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Ranjit Lal's new book highlights the urgent need to address climate change
As climate change breaks into our lives and homes, Ranjit Lal’s insightful book is an urgent call to remind all of us that small, collective efforts can salvage the planet
11 April,2025 09:39 AM IST | Mumbai | Nandini Varma
Maharashtra focuses on AI and tech innovation, says CM Devendra Fadnavis
At a recent event in Mumbai, CM Devendra Fadnavis outlined Maharashtra’s push towards becoming a leading AI and tech state, with plans to turn Gadchiroli into a business destination and expand infrastructure in Konkan
08 April,2025 01:29 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Changing clouds adding to climate uncertainty as the world warms
Some clouds are rising higher into the atmosphere, where they trap more heat. Others are reflecting less sunlight, or shrinking and allowing more solar energy to reach Earth's surface
28 March,2025 06:03 PM IST | Mumbai | AFP
World's glacier mass shrank again in 2024 for third consecutive year: UN
Beyond the continental ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica, more than 275,000 glaciers worldwide cover approximately 700,000 square kilometres (270,000 square miles), the World Meteorological Organization said
22 March,2025 12:01 PM IST | Geneva | AFP
Drink water, stay indoors: BMC issues advisory to combat heatwave
IMD had, last week, issued yellow alert for Mumbai, its neighbours, forecasting temperatures will cross 40 degrees Celsius. The guidelines issued by the civic body on Monday states that anyone suffering from heat stroke must immediately move to a cool, shaded place. One must wipe their body, head with a damp cloth or wash repeatedly
11 March,2025 09:59 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
IMD issues yellow alert for Mumbai, Thane ahead of Holi
In its latest update, the weather bureau stated that the districts of Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, and Ratnagiri will experience a heatwave starting Sunday
08 March,2025 03:48 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Mumbai braces for intense heatwave as mercury soars past 40°C
IMD issues yellow alert for Mumbai, neighbours, forecasting temperatures will cross 40°C; experts attribute spike to strong easterly winds. Officials from IMD’s Regional Meteorological Centre in Mumbai attribute the spike in daytime temperatures to strong easterly winds. Private meteorologists and weather enthusiasts predict that peak temperatures
07 March,2025 11:59 AM IST | Mumbai | Dipti Singh
Cities expected to face growing risk of fires due to climate change: Researchers
A new modelling study, published in Nature Cities, predicts that certain types of urban fires will become more frequent in the coming decades
04 March,2025 10:40 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
Study finds human activities affecting body clocks of mammals
It further highlighted that because of the environmental changes and the resulting effects, a majority of previous research related to body clocks of mammals could be outdated, researchers, including those from The University of Sydney, Australia, said
01 March,2025 09:47 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
BNHS, Mangrove Foundation conduct marine conservation workshop for Indian Navy
The workshop aimed to enhance the capacity of naval personnel in understanding changing marine ecosystems and handling megafauna conservation
20 February,2025 12:32 PM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent