Category: Environment

One of the first things visitors arriving in Mexico City for the FIFA football World Cup are likely to see is the wide grin of an axolotl — with the salamander ​unique to this part of the world splashed in bright purple on murals and subway cars or depicted in sculptures dribbling a soccer ball....

With more than 7,500 km of coastline and millions of people living in low-lying coastal areas, India faces a dilemma that it has often been told is really a trap: use engineering solutions to hold the line, so to speak, or to beat a retreat inland. While many adaptation experts and institutions in high-income countries...

The story so far: A Mega Science Vision-2035 report on Climate Research is a roadmap prepared by the Indian climate research community with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, as the nodal institution, and submitted to the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA) to the Government of India, was made public this week....

The environment is what sustains all biotic and abiotic processes. The monsoon, for which India is known, and the environment together sustain India’s economy as well as its food, water, energy, health, and national security. On this World Environment Day, it is worth walking through the inseparable coexistence of India’s economy and the environment. If...

Climate scientists have released a new set of global emission scenarios that will serve as the basis for climate research over the coming years, including the forthcoming seventh UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessment report. And the worst-case scenario that put the world on track to experience warming well above 4° C by...

Bangladesh has approved a large river engineering project called the Padma barrage, on the Padma river, which is Bangladesh’s stretch of the Ganga, in Rajbari district. It is Bangladesh’s attempt to partially re-engineer the hydrology of its southwest region, which has become prone to drought after decades of reduced seasonal flows linked to the Farakka...

A: Yes, and the reason is not just psychological. Researchers know of at least three reasons. First, the human body adjusts surprisingly quickly to temperature. However, this also means that after even one or two cooler days, you may lose a bit of heat adaptation as your blood vessels are less prepared to expand and...

Come the summer months, April through August, and the fruit market across India is replete with the fruit ice apple, called ‘nungu’ in Tamil, ‘munjulu’ in Telugu, ‘tadgola’ in Hindi, and ‘taal’ in Bengali. It is largely found in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and in West Bengal. Once you peel its outer skin, you...