NEW DELHI: The rise in sea level by 1.29 millimetre every year along the Indian coastline has not caused any major erosion, science and technology and earth sciences minister Vilasrao Deshmukh informed the Rajya Sabha today. He said during Question Hour that the ministry of environment was conducting a study on the impact of the rising sea levels.

IMD, however, cautions that the monsoon may weaken in August-September due to atmospheric changes in the tropical Pacific
India is expected to have a normal monsoon for the third consecutive year, boosting prospects of good harvests and higher rural incomes.

The country is likely to see normal monsoon this year, Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) officials have said, dissipating fears of any drought-like conditions. All indicators point towards a “normal monsoon” just like last year, said a ministry official on Tuesday. There is no adverse atmospheric or oceanic condition that may lead to deviation of monsoon from the normal range in the country this year, MoES officials said indicating there is no fear of a repeat of the 2009 drought-like conditions.

Calcutta/New Delhi, Apr 11 (PTI): Calcutta and its neighbourhood were rocked by tremors of the earthquake that rocked waters of Indonesia’s coast on Wednesday. A large number of people rushed out of offices in Park Street and downtown BBD Bagh area here as windows and doors rattled.

According to reports, some buildings on Park Street developed cracks. Metro Rail services in the city was suspended from 2:42 PM and passengers were asked to vacate stations.

India's third research base in Antarctica is now fully built and has entered a critical testing period. A few scientists are there carrying out minor experiments, but the official launch is set for November, when the main team of scientists will arrive to start their research. Mr Shailesh Nayak, secretary of the ministry of earth sciences, said: “We want to test all the systems: the water, food, and everything.

Indo-UK Study To Find If Climate Change Affecting Seasonal Rains
How will climate change affect the Indian monsoon in the coming years and decades? Given the crucial importance of the annual rains for the country’s food and water needs, scientists from 10 institutions in India and the UK have mounted the most comprehensive research exercise yet to answer that question.

Project to be supported by Union Ministry of Earth Sciences

Efforts to locate oil in the Kerala-Konkan offshore basin may have failed so far, but the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) appears not about to give up. The Maharatna firm has entered into a collaboration with the Centre for Earth Science Studies (CESS) here for fluid inclusion studies that would help locate and tap the immense hydrocarbon reserves in the South Ratnagiri and Kerala-Konkan offshore basins.

AHMEDABAD: Imagine sudden floods at Sabarmati River arising out of climate change and a loss of Rs1,200 crore for Gujarat's Sabarmati Riverfront project!

A prior understanding of the effects of climate change and including features to adapt to these effects of climate change in the project could avoid such loses.

NEW DELHI: Soon farmers across the country can get their agriculture and weather-related queries answered quickly. The Indian government is planning to launch a spoken web service that will provide an interactive medium for the farming community. In a country where close to 60 percent of the 1.21 billion population still depends on agriculture for a living, the spoken web service can be a boon to farmers in distant areas.