The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him. -Niccolo Machiavelli (3 May 1469-1527)

एल निनो आला... @NOAA ने पॅसिफिक महासागरात El Nino ची सुरुवात झाल्याचं अधिकृतपणे जाहीर केलं आहे. bbc.com/news/articles/c75ylx…

Really?? First in 60 years 😜

The giants of Tamil Nadu’s skies have finally been counted as Tamil Nadu Forest department wraps up its first-ever comprehensive State-wide Raptor Assessment. The results are thrilling. • 51 species of raptors documented which is nearly 80% of all raptor species known from Tamil Nadu • 5,712 sightings recorded • 49 forest divisions and 389 survey blocks surveyed • More than 10,000 km covered through one of the largest raptor assessments undertaken in India • 3,643 person-days of field effort by forest staff, researchers and volunteers • 40 diurnal and 11 nocturnal species recorded, revealing a thriving community of hunters that patrol Tamil Nadu’s skies day and night • Three Critically Endangered raptors recorded, the White-rumped Vulture, Indian Vulture and Red-headed Vulture, species that have suffered catastrophic declines across the Indian subcontinent • One Endangered and six Vulnerable raptor species documented, reaffirming Tamil Nadu’s importance as a refuge for some of the world’s most threatened birds of prey • 15 migratory raptor species recorded along the Central Asian Flyway, linking Tamil Nadu to one of the world’s great migration routes • Five raptor species found only in the Indian subcontinent were documented, highlighting Tamil Nadu’s role in conserving a unique natural heritage found nowhere else on Earth • Erode, the Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Salem and Krishnagiri emerged among Tamil Nadu’s richest landscapes for birds of prey Raptors occupy the top of the food chain and are among nature’s most powerful indicators of ecosystem health. Eagles, vultures, falcons, kites and owls soaring overhead tell a story about the health of the land below. Tamil Nadu’s first state-wide raptor survey tells us that our forests, grasslands, wetlands, mountains and coastlines support an extraordinary diversity of life and therefore protecting these extraordinary species should be our priority. Kudos @Aiwcrteofficial led by Thiru A. Udhayan,Thiru Srinivas Reddy, Thiru Rakesh Dogra and the entire team @tnforestdept for this incredible work 💪

महाराष्ट्रातले काही भागात मान्सूनपूर्व वादळी पावसानं हजेरी लावली आहे, तर काही भाग आभाळाकडे डोळे लावून बसले आहेत. काय आहे महाराष्ट्रातल्या पावसाचा अंदाज? जाणून घ्या. पाहा व्हीडिओ : bbc.com/marathi/articles/c5y… #Monsoon #Maharashtra @janhavee

World Oceans Day : कोकणच्या समुद्रातलं 'आंग्रिया बँक' प्रवाळ बेट तुम्हाला माहिती आहे का? with inputs from @vardhanpatankar bbc.com/marathi/india-573859…

Nino 3.4 region (the area in tropical pacific) which is used to monitor elnino development is reporting the highest SST anomaly at this time of year (red line) in comparison to last 45 years. El Nino is developing very fast.

MIRRA THE CHAMPION 🏆 #RolandGarros

As part of our climate services for public health, we publish a Weekly Health Bulletin every Friday. It provides district-level forecasts for the next two weeks on temperature conditions that may favour malaria and dengue transmission. Read here: imdpune.gov.in/caui/health.p…

This is what a mangrove paradise looks like 🫶 Mangroves are among nature’s greatest climate superheroes. They shield our coasts from storms, store vast amounts of carbon, nurture fisheries, filter water, and protect millions of lives and livelihoods. They are a powerful natural solution to one of humanity’s most complex challenges, climate change. On this World Environment Day, the message is clear: some of the best climate solutions are simple, local and already around us. Nature has spent millions of years perfecting ways to store carbon, conserve water, cool our planet and sustain life. As the world searches for answers, nature’s message is remarkably simple, protect what already works and that is what Tamil Nadu is doing. Restoring mangroves. Protecting native grasslands. Restoring Ecosystems, Growing native forests. Empowering communities and young people to lead the change. Happy World Environment Day #WorldEnvironmentDay #NowForClimate #NatureBasedSolutions #Mangroves #Climateaction #worldEnvironmentDay2026

Finally, Monsoon arrives in Kerala. Still winds are not as strong..

🌧️☀️ Did you know.... flood risk can actually increase after droughts? Why? Dry, scorched soil becomes solid, unable to absorb heavy rain—leading to surface runoff and flash floods. 🌊 Healthy soil helps prevent floods. 🌱 #SoilHealth

What a rare capture. A melanistic tigress with her 3 melanistic cubs at Similipal Tiger Reserve. As released. #IncredibleIndia

RT @akshaydeoras: Have you heard about the Madden-Julian Oscillation and the Indian Ocean Dipole but struggled to understand how they impac…

Schrödinger's Plates: They are both broken and not broken until you open the window.

ढग आणि पावसाची ही रेल्वेगाडी जिथे थांबेल तिथे पाऊस पडतो. जिथून ती निघाली, तिथे पाऊस कमी होतो. मॅडन जुलियन ॲासिलेशनचं वर्णन @akshaydeoras असं करतात. तसंच इंडियन ओशन डायपोलचाही मान्सूनवर रिणाम होण्याची शक्यता आहे. या दोन्ही संज्ञांचा अर्थ जाणून घ्या.. bbc.com/marathi/articles/cj6…

मान्सून यंदा अंदमानात वेळेआधीच दाखल झाला, पण मग नंतर तो कुठे रेंगाळला? महाराष्ट्रात आगमन कधी? सविस्तर वाचा : bbc.com/marathi/articles/c62… #Monsoon @janhavee

The comprehensive data on all-cause deaths during heatwaves in a city can show real picture of how night-time heat is affecting our country, says @DMavalankar

RT @akshaydeoras: A very strong Madden-Julian Oscillation will propagate in phases 7 & 8 (Western Pacific/Western hemisphere) until ~10 Jun…

काल रात्रीही मुंबईत तापमान 30 अंश होतं. हे आता नेहमीचं होऊ लागलंय. उन्हाळ्यात दिवस-रात्र भट्टीत किंवा कुकरमध्ये शिजून निघतोय असंच वाटतं. उष्णता ही फक्त दिवसाची समस्या राहिलेली नाही, रात्रीही ती घातक ठरू लागली आहे. @RockSea bbc.com/marathi/articles/cvg…

RT @prof_nithiya: 48°C is not just a temperature value anymore. It is becoming a national security, infrastructure, health and productivity…