Madhavan S, Hina Pande and Poonam Seth Tiwari Historic cities stand as symbols of the past, mirroring the lifestyle and culture of their inhabitants and forming the core of local identities. These cities are critical markers of urban change, illustrating continuous progress and evolution across various civilizations. For a historical city, study of its background and evolution of urban settlements Continue Reading »

G.E. Hutchinson, a renowned ecologist, once remarked, "Field ecology labs are essential for budding ecologists. The lessons learned in a field ecology lab stay with students or young researchers forever. It is where they develop their critical thinking skills, observation prowess, and problem-solving abilities essential for any aspiring ecologist." This philosophy underpins the functioning of  Field Ecological Laboratory (FEL) at Continue Reading »

Sanjeev Kumar Singh, Yogesh Kant and D. Mitra Cyclone Dana was a strong tropical cyclone formed over the Bay of Bengal in October 2024. It was the first cyclone in the post-monsoon cyclone season 2024. Cyclone Dana originated as a low-pressure area over the East Central Bay of Bengal and the adjoining North Andaman Sea on October 21, 2024. On Continue Reading »

Shuchita Srivastava , Abhinav Sharma and  Debashish Mitra Forest Fire is one of the major emission sources of gaseous air pollutants like carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxides (NOx), volatile organic compounds (VOC) etc. Satellite remote sensing has been instrumental in providing observation of active fire counts and different atmospheric pollutants. Prevailing dry conditions and rainfall deficit during the spring season Continue Reading »

El Niño is a buzzword in year 2024 which is a climatic phenomenon characterized by the periodic warming of the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, leading to substantial global changes observed in weather patterns. Due to El Niño effect in year 2024, the scorching heat is observed in various parts of the world specially in India the large section Continue Reading »