With a strengthening El Nino threatening rainfall, the government has prioritised farm ponds and water conservation. In Bundelkhand, however, many such ponds fail due to seepage, siltation, poor construction and unsuitable sites,…
Climate models accurately predicted the 2026 El Niño and a monsoon deficit of over 10%, but they failed to capture the rapid and unprecedented space-time evolution of the monsoon this year. While…
The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) in Pune has assessed that the El Nino weather pattern is likely to persist until February 2027, with a 70 to 90 percent probability. This…
Union Ministry of Earth Sciences Secretary T. Srinivasa Kumar has said India's Blue Economy could increase its contribution to GDP from about 4% now to 8% by 2030. Speaking in Guntur, Andhra…
Vignan University in Vadlamudi, Guntur district, launched a Centre of Excellence on Blue Economy on Saturday. The centre, themed 'Sustainable Ocean, Thriving Future', will focus on coastal conservation, ocean technologies, blue growth,…
India hosted the 8th BRICS Working Group meeting on ocean and polar science in Goa from August 12 to 14, 2026, during its BRICS Presidency. The Ministry of Earth Sciences convened talks…
