'Rainfall is one of the hardest things to predict'

'Temperature and wind can be predicted more easily than rainfall.' 'Rainfall, as common experience suggests, is very spotty.''The last bit of physics required that tells us whether it is going to......

These animals would have drowned if it was not for the CWRC

Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation staff rescued rhinos, elephants, hog deer and even a tiger from the floods in the Kaziranga National Park.Geetanjali Krishna reports. IMAGE:......

Protecting Kaziranga's rhinos from floods, poachers

'Flooding forces the animals to disperse out of the park that, in turn, attracts the attention of poachers.' IMAGE: The latest floods have left 80 per cent of the Kaziranga National Park under......

Flood affects 12 more villages in Assam

While the flood waters receded in Bongaigaon and Sivsagar districts of Assam, fresh inundation occurred at a dozen villages in Nagaon even as four districts continued to reel under the impact of......

'Black swan events are becoming increasingly frequent'

If the war in the Israel-Gaza region escalates into a larger West Asian conflict, it could pose problems. IMAGE: Palestinians gather at the site of Israeli strikes on a residential building in......

Oil prices surge after OPEC+ cut output

The Oil prices have surged and surpassed $85 per barrel after several oil producer countries announced surprise cuts in production, TASS Agency reported. According to the Russian News Agency, this......

Crude shipments from US on the rise

Crude oil shipments from the US to India rose to the highest levels in November since the conflict began in Ukraine in late February, sparking hopes of a resurgence in oil flows from the US to the......

Rupee to remain under pressure; may settle at around 79-80/USD in near term: Experts

India's rupee is likely to remain under pressure due to high prices of crude oil and other commodities, and may stabilise at around 79-80 against the US dollar in the near term, say experts amid......