Double whammy for Indian farmers, below normal rain predicted. The southwest monsoon’s overall rainfall prediction for 2015 is 93 per cent, three percentage points below normal.

The Union Ministry of Earth Sciences is trying to introduce decadal change projections in sea level till 2095, according to Secretary to the department Shailesh Nayak.

Now one can check real-time air quality in certain parts of Delhi and Pune. The ministry of earth sciences (MoES) has launched a smartphone app called ‘SAFAR-Air’ to provide the data to people.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) -the country's national weather forecaster -on Thursday launched an SMS-based alert system for general public for dissemination of weather and disaster-rel

An RTI enquiry has found that a high-level committee, formed by the ministry of earth sciences and climate change to review environmental laws, was not constituted according to requisite administra

"There is a link between rising pollution levels and hotter days," said Dr Gufran Beig, Program Director at System of Air Quality Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR).

Erratic Weather Influencing Air Quality

While Yale University researchers have claimed they couldn't find "reliable and accurate" air quality data from India, the Centre has expressed doubts over the veracity of satellite data Yale has u

A significant decrease in monsoon and overall annual precipitation and increasing trends in temperatures especially in winter and monsoon have been observed in Jammu and Kashmir.