41% probability of below-normal monsoon, says IMD's second stage forecast

During the first stage long-range forecast issued, IMD had predicted 44% probability of below-normal monsoon

What’s causing untimely forest fires in Kashmir? Prolonged dry spell

During this time of the year, the state generally receives around 40 per cent of its rainfall during this time, but that has not been the case …

Weather is 2017 person of the year

The biggest headline of 2017 is not deadly air pollution, but the catastrophe of weather changes that are bringing distress across India’s …

How climate change led to migration of Indus valley people towards Ganga basin

Vedic civilisation also declined due to a weak monsoon period in the Indus region, claims new study

Rural women have resilience to cope with climate risks: study

Women use creative ways to manage food and nutrition security in their households in lean months, shows an ongoing study in Faizabad, Uttar …

Faced with climate change, Nagaland to revive traditional rice varieties

The state government has initiated a Rs 24-crore project, which will be supported by the National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change

World lost 2.3 million sq km of forested land to drought in last three decades

Successive droughts lead to a substantial and unsustainable expansion of cropland at the expense of forested lands

Meanwhile, the monsoon anomaly

Instead of quantum of rainfall, we must analyse the distribution of rainfall to understand the changing nature of the monsoon

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

This year, monsoon has been anything but normal

There is a problem with IMD’s long-range forecasts and how we understand and classify our monsoons

भारत में बढ़ रही है बंजर जमीन

मिट्टी का लगातार सूखना आने वाले समय में खेती के लिए परेशानी भरा हो सकता है

Rain deficit can push Karnataka to worst water crisis in 40 years

Bengaluru and Mysuru are likely to face shortage of drinking water

Water levels in India’s major reservoirs deficient by 40 per cent

The 91 water reservoirs in the country have a total storage capacity of 157.799 billion cubic metres, which is about 62 per cent of India’s …

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 …

2012 a drought year, accepts government

Met department delayed fresh monsoon forecast for a fortnight. El Nino is active

El Nino likely to cause loss of Rs 1,80,000 crore this year: ASSOCHAM

Studies indicate high food inflation

Assam reels under unseasonal heat wave, water shortage

It is related to global warming and the delay in the pre-monsoon rainfall, says Met expert

Monsoon covers entire India

Will the monsoon rains this month make up for the extreme rain deficit experienced in June and early July?

Rainfall improves slightly in India

Amidst talks of an undeclared drought looming over the country, monsoon makes its presence felt in central and south India

Has the slump in monsoon really ended?

The all India rainfall deficit is down to 25 per cent as of July 23, showing an improvement in the rainfall scenario. But will the 'run rate' of …