Asian College of Journalism, in association with Mongabay India, is organizing a hybrid training workshop for journalists on Climate Change Reporting on Saturday, 11 October 2025, from 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM. I will be conducting a session on “Impacts of Climate Change on the Indian

Air Pollution in Indian Cities As winter approaches, North India once again braces for a season of deteriorating air quality. The region experiences dangerously high levels of air pollution, which not only threatens public health but also claims countless lives every year. Human

An excellent piece, Akshay. Well articulated.

A well written article @jayashreenandi on global warming throws monsoon patterns out of gear. The global warming causes more frequent weather extremes in the Himalayas leading to more frequent devastating flash floods. We need to be well prepared.

IMP: #ClimateCrisis is altering #southwestmonsoon. Imp to pay careful attention to science #disasterresilience, a plan for #Himalayan regions. #Monsoon circulation weakening bt excess moisture triggering extreme spells, heat wl lead to spike in vector diseases especially dengue

I was delighted to participate in a panel discussion on Sansad TV on the Deep Ocean Mission, launched by the Ministry of Earth Sciences Government of India in June 2021. It is a matter of immense pride and privilege for me to have steered the launch of this Mission, with an

My interview with Maharashtra Times (Mumbai Edition) on the recent cloudburst incidents in the Himalayas has been published, with an English version. In the discussion, I addressed key questions: What are cloudbursts and how do they occur? Is their frequency increasing? Can

“In India, we have good data sets on rainfall, temperature, humidity, wind speed, which are the basic meteorological parameters. However, we don’t have adequate data over the Himalayas and hardly any data to work on GLOFs.” Dr @rajeevan61 told me last year for this story👇

Uttarkashi Flash Flood Exposes Glaring Gaps. NDTV story on the event. With global warming, the frequency and intensity of flash floods are only expected to rise. This underscores the urgent need for robust nowcasting systems for cloudburst events, leveraging radar and satellite

With humility and gratitude, I’m delighted to share that my research contributions have crossed a significant milestone — over 20,000 citations. For any researcher, reaching this number is deeply satisfying and exciting. But for me, it’s never been about the numbers. This

Hearty Congratulations @iitmpune for completing 10 years of dedicated winter fog experiments (WIFEX) at the IGI airport to understand the physical processes of Fog and developing a prediction system. Wish them all the best for the next phase of WIFEX and development of more

Kindly join us for the official release of the book: “South Asian Summer Monsoon: Processes, Predictions and Societal Impacts” Friday, 6th June 2025, 2:00 PM IST At Atria University, Hebbal, Bangalore Join us live: YouTube Live Stream Link: https://t.co/GZ7kFYYXs5

@ANRFIndia announces call for Proposals under Advanced Research Grant (ARG) and scheduled to open from June 12, 2025. The call details can be accessed in the following link (https://t.co/uN9tOyY2Ij)@IndiaDST @shivkuma_k @PrinSciAdvOff @karandi65 @PrinSciAdvGoI @Dipti_K_Thukral

Monsoon 2025: increasing sub-daily rainfall extremes As anticipated, we are already witnessing heavy rainfall events & flooding this monsoon season. With global warming & resulting changes, frequency of such extreme events is expected to rise further. However, what matters

Monsoon 2025 Monsoon has come one week early this year, exciting season to follow. Early onset & covering a large area on the first day is not uncommon. In 1971, monsoon at the time of onset covered a larger area in Karnataka & parts of Maha. Present active monsoon conditions

Delighted to organize the launch of our recent book " South Asian Summer Monsoon: Processes, predictions and societal impacts" published by Elsevier on 6th June, 0200 PM at @atriauniversity The book is available for sale at https://t.co/T0XbicyqZ7 @ElsevierNews