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 …
Performance of four mesoscale models namely, the MM5, ETA, RSM and WRF, run at NCMRWF for short range weather forecasting has been examined during monsoon-2006. Evaluation is carried out based upon comparisons between observations and day-1 and day-3 forecasts of wind, temperature, specific humidity, geopotential height, rainfall, systematic errors, root …
Surinder Sud / New Delhi September 30, 2008, 0:56 ISTAfter normal rains in most parts except western Madhya Pradesh and some north-eastern hill states, the monsoon began withdrawing from north-west India on Monday.This is the second most belated withdrawal of the monsoon since 1960. Last year had seen a record …
Floods and landslides triggered by torrential monsoon rainfall in the last two days have killed over two dozen people in far-western districts. In Kailali district, at least 15 people have been killed and twenty-five Village Development Committees (VDCs) inundated due to flood in Mohana River. Nearly a dozen flood and …
In this study, using 104 years (1901–2004) of high resolution daily gridded rainfall data, variability and long-term trends of extreme rainfall events over central India have been examined. Frequency of extreme rainfall events shows significant inter-annual and inter-decadal variations in addition to a statistically significant long term trend of 6% …
Bringing down the temperature, heavy rains lashed the city for the second day on Thursday, affecting vehicular movement and inundating several low-lying areas. The city recorded the highest rainfall for a day in September in the last 24 hours, the Met department said. The city received 61.8 mm of rainfall …
Monsoon is loaded with showers in its tail as date of withdrawal of monsoon from is coming closer and now monsoon has again become active in the State. Sky became completely overcast in the State capital on Wednesday evening and City experienced showers in the evening which gave respite to …
Mumbai, September 17 Six lakes have reached their maximum levels After irregular monsoon with long period of dry-spells, the six lakes that supply drinking water to the city have finally reached their maximum level. With both Upper Vaitarna and Bhatsa overflowing on Tuesday night, the levels have now reached the …
Rainfall decreased over two-thirds of India, says study Conventional thinking has it that India with global warming will receive more rainfall. But that need not necessarily be so. Annual rainfall, especially during winter and monsoon, has decreased in over 68 per cent of the country, claims a recent study by …
More rainfall in summer, post monsoon 46 per cent of the country showed a decreasing trend in winter rainfall 74.7 per cent of the country showed a decline in monsoon 73.3 per cent of the country showed increase in rainfall in summer 54.4 per cent of the country showed increase …
MONSOON WATCH Surinder Sud / New Delhi September 12, 2008, 3:16 IST Monsoon is yet to retreat even 11 days after the scheduled withdrawal date of September 1. But sowing for most kharif crops has been completed and farmers have shifted their focus to production and price trends of various …
Surinder Sud / Mumbai September 5, 2008, 3:13 IST The delay in the withdrawal of the monsoon is expected to benefit crops in the current kharif as well as in the ensuing rabi season. However, the projected increase in the intensity of rains in the north-eastern states may heighten the …
This book brings together current knowledge and cutting edge interdisciplinary perspectives from renowned scholars on the histories, politics, ecologies and cultures of water in South Asia. It explores the complexities of the issues and challenges thrown up by contemporary water management practices in the South Asian region. It also attempts …
With nearly 64 villages completely marooned even today, the state government has estimated the damage due to floods at over Rs 530 crore. This includes damage to crops, roads and houses. The figures do not include the extent of damage caused in Ropar district, for which the losses were being …
Relief from sultry weather soon Lucknow: One can wait for heavy showers to lash the state in the next three to four days to bring the much-needed relief from the sultry weather conditions which have gripped parts of the state, including the capital, for the past couple of days. Existence …
The Institute was formally established under the UNDP's Special Fund Project as the Institute of Tropical Meteorology (ITM) at Pune on November 17, 1962 as a distinct part of the India Meteorological Department (IMD). On April 1, 1971, the Government of India gave it an autonomous status with a new …
