With half a million new farm ponds, should farmers be worried about deficit monsoon?
In the last 12 years, the MGNREGA has created at least 46 new water harvesting structures in every village
Slow and weak: 42% of India records rain deficit despite welcoming monsoon a month ago
With at least 290 districts receiving deficient and largely deficient rainfall, about 1.2 million fewer hectares have been planted this …
As northwest India endures unusual dust storms, northeast gets flooded before monsoon arrives
The magnitude of floods is likely to increase by 25 per cent in Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur, parts of Meghalaya and Nagaland
Monsoon reaches Mumbai, brings waterlogging along with it
National Disaster Response Force teams have been deployed at various places, including Hindmata
Where does monsoon get over 200 lakh crore buckets of water from?
Although it is assumed most of the water comes from the Indian Ocean, a significant amount of rain over the Ganga basin and northeast India is …
Tamil Nadu receives heavy rain as northeast monsoon arrives
The cyclonic circulation, developed over Bay of Bengal, is likely to persist and bring an intense spell of rain until the end of the week
This monsoon was far from being ‘normal’
While rainfall over the entire country falls under the normal category, distribution of rain has been a far cry from IMD scientists' forecast
Climate change blues: ‘everyday monsoon’ foxes Mizoram farmers
Changing rainfall pattern and rising temperatures are forcing them to move away from traditional farming and grow exotic crops
Old answers for ‘new’ monsoon
Mitigating floods and droughts has only one answer: obsessive attention to building millions and millions of connected and living water structures
This year too, El Nino may lead to deficit monsoon, drier conditions in India
Drier-than-normal conditions in Southeast Asia are likely to develop around July to August and persist through the end of the year
How currency ban negated the effects of a good monsoon
Agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan thinks that the timing of demonetisation is proving worse for farmers
Vristhi: 25 years of Down to Earth celebrating with the monsoons
Vristhi an unique conversation between scientist, musicians and civil society, a Down to Earth event to celebrate its 25 years of existence
Cascading impact of monsoon
Monsoon rains are synonymous with flooded streets and traffic congestion, with water stagnation due to choked drains resulting in the spread of …
An 8-million-year-old mysterious date with monsoon (e-book)
Weather scientists, writers, historians and academicians explore India's most intimate yet least understood climate phenomenon
Deforestation leads to weakening of summer monsoon, says study
The study found a decrease in rainfall due to large-scale conversion of savannah to cropland
From drought to deluge: impact of monsoon flooding across Asia
China declared 2016 monsoon floods as the second-costliest on record. Heavy monsoon rains after two straight years of drought also caught India …
IMD releases monsoon forecast for August and September
The rainfall is expected to be above normal across the country during August and September
Monsoon gains momentum but trouble far from over
High chances of flash floods till August may impact agricultural production in the country
IMD predicts above average monsoon
This positive news coming after two successive droughts is sure to revive the economy
Chennai's monsoon calamity
Even as countries attempt to reach a climate deal that can avert the devastating impacts of climate change, unusually heavy rains pound Chennai, …
Centre plans to construct 42 water harvesting structures every hour to counter monsoon deficit
As per government documents, the current year’s progress report on MGNREGA shows that around 33,000 structures have been completed and work …
Southwest monsoon is weakening as Indian Ocean warms rapidly
A study shows that surface temperatures of the Indian Ocean have risen by up to 1.2°C in the past century, much larger than warming trends in …
What monsoon holds for India in 2015
From forecasts over El Niño to fears of economic loss, many predictions in the last week have raised eyebrows
‘Overall monsoon forecast not useful to farmers’
Farmers need short-term rainfall forecasts and agricultural extension services to tide over difficult weather conditions
Air pollution responsible for decline in monsoon rains in last 50 years, says study
High levels of aerosols in the atmosphere lead to lowering of Earth’s temperatures and reduction in rainfall