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Sowmiya Ashok
Sowmiya Ashok, a former Assistant Editor at The Indian Express, is now an independent journalist based in Chennai. She reports on China, politics and the environment. She tweets @sowmiyashok
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MoEF study to evaluate health effects of environment exposure in 20 citiesSubscriber Only
November 01, 2018 04:07 IST
The three-year analysis will look at patients admitted for acute diseases at the selected hospitals.
Thu, Nov 01, 2018
SC stays handing over Ganga activist’s body to followersSubscriber Only
October 27, 2018 02:42 IST
Agrawal's body, which was to be donated to AIIMS-Rishikesh as per his last wishes, is at the medical college.
Sat, Oct 27, 2018
Action taken on pollution remains dismal, open storage of construction material biggest culpritSubscriber Only
October 27, 2018 02:04 IST
For the period between September 15 and October 15 — for each of the cities of Delhi, Noida, Faridabad, Gurgaon and Ghaziabad — the apex pollution monitoring body has assigned an incidence score and an action taken score.
Sat, Oct 27, 2018
Explained: What are green crackers?Subscriber Only
October 24, 2018 00:30 IST
Fireworks minus pollutants. At what stage are they?
Wed, Oct 31, 2018
Over 50% fall in stubble burning so far, but worst is yet to comeSubscriber Only
October 24, 2018 00:29 IST
Fire incidents during the 2018 stubble burning season in Punjab and Haryana have reduced by almost 55% between September 1 and October 23 compared to last year.
Wed, Oct 24, 2018
‘GD Agarwal was dissatisfied with govt note on Ganga flow’Subscriber Only
October 12, 2018 00:38 IST
GD Agarwal was reportedly upset on two counts — the notification put down e-flow rates which were not based on any scientific study, and it only extended up to Unnao in Uttar Pradesh.
Fri, Oct 12, 2018
‘60% districts in India affected by forest fires each year’: ReportSubscriber Only
October 10, 2018 03:46 IST
The findings are crucial for India’s own commitment to create an additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of Co2-equivalent through additional forest and tree cover by 2030.
Wed, Oct 10, 2018
From energy to infrastructure, IPCC lists four pathways to curb global warmingSubscriber Only
October 08, 2018 06:35 IST
As of now, the world is striving to prevent the temperature rise beyond 2 degrees Celsius, in accordance with the stated objective of the Paris Agreement of 2015.
Mon, Oct 08, 2018
Lucknow: How 550 students isolated DNA from bananas to create Guinness World RecordSubscriber Only
October 08, 2018 02:05 IST
The students succeeded in extracting DNA from bananas to break the previous Guinness World Record held by the Seattle Children’s Research Institute.
Mon, Oct 08, 2018
Mahatma Swachh Bharat: Where his journey ended, a new beginning for her — every daySubscriber Only
October 06, 2018 04:30 IST
Mahatma Swachh Bharat: For the last 144 days of his life, Mahatma Gandhi lived in a small portion on the ground floor of Birla House which is now on Tees January Marg in the Capital, a road named to mark his martyrdom.
Sat, Oct 06, 2018
A year on, National School of Drama still awaits nod to expand its campusSubscriber Only
October 06, 2018 00:19 IST
The institute has also put in a request to be recognised as an ‘Institute of National Importance’, detailing the contributions it has made to theatre, art and cinema, an NSD official told The Indian Express.
Sat, Oct 06, 2018
How wet is the ground after rain? for first time, India gets soil moisture mapSubscriber Only
October 03, 2018 04:54 IST
This forecast, following a joint exercise by IIT Gandhinagar and the India Meteorological Department (IMD), for the first time, provides a country-wide soil moisture forecast at seven and 30-day lead times.
Wed, Oct 03, 2018
Simply Put: Northeast deficit hits India rainfallSubscriber Only
October 02, 2018 02:09 IST
Northeast short by over 20% for only 5th monsoon in 116 years, deficiency in other regions marginal. Season of wide variations ends with 9% deficit in country, reservoirs 3/4ths full.
