Poor show of northeast monsoon raises doubts over Rabi crops production

Erratic distribution of northeast monsoon rains is most evident in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and the Deccan regions

Monsoon 2022 starts retreating after 114 days of erratic rainfall, extreme weather events

The monsoon winds will take another 4 weeks to withdraw completely from the Indian subcontinent

Marathwada in the grip of drought-like situation

With only 58 per cent rainfall this season, Maharashtra is likely to face one of the worst agrarian crises ever

El Niño not solely responsible for poor monsoon

This season, parts of India witnessed one of the driest monsoon spells

Rainfall trends decline sharply across regions in Karnataka

Madikeri taluka, where the Cauvery river originates, witnesses a decline of 10 mm rainfall per year

‘Monsoon withdrawal will be sooner this year’

Down To Earth speaks to climate scientist Elena Surovyatkina, who said the overall south west monsoon over India had shrunk in 2020

Monsoon 2023: Withdrawal delayed again, may happen well into October

Even then monsoon rainfall would end up below normal; overall deficit of 7% in India at present

Did you know this monsoon was the first on a new calendar? Here’s why we needed one

Knowing exact dates of monsoon’s onset, progress and withdrawal is critical for farmers growing kharif crops, given the season is …

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

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 

Monsoon readies for departure

The withdrawal of south west Monsoon will begin this weekend from north-west India