Mid-monsoon update: Officially normal, but 185 districts are deficit in rainfall

Crop acreage has picked up as July rainfall dips by nearly 10 per cent  

Monsoon arrives over Bay of Bengal and Andaman & Nicobar archipelago

Except some eastern parts of India and most of the Northeast, all regions may receive good rainfall, according to the India Meteorological …

Monsoon: Steep fall in India’s new average rainfall

India’s new rainfall normal figure of 868.6 mm is less than 880.6 mm, as the southwest monsoon is currently passing through a ‘dry …

‘The West African monsoon always had the potential of impacting the Indian monsoon’

The realisation of the Great Green Wall project in the Sahel may strengthen the West African monsoon significantly, which may have a cascade …

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 may be early, but will it be evenly spread

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

IMD forecasts El Nino formation in July; says India may get normal rainfall in the month

National weather forecaster expects normal to above normal rainfall in most of central and adjoining south peninsular and east India and some …

Biporjoy: Arabian Sea cyclone will delay monsoon arrival, say experts

If a cyclone is moving away from the mainland, it is driving the moisture away. But if it is progressing towards the coast, it could enhance monsoon

Kharif crops take a severe hit by intense and unprecedented rainfall across India

IMD advises farmers to drain maize fields, delay sowing paddy in several states  

How a low pressure in the Arabian Sea can affect the monsoon

While the IMD has said the low pressure area will create favourable conditions for the monsoon’s advance, others are more skeptical 

Is La Nina in the offing? How the shift from El Nino may impact monsoon, summer in India this year

Current El Nino phenomenon in the equatorial Pacific Ocean may end by April

Live storage in reservoirs spikes, highest in 4 weeks

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

Monsoon update: Northeastern states report deficit rainfall

Three weeks into the monsoon, 72% meteorological divisions have had normal and above normal rainfall

Here comes the monsoon: Expect slow progress, decreased rainfall in first 15 days of June, say experts

Monsoonal rains in the national capital are to begin only by July 12 — 12 days later than the normal date of June 30

Winter monsoon: 2021 had fewest sub-divisions with normal rainfall in five years

The anomaly can be attributed to climate change, say experts

As told to Parliament (July 31, 2023): India lost 661 tigers in nearly 6 years, says minister

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Delayed monsoon: Centre asks districts to be ready with contingency plans in case of drought-like conditions

The Union government maintained there is no need to panic yet

Dengue: Heavy rains during July 2023 led to outbreaks across India

Down To Earth analysis suggests climate factors to have contributed to vector-borne disease outbreaks 

Deficit rainfall strikes Kerala and Northeast India, despite monsoon 2024 arriving 12 days ago

Following heavy pre-monsoon rains from cyclone Remal, early monsoon showers fail to meet expectations

More dry days ahead? Monsoon on continuous break for past 11 days

The longest consecutive break spell was reported in 1972 when the core monsoon zone did not receive any rainfall for 17 days at a stretch

Southwest monsoon has set in over Kerala, aided by Cyclone Nisarga: IMD

The cyclone will bring heavy rains to interior areas of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra

Parts of North West India may see cloud bursts, flash floods and landslides from July 8

Rare interaction of western disturbance and low-pressure systems could bring the extreme events

Monsoon 2023: What’s pushing demand for work under MGNREGS?

The rural employment scheme should be perceived from the lens of climate change adaptation measures, says expert

Cropping frequency decline due to climate change may impact food security: Study

Irrigation effectively offsets the projected production loss, but irrigated areas have to be expanded by over 5%

‘My method’s an addition to the knowledge about climate change ending the Indus Valley Civilisation’

Down To Earth speaks to Nishant Malik from the Rochester Institute of Technology, United States about the new method he has developed to show …