Assam to revist Kharif crop calendar to counter effects of erratic monsoon

Yield of rice, the state's major crop, has been affected by unpredictable rainfall patterns

Erratic pre-monsoon, monsoon rainfall impacts North East agriculture

Kharif cultivation of paddy delayed in Assam, Tripura, Nagaland; Boro harvest was affected too   

Monsoon 2022: Erratic rains may delay Odisha Kharif crops

Dry June led to late paddy transplantation; More than half of targetted acreage lie uncultivated    

Monsoon 2022: Could long-term trend be causing huge variation in rainfall

The reason for this trend is the rapid warming of the Indian Ocean, which decreases the contrast between the temperatures of land and ocean  

Monsoon Session: Here's a list of green bills likely to be tabled in Parliament

Indian Antarctic bill seeks to protect the Antarctic environment and regulate activities in the region, including governance of the stations

As monsoon picks up, water storage improves in major Indian reservoirs

Storage position in southern and central states increased substantially in the last one week and was better compared to the rest of the …

Live storage increases marginally in India’s major reservoirs, as monsoon picks up

The eastern region has the lowest storage, followed by the northern, western and  central regions as of July 7

Monsoon’s debut week in Himachal: Disaster toll already at 44

Wednesday’s Kullu cloudburst among 10 major incidents since rains started June 29 in hill state    

Reservoirs storage low as India enters second monsoon month

India ended June with water storage level in 101 of its 143 reservoirs at 40% or less

Monsoon 2022: The North East may be deluged, but the west coast is dry; here is why

A combination of different climatic factors is bringing more moisture to the northeastern region, while taking moisture away from the western …

Monsoon 2022: Expect a delay, first 2 months may be dry

The slow progress may lead to water scarcity, food insecurity and humid heat, especially for north-west India  

Monsoon 2022 may be early, but will it be evenly spread

No established link about that, say scientists; but farmers and the government must be prepared

Dry March: Is India looking at deficient pre-monsoon rain in 2022

Rainfall activity started late over North East; no western disturbances over northwest, hence no rain there, says IMD

Monsoons can go for a toss. What will that mean to us?

Peninsular India will get more rain while central, north India will be dry; the lives of 300 million west Africans will also be impacted

More rainfall in store for Andhra after unusual post-monsoon floods. Here’s what is causing it

The state witnessed a see-saw rainfall pattern since the beginning of October due to global warming

Is Chennai prepared for a severe bout of northeast monsoon rainfall?

At least 6 people have lost their lives in rain-related incidents in Chennai since last week

Climate crisis in North East India: Assam’s Golaghat hasn’t had normal monsoon in 30 years

Overall rainfall and rainy days in Assam’s Golaghat district have decreased, but heavy rainfall days have increased

Pitter-patter, flip-flop: The unpredictable 100 hours Monsoon 2021 just had

The IMD issued a forecast September 16 warning of heavy rainfall in Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal from September 18-20  

Monsoon 2021: Is it time for severe drought in India’s northeast and northwest?

September rain will not be enough to compensate for deficient rainfall in northwest and northeast states of India, says IMD forecast

As Monsoon 2021 reaches its end, DTE traces its erratic trajectory

August was a very dry month with just one low pressure area; such areas could reduce in the future due to global warming

Climate crisis in North East India: Monsoon variations should ring alarm bells NOW

Over the past century or so, rainfall in the region, along with the flood-drought cycle, has changed character for the worse. The phenomenon has …

Sparse monsoon 2021: Should Gujarat prepare for drought?

Amid a derailing COVID-19 pandemic, after Cyclone Tauktae devastation, comes a deep deficit in rainfall

Water shortage, drying rivers: How southwest monsoon is failing Kerala

Agricultural activities affected, residents rely on water trucks to meet drinking water needs  

Bihar farmers stare at huge loss of Kharif crops due to erratic monsoon rainfall

Late transplantation of paddy crops may lead to crop yield loss of up to 50 per cent 

Why the monsoon stalled in 2021: Blame it on anomalous world weather

A host of factors including temperature anomalies, the Madden Julian Oscillation and the Indian Ocean Dipole are responsible