Ahmedabad : Parth Desai, 19, was playing tennis when he suddenly collapsed after getting spasms. He complained of severe muscle cramps, so much so that the youngster had tears in his eyes. Blame it on the heat wave that has started preying upon unsuspecting citizens.

AHMEDABAD/SURAT: Mango-lovers will have to dig deeper into their pockets this summer. Subdued winter coupled with the surprise showers and cyclone last weekend have spelt disaster for the Kesar mango crop in Talala. Mangoes from Valsad and Navsari are also expected to be bitter and costlier. Experts say the yield may be down by around 80 per cent this year.

Reptile fossils like the one found in Colombia of a giant snake, weighing over a ton, are helping map prehistoric temperatures of the Amazon, says S Ananthanarayan

Udhagamandalam: A change in the weather pattern has become a major source of concern to the farming community in many parts of the Nilgiris.

Kalpesh Damor / Mumbai/ Ahmedabad March 02, 2009, 0:27 IST

Lower acreage coupled with unfavourable weather conditions is likely hit Rabi production in Gujarat in 2008-09. On the one hand, area under wheat, mustard, isabgul and sugarcane crops has declined in the state this Rabi season, while on the other erratic weather condition may affect the yield of wheat, isabgul and jeera.