Saturday, Nov 26, 2022
Journalism of Courage
Anjali Marar
Anjali is a Senior Correspondent at The Indian Express, Pune. She writes on Science and technology, Climate Change, Environment and related topics. She tweets @LittleMurthy
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First test site for in-depth study of monsoon has only 9 of 25 instruments
October 29,2022 06:01:08 AM
According to the RTI response, procurement of an instrument for measuring solar radiation is still in process, whereas another instrument for studying winds, planned in partnership with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), is still in the planning stage.
Sat, Oct 29, 2022
Northeast monsoon onset likely on Saturday, but continuing La Niña worry
October 27,2022 11:36:21 AM
The normal date for the Northeast monsoon onset over south India is October 20. Often, due to delayed withdrawal of the Southwest monsoon, the subsequent onset of the Northeast monsoon also gets delayed.
Thu, Oct 27, 2022
October storm in Bay of Bengal after 3 years: When, where it is likely to hit
October 21,2022 06:30:30 AM
Cyclone Sitrang: If realised, this will be the first cyclone to develop in the Bay of Bengal in October since 2018, and will be called Sitrang, as named by Thailand. The last October cyclone in the Bay of Bengal was Titli in 2018.
Fri, Oct 21, 2022
Cyclone Sitrang to skirt Odisha, hit Bengal-Bangladesh coast on October 25: IMD
October 20,2022 15:33:25 PM
The IMD confirmed the development of a low-pressure system over the north Andaman Sea and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal.
Fri, Oct 21, 2022
Gorewada megalithic site revival: Bidding to select new firm will begin soon
October 20,2022 05:30:17 AM
The proposed theme park, to be based at Balasaheb Thakare Gorewada International Zoological Park, will be jointly developed by Pune-based Deccan College Post Graduate and Research Institute and the Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra (FDMA), after the two signed an MoU in June 2018.
Thu, Oct 20, 2022
This September was 5th warmest in 143 years: NOAA report
October 19,2022 06:00:51 AM
The US-based NOAA confirmed that 2022 could feature among the 10 warmest years ever recorded on Earth.
Wed, Oct 19, 2022
Why Pune has recorded 339 per cent surplus rain this October
October 18,2022 15:22:51 PM
If rains persist in the coming days, which the IMD has forecast, this month could feature among Pune’s wettest Octobers ever. We explain what is happening.
Wed, Oct 19, 2022
Heavy rain lashes Pune overnight; third wettest October day since 2011: IMD
October 18,2022 11:22:08 AM
With this short but heavy rain spell recorded in under 12 hours, the city's rainfall surplus jumped from 170 per cent on Monday to 339 per cent on Tuesday.
Tue, Oct 18, 2022
How this half-century-old telescope helped discover Saturn and Uranus rings, captured photo-electric images of stars
October 17,2022 09:54:09 AM
The list of accomplishments of this 104-cm or one-metre-class optical telescope in Uttarakhand—built and the oldest to be operational in independent India—is long, as it marks its golden jubilee year in 2022.
Wed, Oct 26, 2022
India sees one of wettest October months, gets month’s rain in 14 days
October 15,2022 03:19:53 AM
The country received 82.5 mm of rainfall during October 1-14 of which 58.5 mm of rainfall took place during October 6-12, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
Sat, Oct 15, 2022
Pune Science Weekly: How iRISE is helping improve STEM teaching in Maharashtra, Bihar
October 12,2022 13:41:16 PM
Pune’s iRISE (Inspiring India in Research, Innovation and STEM Education) is on a mission to improve the quality of classroom teaching in schools, especially in subjects related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Thu, Oct 13, 2022
Results of air-borne cloud experiments over Solapur still being prepared
October 11,2022 03:14:56 AM
The public availability of these scientific report findings are vital, as they will form the basis for local governments and district administration while planning contingency measures when faced with drought situations.
Tue, Oct 11, 2022
Ways to cut Delhi’s air pollution this year
October 08,2022 13:40:33 PM
Estimates say that 15 per cent of the foul air over Delhi during winter months is because of stubble burning in neighbouring states.
Sat, Oct 08, 2022
Draupadi-ka-Danda-II peak avalanche: How a headache saved the life of a young Pune-based mountaineer
October 08,2022 00:34:24 AM
Experts shocked by tragedy in area considered among safest for mountaineering training
Sat, Oct 08, 2022
Even when ‘asleep’ for 70 years, Sun’s ‘clock’ kept ticking: study
October 05,2022 03:54:31 AM
Aiming to dig deeper and understand the Sun’s behaviour during these seven decades, a group of scientists at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Kolkata, has performed one of the longest computer simulations of historical solar activity spanning 10,000 years.
Wed, Oct 05, 2022
Southwest monsoon this season brings below normal rainfall in 6 states
September 30,2022 04:15:35 AM
As on September 29, Manipur (-47 per cent), Bihar (-31 per cent), Uttar Pradesh (-28 per cent), Tripura (-24 per cent), Mizoram (-22 per cent) and Jharkhand (-21 per cent) recorded rainfall deficit during this season.
Fri, Sep 30, 2022
54 countries, 3,000 users and 277 publications in 7 years: AstroSat’s journey till now
September 28,2022 14:59:41 PM
ISRO has organised a two-day conference from Wednesday to mark the completion of seven years of AstroSat, India's first multi-wavelength space-based observatory.
Thu, Sep 29, 2022
1,464 books, 74 years and counting: How the world’s largest Encyclopaedic Sanskrit Dictionary is taking shape
September 25,2022 21:15:52 PM
The current torchbearers of the Encyclopaedic Sanskrit Dictionary project is a team of about 22 faculty and researchers of Sanskrit, who are now working towards publishing the 36th volume of the dictionary, consisting of the first alphabet ' अ ' .
Wed, Sep 28, 2022
Monsoon withdrawal remains slow, no further progress expected over next five days
September 23,2022 22:59:01 PM
Cyclonic circulation over west MP to keep monsoon active over Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh during weekend: IMD
Fri, Sep 23, 2022
Dvorak: How this cyclone intensity estimation technique has helped save millions of lives
September 22,2022 12:53:56 PM
Dvorak was an American meteorologist best credited for developing the Dvorak (read as Do-rak) technique in the early 1970s.
Tue, Sep 27, 2022
Older galaxies composed of neutral hydrogen gas, different from younger ones: Study
September 22,2022 12:34:13 PM
The new findings have solved the critical missing information about the mass of atomic gas in galaxies and provide a complete picture of what these galaxies were made up of, said scientists who were part of the study.
Fri, Sep 23, 2022
Pune Science Weekly: NASA mission puts India’s youngest volcanologist over the moon
September 21,2022 16:12:12 PM
Fifteen-year-old Sonit, recipient of Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar of 2021, has been selected to participate in the Great Lunar Expedition for Everyone (GLEE) 2023, a NASA-led competition.
Thu, Sep 22, 2022
‘We support India’s focus on advancing green and digital transformation’: UAE minister
September 20,2022 20:15:41 PM
The UAE views climate change as the most serious threat to the future of our planet. The nation’s journey in climate action started with its accession to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in 1995.
Wed, Sep 21, 2022
July, August 6th warmest in 143 years, says report
September 20,2022 03:46:45 AM
NOAA scientists have also stated that 2022 could feature among the top 10 warmest years ever.
Tue, Sep 20, 2022
Monsoon withdrawal to commence from northwest, Kutch regions in two days
September 19,2022 19:32:50 PM
This year, northwest India received 538.7 mm of rainfall till September 18, which was quantitatively 4 per cent below normal levels.
Tue, Sep 20, 2022