Rapid urbanisation, combined with changing courses of river bodies are posing new challenges for flood management. The existing mechanisms for flood...

Disaster phases are not linear. They may overlap and even occur simultaneously. The complexities in disaster phases are attributed to the social,...

Indian Standard Time is the primary reference on which the country runs. However, keeping time is not the simplest of jobs. CSIR-NPL ensures that...

One of the most successful methods for assuring accuracy of measurement in different laboratories and tracing the same to the national standards is...

Deep-sea exploratory surveys have added several new species to the biodiversity of the Indian icthyofauna. These surveys have also identified new...

Economic activities in the Indian Ocean Region show enormous potential for growth. However, these are likely to come with major environmental costs...

Phytoplankton constitute the primary link in the food web of marine life and are a provider of oxygen. Satellite observations using remote sensing...

Observational data on sea level rise, available since 1870, shows a constant rise. The multiple causes responsible for it have been traced to rising...

Observations in Polar Regions are essential for understanding changing climate. This article provides insights into how a floating laboratory—the...