Live storage in reservoirs spikes, highest in 4 weeks

Storage deficient in the Indus and Mahi basins and highly deficient in the Sabarmati

Monsoon 2022: Is excess September rainfall to blame for the Danda-2 avalanche in Uttarakhand

Unusually high precipitation in the last few weeks of September led to heavy snowfall in Uttarakhand’s upper reaches, triggering avalanches,…

First Advance Estimate 2022-23: Rice output to fall 6%, total foodgrain output 4%

Monsoon 2022 believed to be primarily responsible for decline in foodgrain production this kharif  

Calamity strikes: 340,000 hectares crop damage in 4 months

The figure is stark when compared to 2021-22 where the same crop area was damaged in the whole year

Scanty June rain forces MP farmers to sow paddy a second time

The state received about 23% less rainfall than average till June 28, 2022, resulting in wilting of crops; farmers have had to borrow money to …

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 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: Jharkhand farmers give up on paddy harvest due to scanty rains

Lowest amount of rainfall in the last decade; climate change to blame, says Met

Madhya Pradesh farmers were craving rain; now they fear too much of it

Rainfall status yo-yos from 23% deficit to 20% excess in a month

Monsoon 2022: Northwest India to get heavy rain from July 28; rest of country to take a break  

The monsoon trough will move north, where a western disturbance will also move in; the combined effect may bring torrential rains to the plains …

UP headed towards drought? Less than normal rainfall in 96% districts

Police stop farmers from using tube wells to irrigate their fields  

October rainfall: Should the monsoon period in India be redefined?

IMD stops recording monsoon data after September 30, classifies October showers as  ‘post-monsoon rainfall’

Monsoon 2022 ends: 188 districts dry even after heavy rains in last week of September

Between June 1 and September 30, there was 6 per cent more rainfall than normal, IMD said

Monsoon 2022: Erratic rains may delay Odisha Kharif crops

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

Reservoir storage declined 7% every month between March, June; can kharif sowing proceed

The shortage of storage can also become a challenge for hydroelectric power projects when there is peak demand in the summer

A poor pre-monsoon: 88 Indian districts have not received any rains, drought-like situation in 12 states

Experts say the absence of pre-monsoon rains damages vegetable crops and affects the preparations for kharif crops

Number of full reservoirs go up from 26 to 35, 10 overflowing

Central Water Commission bulletin also shows reservoirs in at least 7 states at less than normal storage, worst in Bihar 

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

Assam: 94% of the state’s districts in the grip of floods

Every seventh Assamese is now a flood-victim, with 4.2 million people affected by floods across the state

Monsoon 2022: Driest July on record for east and North East India

Both regions will continue to be in deficit for August and September, according to IMD

Change in rainfall patterns is behind regular floods in Rajasthan

Number of ‘heavy rain’ days have gone up in recent years, finds IMD analysis

Monsoon 2022: Himachal sees 7 cloudbursts, 31 flash floods in a month

Cold desert region affected; 133 deaths due to calamities reported in state

Farm losses: Heavy rains destroy paddy, cotton crops in Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh

Scarce rain during monsoon, heavy rain during harvest spell agricultural doom; Bajra, jowar also affected

Should a drought in Bihar be declared? Experts say yes, govt says wait

Following central guidelines on declaring drought, good rainfall on Aug 4-5 predicted, say govt officials

Blame global warming for Pakistan floods; here’s why

Study finds five-day & 60-day maximum rainfall events this season were once in a 100 years events