Tue, Oct 02, 2018
Crop burning in Punjab, Haryana: Machine distribution, info campaigns on to curb stubble burningSubscriber Only
September 29, 2018 04:09 IST
While chief ministers of Punjab and Haryana have put out video appeals to farmers, the message on the ground has also been to alert farmers that the state will come down heavily on them if any burning takes place this year.
Sat, Sep 29, 2018
Supreme Court signal on marital rape: Consent, sexual autonomy in marriage are key valuesSubscriber Only
September 28, 2018 04:55 IST
Without directly delving into the issue of marital rape, Justice D Y Chandrachud observed that “any legislation which results in the denial” of Constitutional guarantees to women “cannot pass the test of constitutionality”.
Fri, Sep 28, 2018
Union ministry seeks ‘special case’ funds to reline canals, help Rajasthan irrigationSubscriber Only
September 26, 2018 18:57 IST
The note, likely to come up in Wednesday’s Cabinet meeting, states that the two projects are not eligible for inclusion under the latest guidelines of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana-Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (PMKSY-AIBP)
Wed, Sep 26, 2018
How the premise of taking over JNMF premises changed in a yearSubscriber Only
September 25, 2018 01:43 IST
JNMF secretary said that the Fund was allotted the space in 1967. “Since then nobody has ever said anything to us about being unauthorised," he said.
Tue, Sep 25, 2018
Nehru, and othersSubscriber Only
September 23, 2018 00:39 IST
A 59-year-old gardener talks about plans to build “two new museums” on the premises of Delhi’s Teen Murti Bhawan, one of which may cut through the trees he has tended to for 38 years.
Sun, Sep 23, 2018
Kerala floods: Centre, World Bank team to visit state for safety audit of 28 damsSubscriber Only
September 20, 2018 04:11 IST
The Cabinet approved the revised estimated cost of DRIP at Rs 3,466 crore, of which the World Bank will provide Rs 2,626 crore, to “improve safety and operational performance of 198 dams”.
Thu, Sep 20, 2018
How India plans to address cooling needsSubscriber Only
September 19, 2018 02:37 IST
With many high-temperature cities in India set to only get hotter, the requirement for cooling is being recognised as key to health and well-being.
Wed, Sep 19, 2018
Green impact report seems erroneous, says National Green TribunalSubscriber Only
September 13, 2018 02:12 IST
The bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice AK Goel gave the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) three weeks to convene a meeting with stakeholders of the project.
Thu, Sep 13, 2018
Kerala floods: Dams cannot provide relief if it rains like this in Kerala again, says CWC directorSubscriber Only
September 09, 2018 02:50 IST
CWC’s director hydrology (south) NN Rai, who conducted the analysis for the Kerala floods, said: “If again such type of rainfall comes, then dams cannot provide any relief.”
Sun, Sep 09, 2018
How Kerala’s largest lake worsened flood: Water panelSubscriber Only
September 08, 2018 05:01 IST
Kerala floods: The Vembanad Lake was able to absorb only 0.6 billion cubic metres (BCM), of the 1.63 BCM caused due to excessive rainfall and inundated over 480 sq km and inflated to nearly three times its size.
Sat, Sep 08, 2018
Palaniswami opposes Karnataka’s ‘unilateral’ move on Cauvery reservoirSubscriber Only
September 05, 2018 00:46 IST
In a letter, Palaniswami requested the Prime Minister to instruct the Union Water Resources Ministry to direct the Central Water Commission to stop any further processing of a feasibility report submitted by Karnataka.
Wed, Sep 05, 2018
95% of monsoon rain falls in only a few days, show IMD dataSubscriber Only
September 02, 2018 04:49 IST
In 22 cities of sizeable population, 95 per cent of monsoon precipitation occurs over three days to 27 days on average, according to an analysis of rainfall data provided to The Sunday Express by the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
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