The report discusses the climate condition over Indian region during the year 2023. Notably, global temperatures soared to exceptionally high levels during this period (WMO.No.1347). The India Meteorological Department continuously monitors weather and climate over Indian region. The annual mean land surface air temperature averaged over India during 2023 was …
State Govts Yet To Link Deaths To Crop Damage Farm distress appears to have peaked following the latest round of rain and hailstorms in north India late last week, which inflicted further damage to crops already hit by unseasonal showers since midFebruary , with reports of a spate of deaths …
ALMORA: Severe rain and hailstorm, which lashed many parts of Kumaon and Garhwal last week, dashed the hopes of thousands of farmers who saw their crops getting destroyed much like their counterparts in the plains of UP, Rajasthan, Punjab and MP. According to officials in the agriculture department, Pithoragarh in …
Hundreds of residents of central Kashmir have been displaced by heavy rain which threatened to unleash floods and landslides, officials here said. The officials said more than 13,000 residents in central Kashmir’s Srinagar and Budgam districts had to evacuate their homes after stormy weather this week caused heavy rain across …
Over a hundred villages in the district of South West Garo Hills have been affected by cyclone that hit the region on Saturday night. Strong winds accompanied by rains bearing hailstones damaged houses and some crops in two villages of the district. South West Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner, Ram Singh …
4,300 houses damaged, hundreds of families shifted to safety With the recent torrential rain leading to widespread damage, 17 persons and 900 heads of livestock have been killed and 4,300 houses and more than 700 cowsheds damaged in the Jammu region. The population in all 10 districts except Jammu city …
A farmer of Beer Baabran village in this district committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree in Ramdhan Seed Farm of Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agriculture University (HAU) here today. The deceased, Om Prakash, (49) had lost his wheat crop spread over 8 acres and methi (fenugreek) spread over …
Several countries have already submitted their proposed emissions reductions target to the United Nations while Australia remains reluctant to commit to new plans. The need for more effective solutions to climate change has placed Australia in the spotlight as a new report revealed drought conditions in some parts of the …
Punjab among two states in the country to be allotted the centre | German company to provide expertise The Centre has approved the setting up of a climate change centre in the state to monitor the variations in the climate and its adverse effects on the crops. The central government …
Despite normal rainfall, groundwater tables have failed to recharge. The situation is alarming in 10 districts, including Pune, said Groundwater Survey and Development Agency (GSDA) officials. Water was being extracted before being recharged and this could lead to scarcity, officials added. As the state government starts its ambitious task to …
Centre urged to relax norms under calamity fund The Rajasthan government has sought a monetary package of over Rs. 8,000 crore from the Centre to compensate farmers for losses incurred due to unseasonal rain and hailstorm in March. The State has also sought an immediate release of Rs. 1,100 crore …
Met Forecasts More Rainfall In Next 2 Days Rescuers have till now pulled out 15 bodies from the rubble of two houses buried under a landslide triggered by incessant rains at Laden in Jammu & Kashmir's Budgam district on Monday , law minister Syed Basharat Bukhari told the state assembly …
Poonch, March 31 Incessant rain in Poonch has triggered landslides at many places in the district. Five families whose houses had come in the danger zone as a result of massive landslides in Chhamber Kinari village in Mandi tehsil were shifted to Government Middle School, Dattigala, by the district administration …
Farmers facing the vagaries of weather for the past two weeks are on tenterhooks as the Met office has predicted heavy rain and thunderstorm, accompanied with hailstorm in mid and lower hills of Himachal over the next 100 hours. Mid and lower hills suffered extensive damage to rabi crops and …
The state meteorological department has predicted more rainfall in next 24 hours. The spokesperson at MET office revealed there was the possibility of moderate to heavy rainfall at most of the places across the state from tomorrow. As flood threat looms over the valley the weather predictions make next three …
Recent warming of the Pacific Ocean may signal an El Nino weather event is forming, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology said on Tuesday. Climate models indicate the central tropical Pacific Ocean is likely to continue to warm, with El Nino thresholds to be reached or exceeded by mid-year, the weather …
6 bodies recovered, 10 missing as flood threat plays havoc with normal life Sixteen members of two families were buried alive when residential houses collapsed after hit by landslides at Laden, Kralgund area in Chadoora last night. Six bodies were recovered and 10 persons are still lying under debris. The …
Two persons were killed and several families were rescued while over a hundred structures damaged and equal number of live stocks perished in heavy rains and flash floods in Jammu region. The Jammu-Srinagar National highway virtually remain closed with minor relief at stretch near Banihal where some stranded vehicles were …
Government urged to abandon PAVLP The Pampa Parirakshana Samiti (PPS), an eco group, has urged the government to abandon the Pampa-Achencoil-Vaipar Link Project (PAVLP) aimed at diversion of water from the west-flowing Kerala rivers Pampa and Achencoil to the Vaipar river in Tamil Nadu, as it would lead to climate …
A flood alert was sounded by the authorities as the water level of river Jehlum crossed the 16 feet mark at Ram Munshi Bagh here tonight. Giving details an official spokesman of district administration said people living on the banks of rivers, flood channels and nallahs have been asked to …
This month has been the "wettest" March in northern and central parts of the country in the past 100 years, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday said, and predicted more rains in the coming two weeks. IMD Director General L S Rathore said, due to the rains, there has …
