North India Deluge 2023: In haphazard urbanisation lies Delhi’s perennial flooding conundrum
Development imperatives of Delhi dealt with the construction of buildings & other infrastructures; protection of stormwater drains in their …
As told to Parliament (December 15, 2022): Over 20,000 Indian villages don’t have mobile network coverage, says minister
Minister cited remote and rugged terrain, scattered population and commercially non-viable operations as the reasons for this
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
Portion of NCC airstrip in Kerala’s Idukki caves in amid heavy rain
Airstrip has been facing stiff opposition from state forest department and environmentalists, as it is located hardly 500 metres from the periyar …
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
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
Europe to US to India, it’s been a week of extreme weather events
At least 40 countries in Europe, North America, Asia, Oceania and Africa have been hit by the extreme natural disasters
Reservoir levels remain below normal in 5 states
Water in reservoirs in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Nagaland and Madhya Pradesh was less than normal
Coping pressure: State of extreme events in 2019
India recorded only 9 out of 93 disasters in Asia in 2019, but accounted for nearly 48% deaths. The country also had nearly 46% of the people …
Rains could intensify further in flood-hit Tamil Nadu, Puducherry
15 of 32 Tamil Nadu’s districts received more than 10 times the normal rainfall on December 1
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
Parliamentary Digest (July 29, 2022): 100 million kids get their first Covid vaccine dose
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Natural disasters cost $232 bln in 2019
At a loss of $2.98 tln, 2009-2019 was the costliest decade
Poor harvest in 2019 may push 6.3 million Somalis to hunger by year end
The rainy season in 2019 has been the third-driest in Somalia since the early 1980s
ENSO has affected various parts of India separately in recent decades, says new report; here is how
ENSO has had a greater impact on north India, lesser on central India and relatively constant impact on south India; one of the reasons cited by …
Biporjoy: Very severe cyclone over central Arabian Sea advancing northwards as monsoon arrives in Kerala
The storm system is moving towards Karachi and Gujarat, according to weather forecast model
Super Typhoon Hinnamnor: 2022’s strongest storm heads to East China Sea, threatens Japanese islands
Storm must reach sustained winds of at least 240 kmph in order to be classified as a super typhoon
Pakistan deluge: 500% more rain in some provinces
Around 200% departure overall from 30-year average till July 13; experts say more rain expected
How this year’s ‘monsoon with a difference’ is impacting farmers in Bengal
Farmers in several districts of Bengal engaged in cultivating paddy, vegetables, sesame and groundnut have incurred heavy losses due to this year&…
Arsenic-affected habitations in India up 145% in last 5 yrs
The country had 1,800 arsenic-affected habitations in 2015. This increased to 4,421 as on September 17
Monsoon 2020: Rains advance over Peninsular India from June 1-7
India received 70% more rains during this week than it usually does at this time
Drought scare looms large over a fifth of India
Till 2020, 7.86% of India’s land was under drought-like conditions
As told to Parliament (July 24, 2023): First phase of cheetah reintroduction project to cost Rs 91.65 crore, says minister
Monsoon 2022: Himachal sees 7 cloudbursts, 31 flash floods in a month
Cold desert region affected; 133 deaths due to calamities reported in state
Extreme weather: Over 5 million hectares of crop lost due to rain in 2021
Karnataka worst-hit, followed by Rajasthan, West Bengal, Bihar and Maharashtra
