Page 2 - Monsoon Season

Heavy rains pound Mumbai; authorities shut 4 subways due to flooding

The first rains of this year's monsoon season in Mumbai caused water-logging in various parts of the city

A million years of data confirms: Monsoons are likely to get worse

The annual summer monsoon in South Asia begins this month. A new study points to more destructive storms

Statsguru: Six charts explain why monsoon is so important for economy

An even more virulent second wave means that economic growth, income and employment will again depend on agriculture to a large extent

Secure health facilities, oxygen plants during upcoming monsoon: Home secy

Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Friday reviewed the national disaster management apparatus and "advised" concerned agencies to be better prepared

Auto companies show signs of recovery, increase dispatches by 13%

Tractor sales also increased with largest tractor seller Mahindra & Mahindra selling 18 per cent more farm equipment indicating that a good monsoon was driving the rural economy

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

Rainfall in Aug, Sept to be normal, says IMD; more area under kharif crops

Enthused by the initial good rains, farmers across the country have planted kharif crops in almost 14 per cent more area than the last year till July 31

Monsoon session plan: LS and RS to sit by turns, use each others' chambers

Venkaiah Naidu and Om Birla hold two-hour long meeting, inspect chambers and galleries of both Houses to take stock of seating capacity as per social distancing norms

Monsoon session to be held, govt to take Covid precautions: Pralhad Joshi

The second part of the session was curtailed in view of the threat of the spread of coronavirus

UP Assembly monsoon session likely to be held via video conference: Speaker

Dixit also said the final decision on the issue will be taken by the state government and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

Monsoon played havoc in Maharashtra; 80 died and millions displaced in 2019

The floods damaged crops on over 4.89 lakh hectare agricultural land in the division and affected 8.73 lakh farmers

INFOGRAPHIC: Stage set for revival of monsoon over North, shows IMD data

Till July 12, except for Central India, the monsoon was deficient in all other regions in varying degrees, shows IMD data

Favourable monsoon forecast may have limited impact on markets: here's why

The Sensex has often given double-digit returns in below-normal rainfall years

June ends with 4% surplus rain

The southwest monsoon season began on a positive note for most parts of the country, with June recording almost four per cent excess rain than the normal.However, showers over Jharkhand, Bihar, Gangetic West Bengal, eastern Uttar Pradesh and parts of Karnataka were 20-50 per cent less than the average in the first month of the four-month season that will end in September. Which means these regions could stare at a drought-like situation unless the monsoon becomes active over there in the next few weeks. On a cumulative basis, the southwest monsoon in June was 52 per cent more than normal over northwest India, five per cent more than normal over central India, eight per cent excess over peninsular India but 18 per cent less than normal over east and northeast India.The rains entered the mainland on May 30 and are expected to cover the entire country in the next 45 days. The official India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that rain in July would be normal at 96 per cent of .