The Indira Gandhi Canal Project and improved water management have played a crucial role in halting the expansion of the Rajasthan desert and promoting greenery.

A new study has established a connection between the formation of Antarctica around 34 million years ago and the early evolution of the Indian monsoon system that allowed lush forests to flourish across the subcontinent.

The devastation unleashed by relentless rains in northern India has once again drowned entire regions, from the historic Taj Mahal in Agra to the sacred soil of Mathura-Vrindavan.

From Delhi’s clogged drains to Mumbai’s filthy beaches, from Himalayan trekking trails to the holy ghats of Varanasi, plastic is everywhere—poisoning soil, choking rivers, killing cattle, and defiling sacred shrines.

Over the past few decades, industrialisation has propelled India's economic progress to new heights. Factories, infrastructure, and technological advancements have employed millions and strengthened India's position in the global market.

Agricultural waste has been used to create essential medications for treating hypertension and edema by researchers from Nazarbayev University School of Engineering and Digital Sciences.

In the lofty heights of the Himalayas, where clouds drift over snow-capped peaks, a dangerous secret is being carried on the wind. A new scientific study has found that clouds—once believed to offer the purest drinking water—are silently ferrying toxic heavy metals from polluted lowlands to some of Earth’s highest, most fragile ecosystems.

The first global stocktake of urban climate change research has found a critical blind spot, with rapidly growing cities from the Global South underrepresented in studies.

The India Meteorological Department has issued an extremely encouraging and relieving forecast for 2025. This year, the southwest monsoon is expected to be above normal, with an estimated rainfall of about 105 per cent of the average. This good news brings a new ray of hope, especially for the agrarian regions of Uttar Pradesh and the Agra division, where farming is heavily dependent on rainfall.

The entire country is abuzz nowadays, partly due to political heat and partly due to an unexpected temperature spike last month! At this moment, everyone shares the same concern: Will the monsoon from the Arabian Sea make a timely entry into India?