Simply Put: Above normal monsoon

India to get ‘above normal’ rain this monsoon season, IMD forecasts

If distributed fairly across the country, the forecast should be a cause of cheer, especially for agriculture

Rainfall deficit widens as monsoon stays away in first-half of September

Southern peninsula is the worst hit with 72 per cent rainfall deficit

El Niño won’t threaten this monsoon: IMD

While IMD says the climatic phenomenon will be ineffective, other forecasters disagree

Floods damage 55,000 houses, kill 511 people this monsoon

The worst affected states in terms of loss of lives have been Karnataka and Maharashtra

Impact of stalled monsoon: 30-45% decline in sowing of kharif crops in June

Cotton, oilseeds, pulses and coarse cereals are among the worst-hit crops

Pulses production in 2019-20 will reduce due to erratic monsoon: IPGA

Trade body also demands of removal of import restriction and quota on green peas

Live water storage in reservoirs at the end of monsoon less than 2020

Punjab recorded the highest deficit of 40%

Monsoon arrives early; kills over 30 people in Uttarakhand

Extreme rains over weekend contribute to 68 per cent surplus rainfall in the country

Monsoon arrives in Maharashtra, but reservoir levels still low

Full only till 14 per cent of their capacity

Monsoon plays Jekyll and Hyde

Monsoon to hit Kerala coast on June 3

Cyclone Mahasen likely to increase intensity of rainfall over southern peninsula

Monsoon arrives over Andaman Sea

Monsoon deaths

Monsoon mayhem

Normal monsoon

Poor monsoon to hit food stock hard

Karnataka was the first state to declare drought

Monsoon enters deficit phase

India receives its highest share of rainfall in July, making it critical for farmers

Monsoon brings flood fury to India

Alerts have been sounded in many states

Cyclone Ashobaa slows monsoon progress in India

El Nino is expected to cause further disruptions to rainfall patterns this year

Southwest monsoon reaches Kerala

As of now, conditions are favourable for its progress

Weather anomalies driven by climate change cause scanty rain, snow in post-monsoon India

This can affect the yield of Rabi crops in these regions and also availability of water in the mountains in general

Widespread extreme rainfall during northeast monsoons has doubled since 1980s — & climate change is likely responsible

Spike likely due to increasing sea surface temperatures caused by global warming, say researchers

Bihar’s dengue case count reaches 13,605 in puzzling post-monsoon surge despite mercury dip

Patna emerges as hotspot despite containment drives; cases will go down only after temperature dips further, say experts

Tej likely to make landfall near Yemen coast, becomes 4th strongest post-monsoon season cyclone in Arabian Sea

Tej is expected to weaken to a cyclonic storm on October 24 at 5:30 am