Monsoons

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding desilting of the Defence Colony drain in Delhi before the monsoon, 16/04/2025

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 …

Dry March threatens crop show

66% Lower Rains, 4-7 Degrees Above Normal Temperature Signal Tough Days For Kharif Crop ABNORMALLY hot weather and lower than expected rains are raising the spectre of India facing another water shortage in the coming kharif season, said a senior official of the Indian Meteorological Department, the country

Monsoons send Asian pollution round the world

Asian pollution is a global problem. Millions of tonnes of soot, sulphur dioxide and other pollutants are fast-tracked into the stratosphere each year by the summer monsoon. "The monsoon is one of the most powerful atmospheric circulation systems on the planet, and it happens to form right over a heavily …

Pvt weathermen flooded with deals as cos plan for next year

BIG corporate houses are rushing to private weather forecasters for monsoon projections, as they look to finalise their investment and production estimates for next year. Monsoon rains are the lifeline of Asia

Radar to predict weather in place by monsoon, hopes IMD

Mumbai An Indian-made Doppler radar designed for real time weather prediction, a need felt during the 2005 deluge, is headed for the city, with weather officials optimistic it will be in place before this year

El Nino waning, normal rain this year: Met

Today is World Water Day This just might be what the doctor ordered for the parched country.With the El Nino effect waning, India can look forward to a normal monsoon this year. This will bring cheer to farmers who were pinning hopes on the kharif produce. Abundant rain is also …

Increasing monsoon breaks to wreak havoc

Sudha Nambudiri KOCHI: As yet another World Water Day passes by, the drying wells, vanishing waterbodies and the decrease in rainfall catches the attention of environmentalists and scientists alike. While the former is exhorting the public and the powers that be of the dangers of a water crisis, the latter …

Monsoon seen normal this yr: Farm secy

THE country will likely experience a normal monsoon this crop year, agriculture secretary PK Basu said here on Friday, raising hopes of a recovery in farm output which was hit by the worst drought in 37 years last season. The government

Prepare plan to tackle drought

Determined to maximise kharif production irrespective of the rainfall situation this year the government has asked the states to prepare detailed contingency plans to deal with a drought like situation. Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said that the severe drought during last kharif season had posed a serious challenge in achieving …

Monsoon to be normal this year

EL NINO UNLIKELY TO RECUR; DELAY IN THE ONSET OF SOUTHWEST MONSOON LIKLEY The El Nino condition had started to weaken by November and December, and we expect it to neutral in the next few months.

400 check dams before monsoon

BHUBANESWAR: The State Government today decided to construct 400 check dams on different rivers before the onset of monsoon. This was decided at a high-level meeting presided over by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here. Farmers erect sand embankments on different rivers for irrigation purposes during rabi crop. But these dams …

AMC starts early with monsoon action plan

Kumar Manish | TNN Ahmedabad: Summer has begun in earnest, pushing the mercury up but for Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) it is time to draw up the monsoon action plan! The reason? AMC has made promises in this regard to the National Consumers Disputes Redressal Commission at New Delhi. What

Severe drought puts spotlight on Chinese dams

Southwest China's monsoon-driven climate doesn't bring much precipitation in autumn and winter. But this year's dry season

Application of numerical modelling for morphological changes in a high-energy beach during the south-west monsoon

Study of beach morphological changes during monsoon and development of capabilities towards its prediction is of vital importance in coastal zone management. A study of the beach erosion/accretion processes during south-west monsoon and its numerical modelling is attempted in this communication for a micro-tidal and high-energy beach. Comprehensive hydrodynamic and …

Climate change assessment and decelerating food production trends in India

Climate change assessment and decelerating food production trends in India: a paper presented by Dr. Krishna Kumar, IITM, Pune at National climate research conference, IIT Delhi, March 5-6, 2010.

Can we trust the Ocean-Atmosphere coupled models to predict future climate accurately?

Can we trust the Ocean-Atmosphere coupled models to predict future climate accurately?: a paper presented by Prof. J Srinivasan IISc, Bangalore at National climate research conference, IIT Delhi, March 5-6, 2010.

Dynamics of trace gases at low level planetary boundary layer observed at Cape Rama, west coast of India

This document contains the presentation by D. V. Borole, NIO Goa, on dynamics of trace gases at low level planetary boundary layer observed at Cabo de Rama, west coast of India, presented at National climate research conference, IIT Delhi, March 5-6, 2010. Atmospheric gases are considered to modulate the global …

Paleoceanographic response of monsoonal variations in the northwestern Arabian Sea during late quaternary

This document contains the presentation by Ajay Kumar Rai, S. S. Das on paleoceanographic response of monsoonal variations in the northwestern Arabian Sea during late quaternary, presented at National climate research conference, IIT Delhi, March 5-6, 2010. This study is based on micropaleontologic and some sedimentary data at ODP Site …

Climate change and predictability of the Indian summer monsoon

Climate change and predictability of the Indian summer monsoon by B. N. Goswami presented at the National Climate Research Conference, IIT Delhi, March 5-6, 2010.

Significance of anthropogenic radiative forcings in simulation of temporal pattern of surface air temperature in monsoon climate

This document contains the presentation by Ajay Singh and Anand Patwardhan on significance of anthropogenic radiative forcings in simulation of temporal pattern of surface air temperature in monsoon climate, presented at National Climate Research Conference, IIT Delhi, March 5-6, 2010. Augmentation in greenhouse gas concentrations since pre

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