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MEA says India has 'never recognised the existence in law of this illegally-constituted and so-called Court of Arbitration'

Natural outbursts in hilly terrain are rising amid climate change

A combination of global warming and a cyclical event called the Pacific Decadal Oscillation that repeats every 20-30 years, could make cyclones that originate near the Equator more frequent in the coming years

During the conference in Mongolia, Minister Bhupender Yadav advocates for integrating predictive technologies, localised early-warning monitoring, and proactive land management policies

El Nino typically results in drier conditions across southeast Asia, Australia, southern Africa, and northern Brazil, and wetter conditions in the Horn of Africa, the southern U.S., Peru and Ecuador

On Great Nicobar Island, local Nicobarese communities are already opposing the Union government’s ₹91,000-crore mega-infrastructure project that involves building an airport, a transshipment port, and a tourism-led township

At the 31st meeting of the Southern Zonal Council held at Mamallapuram and presided over by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Mr. Vijay said the southern States have consistently been among the principal drivers of the nation’s economic growth

‘To our knowledge, (this) is the oldest directly dated rock with a confirmed biosignature,’ say the authors

The Arctic region is considered to be above 66 degrees north latitude, which, together with the Antarctic region, represents nearly 90% of the ice sheet of the planet and stores 70% of fresh water source

The amendment removes the "construction-free zone" wording and instead says that the banks of the Ganga and its tributaries and their floodplains shall be maintained to reduce pollution sources and pressures, and preserve their natural groundwater recharge functions through necessary measures.

Glacier slowdown has long-term implications for the Indus basin, where glacier melt contributes significantly to river flows during the summer. More melting may temporarily increase runoff, a phenomenon called peak water — but once glaciers lose a substantial fraction of their stored ice, the meltwater contributions are expected to drop

What prompted the Supreme Court to dwell on this question? What are Ramsar sites? What does the law say about mining in Ramsar wetlands?

Critical mineral security will define India’s industrial and strategic trajectory

Kharif crop sowing has declined by three percent this season. Paddy and pulses acreage saw a notable decrease across several states. Coarse cereals area also fell, while oilseeds area rose marginally. Sugarcane area edged up, but cotton acreage experienced a decline. Reservoir storage levels are below last year's figures in many regions.

The application asks Karnataka to ensure a flow of 3,500 cusecs per day at the inter-State contact point at Biligundlu in line with the July 28 direction of the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee

Indian cities face significant job losses due to extreme heat by 2050. Extreme heat already costs South Asia millions of jobs annually. Rising temperatures pose a major threat to regional economic growth. However, India's sustainable cooling market presents a significant investment opportunity. Heat early warning systems offer substantial benefits for every dollar invested.

Can the two States evolve a dynamic solution to a decades-old contention that can move beyond political rhetoric?

Rejecting the criticism against the CWRC and CWMA, Vineet Gupta recalled that during the water year of 2023-24, the two bodies had worked out a distress-sharing mechanism

Last week, the IMD rejected reports that Assam and Nagaland had experienced cloudbursts over the preceding few days and that they were responsible for the Upper Assam floods