Land on the move
Landslides frequently occur in about 15 per cent of India’s mountainous terrain, especially affecting the states of Sikkim and Mizoram....
Arunachal’s Wetland Wonder: Glaw Lake Earns India’s 101st Ramsar Recognition
Glaw Lake was recently designated as Arunachal Pradesh’s First and India’s 101st Ramsar Site. It is located within the Kamlang Tiger Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary. It hosts diverse flora and fauna sp...
Strait of Hormuz and Maritime Chokepoints
Maritime chokepoints are vital points along shipping routes that facilitate the passage of substantial trade volumes. These chokepoints control the global essential supplies such as oil, gas, fertiliz...
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When Carbon Rises, Can the Blue Carbon Answer?
What if India's pathway to net zero does not end at factories—but begins where terrestrial meets the coastal? As carbon emissions rise and climate risks intensify, the search for solutions has largely...
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Land on the move
Landslides frequently occur in about 15 per cent of India’s mountainous terrain, especially affecting the states of Sikkim and Mizoram.
A vortex of winds-Cyclones
Cyclones are areas of closed spiralling winds initiated by atmospheric disturbances around low pressure areas over the Indian Ocean, often resulting in destructive landfalls in the sub-continent. The...
A Sea Wave Named Tsunami
Tsunamis are generated when the sea floor abruptly deforms and vertically displaces the overlying water. Recognising the imperative to put in place an early warning system for the mitigation of such d...
Glaciers and Avalanches: Himalaya
Avalanches, a sudden rapid flow of ice/snow down a slope, occur in ice bound terrain. The frosty covering, precariously held to slopes, coupled with excessive amounts of snow layering and mixed with u...
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Land on the move
Landslides frequently occur in about 15 per cent of India’s mountainous terrain, especially affecting the states of Sikkim and Mizoram.
A vortex of winds-Cyclones
Cyclones are areas of closed spiralling winds initiated by atmospheric disturbances around low pressure areas over the Indian Ocean, often resulting in destructive landfalls in the sub-continent. The air circulates inward in an anticlockwise direction in the northern and clockwise in the southern hemisphere.
A Sea Wave Named Tsunami
Tsunamis are generated when the sea floor abruptly deforms and vertically displaces the overlying water. Recognising the imperative to put in place an early warning system for the mitigation of such disasters that cause severe threat to nearly 400 million of the Indian population that live in the coastal belt the Ministry of Earth Sciences has established a tsunami warning centre at Hyderabad.
