Authors- Sanjeev Kumar Singh, Yogesh Kant and D. Mitra Cyclone Shakhti, the first cyclonic storm of 2025 over the Arabian Sea, formed from a low-pressure area in early October after the monsoon season. It intensified into a Severe Cyclonic Storm by October 4, reaching peak wind speeds of approximately 110-120 km/h and a central pressure of around 990 hPa (India Continue Reading »

Authors: Sanjeev Kumar Singh, Yogesh Kant, D. Mitra and R. P. Singh Western Disturbances (WDs) are eastward-moving extratropical synoptic-scale weather systems that significantly influence the winter weather of north and northwestern India, particularly during the period December to March (Hunt et al., 2025). These systems are responsible for cloudiness, rainfall, snowfall over the Western Himalayas, cold wave conditions over the Continue Reading »

What if a satellite could detect a water-logged surface beneath the dense forests, which is invisible to ordinary optical cameras? A new Radar Imaging Satellite, NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar- NISAR, is making this possible, helping scientists and researchers to understand the forests, wetlands, vegetation, and environmental changes in a completely new way. NISAR is an exciting new Earth-observation satellite mission Continue Reading »

Author- Praveen K Thakur, Sakshi Tripathi, Priyanka Tyagi and Hitendra Padalia Snow cover and its anomaly assessment is a crucial approach for understanding deviations in seasonal snow conditions and their implications for regional hydrology and climate variability. The North Western Himalayan (NWH) states, especially the Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir states of NWH region have received very less Continue Reading »

Authors: C.M. Bhatt, Pankaj R Dhote, Nishant Rana & Abhay Masiwal The Indo-Gangetic Plains are among the most chronically flood-affected regions in India. The area receives a substantial amount of rainfall during the monsoon season (June–September), which leads to increased river discharge and frequent flooding. Flooding in the Ganga floodplains is a recurrent phenomenon (Bhatt et al.,2016). In July 2025, Continue Reading »