COVID-19 second wave: Rural demand may be hit despite normal monsoon
Out-of-pocket expenses on health in rural areas may push millions into poverty, warn experts
Climate change may make Indian monsoons more volatile, wet years ahead: Study
The study warned that the shift may entail grave consequences for India’s economy, food systems and people’s well-being
Increased sea surface temperature affecting Indian monsoon: Study
Global warming hiatus contributed to the weakening of the Mascarene High in the Southern Indian Ocean, finds study
Expect a wet September, late monsoon withdrawal due to La Niña
There is a 50-55% chance for the development of La Niña condition in the equatorial Pacific Ocean during the autumn of 2020
An every monsoon affair: How to tackle urban flooding
Urbanisation is inevitable as is climate change; the need is for a multi-pronged approach
India this monsoon: 12% excess rainfall until now, distribution skewed
The North East, for example, is experiencing floods in some regions and below-normal rainfall in others
Indian reservoirs brimming as monsoon advances
Storage levels in 123 reservoirs monitored by Central Water Commission was 194 % of the levels of corresponding period …
Southwest Monsoon 2020: Good rains now bring bad news
Excess rainfall in central India is the new normal as India grows warmer. This can also make locust attacks a perennial problem
Kaziranga braces to curb human-wildlife conflict ahead of monsoon
Water levels rise inside the park every year, prompting animals to move highlands in areas of heavy settlements
Heavy monsoon may put Dharamshala evicted families at risk
The families — who have lived for decades in the city’s Charan Khad settlement — were evicted by the local municipal body four …
Odisha gears up to face Amphan, second pre-monsoon cyclone in 2 yrs
Round-the-clock control room to monitor developments open at Odisha’s Disaster Management Authority office
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
Drought watch: Is there any monsoon effect?
A deficit in July rainfall has been associated with six of India’s worst droughts between 1877 and 2005
Monsoon is on, but reservoir levels stay down
Rainfall deficit dropped to 21 per cent till July 7, 2019; 91 reservoirs witness 17 per cent deficit
A monsoon after two droughts
In a year of severe drought, India witnessed one of its worst floods
Low pre-monsoon showers, dry spell behind heatwaves in Bihar: Scientists
Patna has recorded the maximum temperature of 45.8 degree Celsius — the highest in the last 53 years
India witnessing second-lowest pre-monsoon rainfall since 1954
According IMD, India received 99 mm rainfall between March and May — with a deficit of 23 per cent
Drought, but why: Normal monsoon doesn’t mean no drought
One-third of India’s districts are chronically drought-hit despite receiving above normal rainfall
Did you know Indian and West African monsoons are linked?
A report by an IISc scientist says that El Nino oscillates between both regions and affects the intensity of their rainfall
Researchers identify missing element in monsoon forecast model
The model has a 'dry bias' vis-a-vis rainfall over Central India; with the new research, a better picture of rainfall over the region and better …
Northeast monsoon goes weak all over, except the south
This poor show will impact the Rabi crops when farmers are already suffering from one of the worst agrarian crisis
Northeast Monsoon has a slow start
Most regions, including coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema, Kerala, southern Karnataka and Tamil Nadu recorded rainfall deficit from …
Rain washes away Delhi's air pollution, but what after monsoon is over?
In a city like Delhi, where air pollution is a round-the-year phenomenon, rains can provide only temporary respite
With half a million new farm ponds, should farmers be worried about deficit monsoon?
In the last 12 years, the MGNREGA has created at least 46 new water harvesting structures in every village