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 …
In spite of the monsoon season still prevailing State Government has declared 37 districts drought-affected. This is the first instance in Madhya Pradesh when in spite of the prevailing monsoon season districts have been declared drought-hit. State Government which has demanded Rs 11669 crore from Central Government has issued notification …
Kaustubh Kulkarni / Pune August 19, 2009, 1:08 IST When the World Metereological Organisation (WTO) warned our weather experts in June that a poor monsoon was coming , and also told them why, the latter wouldn
New Delhi: With more states and districts joining the growing list of drought-affected regions, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday once again appraised states about the enormity of the problem and asked them to jointly work to mitigate the suffering of people, mainly farmers. This was the third time in …
Madden-Julian Oscillation May Counter El Nino New Delhi: The flagging monsoon may just get a shot of adrenaline that could counter the ill effects of this year
Agriculture Department has advised the farmers to take up cultivation of alternative crops as the monsoon is week in the taluk. Ragi, jowar, sunflower, horsegram could be cultivated if the rains last till the end of August. Ragi cultivation could be taken up if the rains appear in the month …
Sudheer Pal Singh / New Delhi August 18, 2009, 1:11 IST Delay in the monsoon arrival had caused water storage to touch a historic low of 9% in June. With increased rainfall in some parts of the country, water reservoirs have risen 185 per cent in the past one month, …
The monsoon showers over the past fortnight have brought a smile to the face of Rattan Singh, a 36-year-old paddy farmer in Muktsar district of Punjab. The delay in the rains had left him fearing that his 10-acre farm would dry up. The recent rains, though, have made him believe …
The debate against genetically modified (GM) seeds in the country has been going on for quite some time and the article by Kavitha Kuruganti (KK henceforth) on
New Delhi: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on Thursday recommended a five-point agenda on the various measures that need to be undertaken by the central and state governments in order to tackle the adverse effects of the delayed monsoon. According to CII, vagaries of the monsoon must be countered …
Met Department Says Rains Might Return Tomorrow Ahmedabad: Monsoon has taken a break and there has been not a single spell of shower since July 27. However, there seems to be some good news in store as the monsoon is expected to revive by August 13. However, the rains this …
The Chennai Corporation, other local bodies moving slowly in desilting stormwater drains and canals Set for repeat?: Will the city face similar challenges this monsoon? A submerged road in Valasaravakkam last year. Poor garbage disposal compounds the problem. Garbage being dumped in Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar.
Year to year variation of Indian monsoon rainfall is described qualitatively in some ancient Sanskrit texts. Interestingly, these are cyclic with periods of 3, 5, 7, 18 and 60 years. Time series analysis of actual seasonal rainfall data shows that at very near the above periods the spectrum has significant …
P. Sunderarajan NEW DELHI: The southwest monsoon crossed its midway point five days ago but the situation continues to be grim across the country, with part of the gains made during the first half of July even getting eroded during the past two weeks following the northward movement of the …
DHENKANAL: Winged guests, particularly the Openbill Storks, have started arriving in large numbers at Sadangi and Jharda villages in Dhenkanal district. Every year with the onset of monsoon in June, the birds congregate at these villages for temporary abode. Serenity of the villages offer a safe haven for them to …
BHUBANESWAR: Kharif operations like transplantation and deweeding of paddy crops have been considerably delayed in many parts of southern and western Orissa due to erratic monsoon. Although the average rainfall of the State in July was 73 per cent more than normal, farmers of southern and western districts were sitting …
D. Chandra Bhaskar Rao KHAMMAM: Conditions across the 46 revenue mandals in Khammam district are slipping deeper into a drought-like situation as the monsoon is playing truant. Medium irrigation sources, which are expected to be rebounding by this time of the year, have touched the dead storage level, while hundreds …
Floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains have killed at least one dozen people and forced about 400,000 to flee their homes and farms in the southern Philippines, an army spokesman said on Monday. Troops deployed rubber boats, amphibious vehicles and trucks to evacuate thousands of families marooned in low-lying areas …
