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Articles for Rajeevan

Forest cover replaced by plantation crops may have contributed to Wayanad tragedy
5 months, 1 week ago

Forest cover replaced by plantation crops may have contributed to Wayanad tragedy

Hindustan Times  

The absence of forest cover and large trees replaced by plantation crops may have exacerbated the impact of continuous rainfall that triggered landslides in Kerala’s Wayanad on Tuesday and left at least 36 people dead and scores injured, experts said. In addition, La Nina conditions are currently underway in the Pacific, which generally results in a stronger monsoon flow.” Koll …

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Climate change makes India’s monsoons erratic. Can farmers still find a way to prosper?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Climate change makes India’s monsoons erratic. Can farmers still find a way to prosper?

Associated Press  

BENGALURU, India — Each year from June to September, a heavy band of rain makes its way from India’s southwest coast to its northeastern borders, quenching farmers’ thirsty fields. “We planted our cotton seeds after a good monsoon was predicted but it rained just two days and stopped after, so now we’re worried our crops will fail again.” The Indian …

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Cyclone Remal to reach West Bengal, Bangladesh coasts by May 26 evening: IMD
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Cyclone Remal to reach West Bengal, Bangladesh coasts by May 26 evening: IMD

The Hindu  

A low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal will intensify and reach Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal coasts as a severe cyclonic storm by Sunday evening, the IMD said on Thursday. It will further intensify into a cyclonic storm on Saturday morning and reach Bangladesh and the adjoining West Bengal coast as a severe cyclonic storm by Sunday evening," said …

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Turbulent skies in Delhi and Mumbai: Unpacking the weather patterns behind recent storms
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Turbulent skies in Delhi and Mumbai: Unpacking the weather patterns behind recent storms

Hindustan Times  

The storm brought a short burst of intense rain to the suburbs but also spurred a large volume of loose dust into the air, worsening air quality significantly. “Dust storms originating in the Middle East can significantly impact distant cities like Mumbai, as powerful winds carry dense clouds of dust thousands of kilometres, deteriorating air quality and reducing visibility upon …

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After devastating rainfall in UAE and Oman, experts urge integration of climate resilience in urban development plans
8 months, 1 week ago

After devastating rainfall in UAE and Oman, experts urge integration of climate resilience in urban development plans

Hindustan Times  

In the aftermath of the record-breaking rainfall in the UAE and Oman, which led to severe impacts on its infrastructure, experts are calling for an urgent revision of urban development and emergency preparedness plans to integrate considerations for extreme weather events, which are quickly becoming more frequent and severe due to the impacts of climate change. Urban planning and infrastructure …

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Extreme Dubai rainfall linked to climate change, not cloud seeding: Scientists
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Extreme Dubai rainfall linked to climate change, not cloud seeding: Scientists

Hindustan Times  

Extreme rainfall in Dubai late on Monday and Tuesday triggered the worst flooding in over seven decades in one of the world’s most advanced but arid cities. The intensity of the rainfall sparked speculation that cloud seeding may have led to it, prompting climate scientists to underline the climate change link to it. Friederike Otto, a senior lecturer at the …

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Rain-heavy system over north likely to subside by today, to shift to east: IMD
1 year, 6 months ago

Rain-heavy system over north likely to subside by today, to shift to east: IMD

Hindustan Times  

The extreme rainfall that has ravaged Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Delhi since Saturday will likely subside by Tuesday, although there will be rain over Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and eastern Rajasthan, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday. Extremely heavy rainfall is also likely over northeastern India and adjoining areas of eastern India in the next three days, the weather …

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Pranaya Vilasam movie review: Honouring Mom, but with kind consideration to Dad’s hypocrisy
1 year, 10 months ago

Pranaya Vilasam movie review: Honouring Mom, but with kind consideration to Dad’s hypocrisy

Firstpost  

Cast: Arjun Ashokan, Anaswara Rajan, Hakkim Shah, Manoj K.U., Mamitha Baiju, Miya George, Sreedhanya Director: Nikhil Muraly Language: Malayalam Director Nikhil Muraly’s Pranaya Vilasam is centred around the home of a college student called Sooraj who is not on talking terms with his father, a local government official named Rajeevan. Pranaya Vilasam’s progressive theme and intentions are, however, marred – …

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TRIBUTE | T.P. Rajeevan (1959-2022): Bilingual soul
2 years, 1 month ago

