Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/04/2025. The matter related to desilting of 24 drains with special focus on two drains - Kushak drain and Sunheri Pul drain before the monsoon. The court was informed that …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Effect of Slow Monsoon and Deficient Rainfall, 16/07/2019. As per second India Meteorological Department (IMD) Long Range Forecast, released on 31.05.2019, rainfall over the country as a whole for the 2019 South-West Monsoon Season (June to September) is likely to be NORMAL (96% to …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Effect of Slow Monsoon and Deficient Rainfall, 16/07/2019. As per second India Meteorological Department (IMD) Long Range Forecast, released on 31.05.2019, rainfall over the country as a whole for the 2019 South-West Monsoon Season (June to September) is likely to be NORMAL (96% to …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Impact of Delayed Monsoon, 11/07/2019. As reported by Ministry of Earth Sciences, Southwest monsoon onset over Kerala (June 8 2019) and its further progress across the country has been delayed by a week due to the formation and movement of the very severe cyclonic …
Indian farmers have planted 23.4 million hectares with summer crops, down 27% from this time a year ago, according to the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, buffeted by patchy monsoon rains that slowed down sowing in the country. Farmers start planting their summer-sown crops from June 1, when monsoon …
Both BPT and JNPT have particularly indicated the potential navigation issues and environment hazard as at least two of these oil vessels — TAG 6 and TAG 22 — are lying tangled in the sea. FEARING AN oil spill off Mumbai’s coast, the Bombay Port Trust (BPT) and the Jawaharlal …
The Ministry of Health released on Thursday this year's figures regarding the number of cases of vector-borne diseases like dengue, malaria and Chikungunya. "Till date 91 Dengue cases have been reported from across the country, out of which 22 cases are from Delhi," the ministry said. "92 cases of patients …
A water crisis is brewing in many parts of the world's second-most populated nation as unsustainable use and few measures to harness rain lead to shortages Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu that’s reeling under a severe water shortage, will get the resource transported from other parts of the state …
Rs. 20 crore has been allocated for supplying water across the State, says TWAD Board managing director The groundwater level has increased from 18.10 metres below ground level (pre-monsoon) to 17.5 metres below ground level (post-monsoon), managing director of Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage (TWAD) Board C.N. Maheswaran has …
With 87% of the country’s geographical area falling under deficient/large deficient category as on Monday — as against 82% on June 11 — and private forecaster Skymet saying it will now be difficult to make up for the June deficiency, the concerns over a weak monsoon has intensified. Though these …
Overcast skies and intermittent showers notwithstanding, pre-monsoon rains in Punjab this year are deficient by 76 per cent so far, making it worst-hit state in the region and among top three across the country where rains have been sorely lacking. Punjab has received a total of 4.6 mm rainfall from …
Monsoon is expected to advance further up north as Cyclone Vayu loses intensity paving the way for the wind system to move towards the Arabian Sea, the weatherman said Sunday. By now, monsoon should have reached the central India, including parts of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, eastern Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, …
The Centre has asked states to brace for deficit rainfall this season, although the weather office has stuck to its forecast of normal monsoon. The suggestion came at the Centre’s first meeting on drought management held on Tuesday. The monsoon reached Kerala on June 8 — a week later than …
India typically witnesses water scarcity during summer months, but the situation this year is particularly grim in western and southern states Millions of people are desperately awaiting overdue monsoon rains as they struggle to secure drinking water amid a heat wave across India that is rapidly drying up reservoirs and …
Clouds strongly modulate regional radiation balance and their evolution is profoundly influenced by circulations. This study uses 2001–16 satellite and reanalysis data together with regional model simulations to investigate the spring shortwave cloud radiative effect (SWCRE) and the associated circulations over southeastern China (SEC). Strong SWCRE, up to 2110 W …
Jaipur: The rural development and panchayati raj department will plant a minimum of 100 fruit trees at each of the villages during the monsoon season. Lower level revenue officials like patwari and panchayat secretary will be entrusted with the upkeep of these trees. Secretary and commissioner of panchyatati raj department …
Nearly two-thirds of the country's area has recorded either deficient or highly deficient rains The pre-monsoon deficiency has caused stress in rural India and led to water shortages in cities As the new government gets sworn in on Thursday, one of its priorities would be to help states, particularly those …
Civic body's public health department trains its medical staff for dealing with monsoon-related diseases in city In order to treat patients with monsoon-related diseases, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)'s public health department has already started planning to tackle the illnesses and take precautions before the monsoon begins. The civic-run public …
Climate over India during 2018 was significantly warm in respect of temperature. The annual mean temperature for the country this year was +0.40°C above the 1981-2010 average, thus making the year 2018 as the sixth warmest year on records since the nation-wide records commenced in 1901. Higher mean temperatures during …
Uttarkashi district faces acute water scarcity during the summer season. Many experts say that the reason for this crisis is because the region lacks efficient water management practices. “An urban resident needs around 135 litres of water per day while the demand is at least 70 litres in rural areas. …
BHOPAL: Water crisis is back haunting the people in the state as the sun gets harsh making summer intense. Exploitation of ground water resources coupled with erratic monsoon in the past have led to a drastic decline in water table across the state. So much so that water table has …
