Page 11 - Indian Monsoon

NE monsoon rains filled up major tanks in Puducherry, says LG Kiran Bedi

Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Kiran Bedi on Saturday said the North-East monsoon has brought copious rains and all major tanks in the Union Territory are full.

In last 45 years, monsoon withdrew late 28 times, shows IMD data

Monsoon has retreated late from the country 28 times in the last 45 years, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) data suggests, pointing to a shifting weather pattern.

Low pressure in Bay of Bengal to bring rains in AP, Odisha, Bengal: IMD

The withdrawal of the southwest monsoon has been delayed this year

Thundershowers, heavy rains likely in Andhra over next 4 days: IMD

The India Meteorological Department has forecast thundershowers with lightning at isolated places in coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema and Yanam over the next four days

Low pressure over Arabian Sea intensifies into depression, but moving away from Indian coast: IMD

The low pressure over the Arabian Sea intensified into a depression on Saturday but is moving away from the Indian coast and no adverse weather is likely over the west coast

Assam flood situation improves marginally; widespread rains in Odisha

The flood situation in Assam improved marginally on Thursday as river water levels receded while a fresh low-pressure area formed over the Bay of Bengal, triggering widespread rainfall in Odisha. The Meteorological (MeT) office said heavy rainfall is likely to lash many parts of Odisha till October 6. The southwest monsoon withdrew from Rajasthan with eight per cent more rainfall than normal, the MeT Department. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said dry weather is very likely over most parts of the northwest India during the next five days. In Assam, over 2.70 lakh people were affected due to floods in seven districts on Thursday. At present, 426 villages are underwater and over 25,307 hectare of crop areas have been damaged in the state, a bulletin issued by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said. The Brahmaputra was flowing above the danger level at Dhubri and the Kopiliu in Nagaon, it said. The flood-affected districts are Bishwanath, Barpeta, Goa

Climate events over 3,200 years caused variations in Indian Summer Monsoon

Global climatic events like the Roman Warm Period, Medieval Climate Anomaly, and the Little Ice Age may have had significant impacts on India's landscape, vegetation, and socio-economic growth, with abrupt shifts in the Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM) coinciding with these climatic events, a study by Indian researchers has found. The study by the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, an institute of the Department of Science & Technology, shows wet monsoon conditions in the North-Western Himalaya between 1200 and 550 BCE. This condition prevailed till 450 AD, coinciding with the Roman Warm Period. It was followed by reduced precipitation and a weak ISM till 950 AD and then strengthened during the Medieval Climate Anomaly between 950 and 1350 AD. During the Little Ice Age, there was a pronounced reduction in monsoon precipitation. The study carried out with lake sediments from Rewalsar Lake, a freshwater lake in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh, could resolve the long debate among ...

Monsoon withdraws from Delhi; Assam flood situation marginally deteriorates

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the country received above normal monsoon during the four-month rainfall season, recording the second highest precipitation in the last 30 years

Country received 'above normal' rainfall during 4-month monsoon: IMD

The country received above normal monsoon during the four-month rainfall season, recording the second highest precipitation in the last 30 years, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said

India receives above average monsoon rains for second straight year

India received above average monsoon rainfall for the second year in a row in 2020 - the first time that has happened in more than six decades, weather department officials said on Wednesday

Rains keep onion prices up despite govt's ban on exports, shows data

From September 15 to 21, there was a nominal Rs 3 per kg increase in the wholesale prices in Delhi, while in Mumbai prices rose by Rs 2 per kg

Monsoon retreat begins from parts of north India, says weather department

In Delhi, it was a warm day as the maximum temperature settled at 36.1 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season's average

Monsoon to retreat from north India in 2 days; season to end above-normal

Overall, the country has received 9 per cent more rainfall than normal until September 26, according to data

Statsguru: Farm activity to MGNREGA wages, monsoon 2020 gives hope

Rains do swivel between normal, deficient and excess across years, but good rains in times of severe contraction in the economy are a big relief

Monsoon withdrawal from west Rajasthan expected to be delayed: IMD

The IMD has also issued an orange alert for Telangana, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry for Monday

Copious rains seed hope of bumper harvest: CRISIL's DRIP Index

Agriculture should be the saving grace for the beleaguered Indian economy this year

India got 27% more rainfall in Aug; heavy downpour likely in next 3 days

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday predicted heavy to very heavy showers in parts of north, northeast and south India in the next three days, highlighting that the country recorded its highest rainfall in 44 years in the month of August. Nearly 5,000 people were shifted to safer places in Gujarat's Bharuch and Vadodara districts after flooding in several villages due to rise in level of the Narmada river, while over 3,000 people have been evacuated from Bhandara and Chandrapur districts of Maharashtra's Vidarbha after heavy downpour in neighbouring parts of Madhya Pradesh. In Delhi the water level of the Yamuna was receding gradually and the river was flowing below the warning mark in Delhi. Light to very light rain and thundershower occurred at isolated places in Uttar Pradesh, and heavy rains were recorded in several parts of Rajasthan. The IMD said heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely at isolated places in west Rajasthan on September 1. Heavy falls are ...

India received highest rainfall in August 2020 since 1976, says IMD

Mahapatra said the monsoon is currently moving towards north-west India while the southern states may experience some relief from heavy rains in the coming weeks

Odisha: 5 dead in house collapse, heavy rains triggers flood-like situation

Arrangements have been made to evacuate people to safer places in Bhadrak, Balasore and Jajpur, he said

India's area under kharif crops hits all-time high of over 108 mn hectares

Government confident of bumper harvest; could cool down inflation but experts say excess rains, pest attach could play spoilsport in some crops