Anjali Marar

Anjali Marar writes on science, space and climate change-related issues. She tweets @LittleMurthy

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If realised accurately, the 2025 monsoon season would be the 10th consecutive year when India would have received either normal or above normal rainfall during the June-September chief monsoon season.

No El Nino, IMD predicts 105 per cent rainfall this seasonSubscriber Only

April 15, 2025 15:55 IST

IMD Monsoon Weather Prediction: This is the second consecutive year when the Met department has forecast ‘above normal’ rainfall in its first Long Range Forecast (LRF) for the southwest monsoon season.

Tue, Apr 15, 2025

Backwaters, narrow land stretches make Kerala more vulnerable to tsunamis: INCOISSubscriber Only

April 10, 2025 17:50 IST

Other coastal Union Territories and states in India are also prone to tsunamis.

Thu, Apr 10, 2025

Above-normal temperatures, more heatwave days this summer: IMDSubscriber Only

March 31, 2025 17:51 IST

The IMD will release the first stage long range monsoon forecast for the year in a fortnight.

Tue, Apr 01, 2025

A study reveals nearly 12% of Kerala's wards are facing acute water stress, especially during peak summer months.

12% wards in Kerala suffer from acute water stress during summer: StudySubscriber Only

March 29, 2025 12:21 IST

Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode and Pathanamthitta districts worst affected

Sat, Mar 29, 2025

Tarapur nuclear power plant to get early warning system for tsunami and storm surgesSubscriber Only

March 27, 2025 09:52 IST

INCOIS will conduct a risk assessment at the Tarapur nuclear power plant site, and install an ocean observational network.

Thu, Mar 27, 2025

With images of 26 million galaxies, ESA’s Euclid telescope allows ‘deeper’ look into dark universe, galaxy structuresSubscriber Only

March 26, 2025 15:50 IST

The first data generated by the European Space Agency’s Euclid telescope, released this week, offers an opportunity to understand the finest structures and distances of lakhs of galaxies.

Wed, Mar 26, 2025

In search of dark skies: The growing allure of stargazingSubscriber Only

March 25, 2025 14:37 IST

Taking note of growing interest in the skies, the governments of Ladakh and Uttarakhand have added astronomy tourism to their list of visitor attractions.

Wed, Mar 26, 2025

2024 warmest in 175 years, global CO2 concentration highest in 0.8mn years : WMO reportSubscriber Only

March 20, 2025 20:14 IST

Anthropogenic activities alone have pushed upto 79 per cent increase in CO2 concentration over the past decade, the report highlighted

Thu, Mar 20, 2025

In astronomy, training also includes night-sky observation and telescope handling sessions.

Belgium keen to continue collaboration with India on building telescopes, astronomy instrumentsSubscriber Only

March 18, 2025 11:02 IST

Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid of Belgium led the contingent of diplomats, industrialists, academicians, and defence and trade officials to India from March 1 to 8.

Tue, Mar 18, 2025

In a first, INCOIS study quantifies dominant factors contributing to cyclone genesis, intensificationSubscriber Only

March 18, 2025 10:50 IST

The study by the Hyderabad-based Indian National Centre for Ocean Information and Services aimed to address the difficulty in tracking a cyclone’s rapid intensification as it rages on.

Tue, Mar 18, 2025

An hour post the launch, Nasa said that it received the first and full signal acquisition from SPHEREx, which will collect data from over 450 million galaxies and over 100 million stars in the Milky Way.

Nasa successfully launches twin missions to study sun, history of universeSubscriber Only

March 12, 2025 15:00 IST

The SPHEREx and PUNCH space missions have an estimated mission life of two years.

Wed, Mar 12, 2025

Study shows how calcium helps brain cells “tune” into neighbourhood, keep neurodegeneration at baySubscriber Only

March 07, 2025 20:43 IST

Throwing new light into this domain, the NCBS scientists have proposed that Esyt possesses a C2 domain capable of binding and detecting calcium.

Fri, Mar 07, 2025

ISRO successfully conducts crucial test for semi-cryogenic engines required for ‘heavy’ space launches in futureSubscriber Only

March 05, 2025 22:02 IST

PHTA is a crucial precursor test conducted to validate the integrated performance of key engine subsystems, including the gas generator, turbo pumps, pre-burner, and control components.

Thu, Mar 06, 2025

NASA’s PUNCH set to lift off: Why there has been an increase in the launch of solar missionsSubscriber Only

March 03, 2025 20:16 IST

The increase in the number of solar missions is no coincidence. The reason behind this has to do with the solar cycle

Tue, Mar 04, 2025

heatwave, heatwave conditions, Heatwaves, long heatwave spells, weather forecast, weather report, Indian express news, current affairs

Above normal temperatures, intense, long heatwave spells this summer: IMDSubscriber Only

March 01, 2025 04:11 IST

February saw warmer nights in north and north west India regions. Such higher-than-normal temperatures also kept fog conditions over the Indo-Gangetic plains at bay.

Tue, Apr 01, 2025

Pedestrians on a snow-covered road after fresh snowfall, in Srinagar,

At 215.4 mm, Udhampur in Jammu receives 2 months’ rainfall in 24 hoursSubscriber Only

February 28, 2025 19:08 IST

Record rainfall, snow reported in parts of Jammu, Punjab, upper reaches of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Ladakh.

Fri, Feb 28, 2025

Nasa’s PUNCH mission to image sun’s atmosphere, track origins of solar windsSubscriber Only

February 25, 2025 13:14 IST

This is the first time that a solar mission has been specifically designed to make use of the polarisation of light to measure the sun's corona and solar wind in 3D.

Tue, Mar 04, 2025

Researchers propose alternative targeted therapy to treat Parkinson’s diseaseSubscriber Only

February 24, 2025 18:58 IST

The commonest and most practised medications offered to those suffering from Parkinson’s disease focus primarily on symptom management and maintenance of quality of life.

Mon, Feb 24, 2025

A view of a partially dried-up pond inside the Achabal Mughal Garden in Anantnag

Weak winter rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir threatens summer water supplySubscriber Only

February 22, 2025 11:38 IST

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has already cautioned residents of the Union Territory about the impending water shortages

Sat, Feb 22, 2025

Manned dive off Chennai coast / Credit - NIOT, Samudrayaan

Samudrayaan: Matsya-6000 performs manned dives, wet tests off ChennaiSubscriber Only

February 19, 2025 17:11 IST

Multiple dives, both manned and unmanned, were undertaken from Matsya-6000. The submersible vehicle is set to transport three Indians into the deep sea in 2026

Wed, Feb 19, 2025

How Chandrayaan-3 lander made surprise Moon ‘hop’Subscriber Only

February 19, 2025 04:20 IST

The successful hop experiment came as a surprise for everyone since ISRO had never talked about it previously, and it was never a part of original mission

Thu, Feb 20, 2025

ISRO and IIT Madras jointly develop indigenous semiconductor chip for space-based applicationsSubscriber Only

February 12, 2025 13:15 IST

IRIS has been built on the SHAKTI processor baseline. This allows a wide deployment onto diverse domains from Internet of Things (IoT) to compute systems that are inbuilt in various strategic areas.

Wed, Feb 12, 2025