Jayashree Nandi

New Delhi

Assistant Editor at Hindustan Times

Environment journalist @htTweets

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Articles

Western disturbances bring cool start to May

6 days ago | hindustantimes.com | Jayashree Nandi |Abhishek Jha

Frequent, slow-moving western disturbances -- essentially, cyclones originating in the Mediterranean Sea and moving east -- in the first week of May have resulted in an unusually cool, rainy start to what is usually the peak summer month for northwest India. It has also led to relatively cleaner air in May with all days in “moderate” category so far except one when it dropped to “poor” in Delhi.
Archaeologists unearth prehistoric tools in NCR’s only primary forest

1 week ago | hindustantimes.com | Jayashree Nandi

HT first reported on July 14, 2021 that archaeologists have discovered cave paintings in a rocky and forested corner of Haryana, not far from the national capital, that they believe belong to the Upper Palaeolithic age. HT reported last week that Mangar, comprising the village, and the sacred grove amid a rocky and hilly terrain, spread over 4,262 acres (of which 3,810 acres is the hill area), is among the most biodiversity rich areas of the Aravallis in the National Capital Region (NCR).
IMD predicts stormy Sunday in Delhi, alerts for swathes of country

1 week ago | hindustantimes.com | Jayashree Nandi |Aheli Das

Delhi residents should prepare for another round of severe weather, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) that upgraded its alert to orange on Saturday evening, warning of moderate thunderstorms with winds reaching 40-50 kmph after the Capital experienced an unforeseen massive storm on Friday.
Turbulent weather to continue across India till May 6, says IMD

1 week ago | hindustantimes.com | Jayashree Nandi

New Delhi: Brace for more turbulent skies, as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued warnings of continued rainfall, accompanied by thunderstorm/dust storm, lightning, hailstorms, squally/gusty winds over northwest, east, and central regions of the country until May 6. Inclement weather affected large parts of the country, including Delhi-NCR, on Friday. A similar weather pattern is expected to continue due to the interaction of multiple weather systems.
Climate crisis exposes flaws in Indus pact as some rivers may dry up quicker

1 week ago | hindustantimes.com | Jayashree Nandi

The Indus river basin, among the most vulnerable regions globally to climate change, is experiencing dramatically different impacts across its eastern and western tributaries, recent scientific research has shown, potentially making previous agreements on sharing of waters between India and Pakistan irrelevant.
India highlights plastic phase-out resolution

1 week ago | hindustantimes.com | Jayashree Nandi

Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav on Thursday recalled that India introduced a resolution on single-use plastics at the fourth session of the UN Environment Assembly of the UNEP which was held in 2019, in a move that brought the issue of plastic pollution to the centre of global discourse.
HT Syndication: union minister highlights resolution on single-use plastic

1 week ago | htsyndication.com | Jayashree Nandi

New Delhi, May 2 -- Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav on Thursday recalled that India introduced a resolution on single-use plastics at the fourth session of the UN Environment Assembly of the UNEP which was held in 2019, in a move that brought the issue of plastic pollution to the centre of global discourse.
Above normal rainfall likely over entire S Asia region, including India, in June-Sept

2 weeks ago | hindustantimes.com | Jayashree Nandi

Most parts of South Asia, including India, will see above normal rainfall during southwest monsoon season (June-September) while maximum temperatures over the central parts of the region and most areas in the southern parts are likely to be normal to below normal, the Consensus Outlook Statement for South Asia Summer Monsoon Season said on Wednesday. The statement was released by M Ravichandran, secretary, ministry of earth sciences (MoES).
HT Syndication: Will raze a part of illegal battalion: Assam govt to NGT

2 weeks ago | htsyndication.com | Jayashree Nandi

India, April 29 -- The Assam Police Housing Corporation Limited, in an affidavit filed last week to the National Green Tribunal, apologised for illegally clearing forest land to house a police battalion in Innerline Reserved Forest under Hailakandi Division, and also offered to demolish part of the facility so as to make the project eligible for prior environmental clearance.
Will raze a part of illegal battalion: Assam govt to NGT

2 weeks ago | hindustantimes.com | Jayashree Nandi

The Assam Police Housing Corporation Limited, in an affidavit filed last week to the National Green Tribunal, apologised for illegally clearing forest land to house a police battalion in Innerline Reserved Forest under Hailakandi Division, and also offered to demolish part of the facility so as to make the project eligible for prior environmental clearance.