'Kerala needs mechanism for landslide prediction'

Scientists and experts on Tuesday called for a landslide prediction mechanism and construction of safe structures for the vulnerable population after about 100 people were killed in a series of......

Wayanad landslides linked to warming of Arabian Sea: Scientist

Warming of the Arabian Sea is allowing the formation of deep cloud systems, leading to extremely heavy rainfall in Kerala in a shorter period and increasing the possibility of landslides, a senior......

Air pollution in Delhi nears 'severe' category again

Air pollution in Delhi neared the "severe" category again amid unfavourable meteorological conditions on Tuesday and a relief is unlikely soon. IMAGE: A view of North block amid dense smog as air......

Delhi's air quality likely to dip, anti-pollution plan kicks in

Amid a likely increase in pollution levels, the Centre's air quality panel on Saturday directed authorities in the National Capital Region to increase parking fees to discourage private transport......

India's water crisis detrimental to credit health, warns Moody's

Moody's Ratings on Tuesday said India's growing water shortage can disrupt farm and industry sectors and is detrimental to the credit health of the sovereign as rising food inflation and decline in......

Top 10 supercomputers, China beats US

Beating the United States, China has made a giant leap in the field of supercomputers. However, India has no supercomputers in the top 10 list. Two supercomputers from India feature among the top......

Global warming hurts Indian climate

The rainfall pattern and the mean temperature in India have altered perceptibly due to global warming and these changes would become more pronounced in the coming decades. While rainfall might......

Thanks to Mihir and Pratyush, rain forecast in India will be near-perfect

Installed at a cost of Rs 450 crore in Pune and Noida, the two supercomputers are set to fundamentally alter the weather forecasting scenario in India by enabling the IMD to forecast severe weather......