Annual climate summary 2023
The report discusses the climate condition over Indian region during the year 2023. Notably, global temperatures soared to exceptionally high levels during this period (WMO.No.1347). The India Meteorological
Monsoons
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Monsoon in India: IMD says deficiency plunges to 18%
More than 25% excess rainfall over normal on Wednesday has pulled down the overall deficiency in the quantum of monsoon rainfall to only 18% from 25% reported a week ago. With monsoon rains expected
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Monsoon brings 2nd wave of floods in Assam
Guwahati: Assam was hit by a second wave of floods on Tuesday, a week after the south-west monsoon arrived in the northeast on June 14. More than 9,000 people have been affected till Wednesday, the
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Four test positive in dengue's first strike this season
Gurgaon: The city reported its first four cases of dengue this season on Tuesday, when blood samples sent by the district health authorities to an accredited laboratory tested positive. The four dengue
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In 65 years, monsoon has kept June 10 date with Mumbai on only two occasions
MUMBAI: The normal monsoon onset date for the city may be June 10 in the India Meteorological Department (IMD) calendar, but in the last 65 years there have been only two years, 1999 and 2004, when the
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NGT moved for revival of water bodies in Dwarka
Days after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed Delhi government to clean and restore all natural water bodies in the city, an environment activist has moved the green panel seeking its intervention
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Monsoon rains cover half of India; to accelerate sowing
Indian monsoon rains have covered nearly half of the country, the weather department said on Monday, accelerating planting of summer crops like paddy rice, soybeans, cotton and pulses. The June to September
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95% river cleaning works done, mayor calls it big success
Nagpur: Till Monday evening, 95% works under the Nagpur Municipal Corporation's river cleaning drive covering Nag, Pili and Pora were completed. Launched simultaneously in all the three city rivers
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Flash floods disrupt life in capital, more rains likely
Guwahati: A pre-monsoon shower lasting for about half an hour had the entire city under water on Wednesday. From RG Baruah Road to Zoo Tiniali, Chadmari, Dispur, Hengerabari, Tarun Nagar, Anil Nagar, Lachit
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Senegal's farmers adopt new tool to boost harvests: mobile phones
SIKILO, Senegal (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Walking through his dry millet field, Alioune Djaby, chief of Sikilo village, waits for a sign that rainfall is coming. Normally, he would look for clouds
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Stuck for a week, sluggish monsoon set for a surge: Met
Stuck over south India for almost a week, the monsoon is set to stir again on the back of a fresh surge. Over the next four-five days, the rain-bearing wind system is expected to cover entire peninsular