Anjali Marar

A team of researchers collected rainwater samples from Pashan (urban) and Sinhagad (rural) during monsoon from 2006 to 2016. They studied the chemical composition of these samples, which is also an important indicator of the ambient air quality.

After the onset of the northeast monsoon was announced on October 28, a delay by a fortnight from normal, the southern states recorded 10.3 per cent rainfall above the Long Period Average of 337.6 mm till December, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) data states.

Between June to September months, the country receives a seasonal rainfall of 880mm, but it can vary from year-to-year. Being an agrarian country, rainfall during these months is crucial for India's economy, water and reservoir management, and overall agriculture output.

Last week, an MoU was inked between the heads of the two institutions - Prof Nitin Karmalkar, Vice-Chancellor, SPPU and Prof Prasad Joshi, Vice-Chancellor (Acting) of Deccan College.

“I was expecting to get vaccinated sometime in February. But the morning phone call came as a pleasant surprise,” said Dr Kanitkar, head of department of medicine at DY Patil Medical College.

Last year, the average global temperature recorded was 14.9 degrees Celsius, which was 1.2 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial level (1850-1900). The warmest ever years recorded are 2016, 2019 and 2020, the WMO stated.

During the initial phases of the lockdown (March to May 2020), CO concentration fell by 86 and 62 per cent in Delhi and Mumbai, respectively, as per the SAFAR data used for the research.

Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank had launched the maiden Toycathon on January 5.

A study to understand the tolerance to air pollutants among trees growing around the Lohegaon area of the city has found that peepal trees are the most tolerant, whereas tamarind trees are highly sensitive.

Located about 100 km from Pune city along the Pune-Solapur Highway, this reservoir sanctuary, adjacent to the Ujjani reservoir, offers a perfect summer habitat for these birds for breeding and nesting purposes.

A cold wave is declared along the plains when the minimum temperatures fall by 5 to 6 degrees Celsius from the normal.

As many as 198 out of the 457 taxa in the region have been found not susceptible to any kind of existential crisis, at present.

Pune’s highest January rainfall in 52 years (1969 - 2019) was 14.7mm recorded in 1997, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) rainfall data.

Officials at Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Mumbai, called the rainfall at this time of the year as uncommon, particularly for Mumbai. “The rainfall is mainly associated with the easterly winds,” said an official from RMC.

In order to help farmers better deal with the impact of changing weather, city-based Bioprime Agrisolutions has developed environment-friendly bio-molecules capable of making the crops more climate resilient.

Visitors will also be able to book their tickets online. This can be done by visiting asipayumoney.com and selecting Mumbai city.

From severe cold wave to rains, how has winter been over North India? What's the forecast for this week?

The Northeast monsoon, which occurs during October and December, is crucial for Tamil Nadu as the state receives about 48 per cent of its annual rain this season.

The Safdarjung observatory in New Delhi recorded 3.5 degrees on Wednesday, making it yet another cold December day this year, IMD officials said.

The main reason for such consecutive warm decades is the record levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases present in the atmosphere.

Purandar, Baramati and Indapur talukas have extracted over 75 per cent groundwater reserves: Report

Located at approximately over 3,000 metres above sea level, Ladakh experiences plenty of sunny days in the year. Meteorologists hope to tap this abundant solar rays by installing special instruments in the region.

On December 21, Elsevier, Wiley and the American Chemical Society (ACS) filed a suit in the Delhi High Court seeking a ban on websites Sci-Hub and LibGen, citing that they uploaded scientific research papers, academic information giving free access to all.

India is to contribute 6 per cent of the total budget of Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO).