested against the Ebola...

13427881_999128966872615_7565288646304005907_n

In the Wake of Payal Tadvi’s Suicide, AIIMS Discusses Caste Harassment

The Wire Staff 02/06/2019

The meeting on Saturday was attended by faculty, resident...

puri-fani-pti

A Month After Cyclone Fani, 48% of Residents Still Without Power in Puri

The extremely severe cyclonic storm 'Fani' had made a...

Cyclone Gaja, Tamil Nadu, Chennai, 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, Pudukkottai, Vedaranyam, Cuddalore, panchayat, fish stock, fishing, fisherfolk, fisheries inspector, national disaster, Cyclone Fani, salt pans, Vedaranyam, fishing boats,

Gaja: When a Cyclone’s Wake Is Worse Than the Cyclone Itself

Aparna Shukla 02/06/2019

One structural barrier to improving disaster resilience is the...