TRIBUTE | T.P. Rajeevan (1959-2022): Bilingual soul

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 26, 2022 18:16 IST The passing of Thachom Poyil Rajeevan, popularly known as T.P. A life of adventure He did live a life of adventure, strewn together with many vices, and travel widely around the globe for poetry festivals and literary residencies, but he held on to the security of government employment as the Public Relations Officer …

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Kerala: Congress workers assault journalists in Kozhikode, police complaint lodged
3 years, 1 month ago

Kerala: Congress workers assault journalists in Kozhikode, police complaint lodged

India Today  

A scuffle broke out between reporters and Congress workers in Kerala’s Kozhikode on Saturday, leaving one scribe injured. The meeting was chaired by former Kozhikode District Congress Committee president U Rajeevan and was attended by followers of senior leader T Siddique. The rebel group in the Congress party, led by U Rajeevan, convened the meeting amid deep dissatisfaction over the …

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41 Per cent More Rainfall in India from Oct 1-21, Uttarakhand Records Five Times Higher Rain: IMD
3 years, 2 months ago

41 Per cent More Rainfall in India from Oct 1-21, Uttarakhand Records Five Times Higher Rain: IMD

News 18  

India received 41 per cent more rainfall than normal from October 1-21 with Uttarakhand alone recording more than five times its normal precipitation, IMD data showed on Thursday. Providing a numerical perspective to the unusually heavy rains ravaging several parts of the country, particularly the hill state of Uttarakhand in the north and coastal Kerala in the south, the India …

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How climate change is changing the Indian monsoon
3 years, 5 months ago

How climate change is changing the Indian monsoon

Live Mint  

When we talk about climate change impacts, the word that’s often used is “unprecedented”, that which can’t be measured by any given yardstick. The country’s first ever official climate change report, the Assessment Of Climate Change Over The Indian Region, prepared by the Indian scientific community and published by the ministry of earth sciences in 2020, lays out the state …

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HT Environment Conclave: Prepare for more heatwaves and floods, says Rajeevan Nair
3 years, 11 months ago

HT Environment Conclave: Prepare for more heatwaves and floods, says Rajeevan Nair

Hindustan Times  

Frequency and duration of heatwaves, droughts, flash floods, urban floods, short intense rainfall events, probability of cyclones to become severe storms will increase in the coming years due to climate change, said M Rajeevan Nair, secretary ministry of earth sciences at Hindustan Times Environment Conclave. Based on the climate change projections and past data, it has become evident that though …

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India to launch ₹4,000 cr ‘deep sea mission’
4 years, 1 month ago

India to launch ₹4,000 cr ‘deep sea mission’

Hindustan Times  

India will soon launch an ambitious ‘Deep Ocean Mission’ that envisages exploration of minerals, energy and marine diversity of the underwater world, a vast part of which still remains unexplored, a top official of the Ministry of Earth Sciences said. The deep sea mission is expected to cost over ₹ 4,000 crore and will give a boost to efforts to …

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Groundwater situation alarming in Ganga basin states due to rising dry days: Official
4 years, 10 months ago

Groundwater situation alarming in Ganga basin states due to rising dry days: Official

India Today  

The groundwater situation as well as the availability of overground water for irrigation have become alarming due to increasing number of dry days during Southwest monsoon, a top Ministry of Earth Sciences official has told a parliamentary panel. The official testified to the panel that Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal have been witnessing decreasing number of low-intensity rainfalls …

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India re-joins Arctic Council intergovernmental panel as observer nation this year
5 years, 8 months ago

India re-joins Arctic Council intergovernmental panel as observer nation this year

Firstpost  

Indian has been studying the possible link between monsoon & the Arctic at its base in Svalbard. The Arctic Council promotes cooperation, coordination and interaction among Arctic states, the region’s indigenous communities and other inhabitants on common issues, particularly on sustainable development and environmental protection. “At the 11th Arctic Council ministerial meeting at Rovaniemi with Vani Rao Ambassador, Finland. At …

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Kochi: Rs 8,000-crore Deep Ocean Mission soon
5 years, 10 months ago

Kochi: Rs 8,000-crore Deep Ocean Mission soon

Deccan Chronicle  

KOCHI: The Ministry of Earth Sciences is waiting for the investment clearance from the Ministry of Finance for the Rs 8,000-crore Deep Ocean Mission, a flagship project focusing on six areas having critical importance in economic development and environmental understanding. Speaking to this newspaper on the sidelines of a three-day international conference on benthos at the Cochin University of Science …

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