Monsoon maps on trees
Growth rings allow for future prediction of drought
Poor monsoon means no power
Odisha reels under outages
How accurate long-range forecasts of monsoon onset can be climate adaptation tool for farmers
Study looks into farmers’ behaviour based on forecast information, insurance in 250 Telangana villages
Climate opportunity: How did Rajasthan harvest rainwater after the early monsoon of 2023?
The rains of May and June 2023 broke records of the last 100 years for western Rajasthan districts. The villagers turned this havoc of rain into …
Is La Nina in the offing? How the shift from El Nino may impact monsoon, summer in India this year
Current El Nino phenomenon in the equatorial Pacific Ocean may end by April
Monsoon 2023: What’s pushing demand for work under MGNREGS?
The rural employment scheme should be perceived from the lens of climate change adaptation measures, says expert
Monsoon 2023: Long dry spells in August lead to crop failure in western Odisha
Workers expected to migrate early this time, brokers start approaching people to work in brick kilns
Why does it feel like pre- or post-monsoon in the middle of monsoon?
Imposition of ongoing El Nino event in equatorial Pacific Ocean on a generally warmer planet may be the reason for this strange behaviour
Monsoon 2023: Can India forecast drought in the long-term?
A recent deep-learning model finds that till 2027, major parts of the country will be affected by droughts
Monsoon 2023: Central India to remain dry during September
Intraseasonal weather patterns absent in first fortnight of September, indicating high likelihood of rainfall deficit across the country
Sapling solidarity: Erratic monsoon has led to Haryana, Punjab farmers helping each other; here is how
Cultivators in flood-hit villages of the states have received free supply of paddy saplings from their counterparts in safer areas to tide over …
DTE Coverage: CAG reports released during monsoon session of Parliament 2023
Audits by Comptroller and Auditor General once again throw light on goings-on in Indian governance
Quarter of India’s land area faces drought-like conditions; IMD predicts weak monsoon in August
Since April, the area under drought has been increasing. Below normal rainfall is expected in August
Monsoon 2023: Two weather phenomena to decide fate of agriculture in Indo-Gangetic belt
Agriculture in dry regions to suffer if rainfall deficit continues; Indian Ocean Dipole and El Nino huge factors
Reservoirs in India face water crunch as monsoon progress remains poor
Depleting water levels in reservoirs will have a direct bearing on the sowing and production of Rabi crops
After prolonged heatwave, poor monsoon rainfall threatens paddy cultivation in Bihar
Rainfall was less than normal in 37 of Bihar's 38 districts, with 10 districts witnessing a rainfall deficit of 90-100% in June
Chasing the monsoon: 81% of India rain-starved; here’s how it differs from last year
In 2022, 13 subdivisions had reported ‘large deficient’ rainfall compared to 18 this year
Northeast Monsoon has a slow start
Most regions, including coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema, Kerala, southern Karnataka and Tamil Nadu recorded rainfall deficit from …
Two depressions in September, an anomaly in this already erratic monsoon
There have been only three instances in the last 30 years where two depressions had been recorded in the Bay of Bengal in September
Not one dam in Kerala was inspected before monsoon, reveals RTI
The state received 42% above normal rainfall but the Central Water Commission didn’t have any information of the criticality of dams
Himachal Pradesh: Floods hit 16th state this monsoon, to impact crop yield
The hill state got 15 times its normal rainfall on Sunday owing to a depression settled over west MP and east Rajasthan
Dry March: Is India looking at deficient pre-monsoon rain in 2022
Rainfall activity started late over North East; no western disturbances over northwest, hence no rain there, says IMD
Monsoons can go for a toss. What will that mean to us?
Peninsular India will get more rain while central, north India will be dry; the lives of 300 million west Africans will also be impacted
Northeast Monsoon gets good start due to low pressure system in Arabian Sea
The system has brought heavy rainfall to Kerala and north Karnataka, with more rain predicted
Monsoon withdraws, but several states still under drought
The situation in these parched regions may get worse in coming months with no more rainfall