Did you know this monsoon was the first on a new calendar? Here’s why we needed one

Knowing exact dates of monsoon’s onset, progress and withdrawal is critical for farmers growing kharif crops, given the season is …

Deluge here, drought there: India’s rainfall conundrum continues

Excessive rainfall has led to to floods in 256 districts across 13 states; on the other hand a large part of India is under drought-…

‘Monsoon withdrawal will be sooner this year’

Down To Earth speaks to climate scientist Elena Surovyatkina, who said the overall south west monsoon over India had shrunk in 2020

India this monsoon: 12% excess rainfall until now, distribution skewed

The North East, for example, is experiencing floods in some regions and below-normal rainfall in others

Indian reservoirs brimming as monsoon advances

Storage levels in 123 reservoirs monitored by Central Water Commission was 194 % of the levels of corresponding period …

Lightning kills 83 people in Bihar

Many of the victims were farmers, who were sowing paddy in their fields

Southwest Monsoon 2020: Good rains now bring bad news

Excess rainfall in central India is the new normal as India grows warmer. This can also make locust attacks a perennial problem 

Heavy monsoon may put Dharamshala evicted families at risk

The families — who have lived for decades in the city’s Charan Khad settlement — were evicted by the local municipal body four …

Monsoon arrives three days early

Thunderstorms and negative Indian Ocean Dipole indices could affect its distribution and progress

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

Andhra, Tamil Nadu brace for cyclone ‘Vardah’; heavy rain continues in Andamans

Cities such as Chennai, Nellore, Ongole, Kakinada and Visakhapatnam may have to bear the brunt of the cyclone

Monsoon data's departure from reality

Latest rainfall data shows 18 per cent monsoon deficit, which Met officials consider to be in the 'normal' range. But does this data really …

Monsoon arrives early; kills over 30 people in Uttarakhand

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

Monsoon plays Jekyll and Hyde