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 …
MUMBAI: Even though the city's skies are overcast and heavy with dark clouds threatening to explode, weather bureau officials said Mumbaikars shouldn't expect heavy showers over the next two days. "There will be few spells of rain or thunder-showers in parts of the city and suburbs,'' said the MET forecast. …
LUCKNOW: The south-west monsoon on Tuesday has further advanced into remaining parts of UP and Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, some parts of east Rajasthan and many parts of Punjab and Haryana. But it seems to have lost its vigour again as the rainfall was comparatively less than …
Mumbai Even as rains are giving the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) sleepless nights, the city may have to brace itself for a 30 per cent water cut if there are no showers in catchment areas of the six lakes that supply water to Mumbai. At present Modak Sagar, Bhatsa, Upper …
NEW DELHI: Ending weeks of speculation, the monsoon finally arrived in the Capital on Tuesday bringing much needed relief to the citizens. People rejoiced and many of them did not miss the opportunity to drench themselves in the welcome showers. Confirming the monsoon
Monsoon remained elusive in the North East today despite rainfall in scattered places across the region. Parts of Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Assam have witnessed moderate to light showers during the last couple of days. Rainfall in Cherrapunjee in the last 24 hours was recorded as 286 mm, Shillong 76 …
Rainfall prediction has prime importance in an agrarian country like India, wherein the agricultural production is solely dependent on the monsoon rainfall. Among various astro-meteorological methods for rainfall forecasting, the Antariksha method, which is based on sky observations, is most popular. The observations of rainfall conception based on 16 symptoms …
Guwahati: Insufficient rainfall in the region has taken its toll in Manipur that was today declared drought-affected by the government. The decision was taken in a Cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh. The Cabinet also discussed various steps to be taken to tackle the situation in …
Forecast of a poor rainfall has caused panic among farmers in Punjab. As if this was not enough, the decision of the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) to reduce the flow of water from Bhakra has come as a double blow. This has forced many agriculturists to start hoarding diesel, …
New Delhi: The chairman of PM's Economic Advisory Council, Suresh Tendulkar, said on Monday the economy would expand by at least 7% during the current financial year, provided the monsoon does not fail. He ruled out the need for pressing the panic button at the moment. Talking to news persons …
P. Sunderarajan NEW DELHI: The Southwest Monsoon has made rapid advances since Sunday and, by Monday evening, it covered almost 80 per cent of the country. Director-General of India Meteorological Department (IMD) Ajit Tyagi told The?Hindu that conditions were favourable for the monsoon
AHMEDABAD: It seems there are just clouds in store for Amdavadis for now. The weather officials have said that the clouds which were expected to give some rainfall to the city have instead given Madhya Pradesh a monsoon break. What is worse is that there seems to be no rainfall …
Tourists planning an outing at Betla National Park, Palamau, in the next few months may just do well to forgo the trip. For, the wildlife authorities have decided to close the park for three months from July 1 to provide privacy to animals to help them breed. Wildlife officials argue …
The fragrant smell of mud filled the nostrils of the denizens early Monday morning, announcing the arrival of the south-west monsoon. The denizens, reeling under heat wave, were much relieved as heavy showers lashed the city for over one-and-half hours. And for once no one complained as the mercury plummeted …
New Delhi: Even as it makes steady progress over the rest of the country, the monsoon appears to be playing hide and seek with Delhi, which might have to wait at least another week
SOUTHWEST monsoon appears to be picking up pace as the weather office on Monday claimed that about 80% of the country has been covered by the seasonal rains which are expected to drench northwest India in the next two days. Aided by the low pressure area in the Bay of …
June 29: Renowned agricultural scientist and rice specialist Prof. M.S. Swaminathan on Monday suggested that at least one man and a woman in every village should be trained as climate risk managers. Speaking at an all-party meeting convened by the state government on cooperative farming, Prof. Swaminathan said monsoon management …
Deficient rains imply not only a drop in crop production and consequently incomes, but also a serious shortage of drinking water and animal fodder, resulting in rural-urban migration and growing pressure on urban spaces. All eyes are on the monsoon. While industry is expecting a pick-up in the third or …
Iqbal Singh sits in grief beside the paddy plants that have completely dried in his field at Amirgarh village. A drought-like situation has arisen because of no rain and massive power cuts. A farmer sits at his paddy field which has dried up owing to no electricity and no rains …
New Delhi: Real-time weather forecast may soon become a reality for Delhiites as the meteorological office has geared up to install hi-tech instruments at various locations in and around the capital. The outdated measuring instruments are all set to make way for automatic weather stations (AWS) which will help the …
