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Water Situation in India’s South

Given the good rainfall received by the South West Monsoon season, the dry tanks and water holes in South India which until recently was battling a severe and...

August 13, 2019

Jal Shakti Abhiyan

The Ministry of Jal Shakti of Central government is set to initiate the Jal Shakti Abhiyan to ramp up rainwater harvesting and conservation efforts in 255 water-stressed districts...

June 27, 2019

Cyclone Vayu and Northward Progress of Monsoon

The South West Monsoon winds have entered Indian mainland through Kerala. At the same time, Cyclone Vayu is heading towards the Gujarat coast. Cyclone Vayu Cyclone Vayu is...

June 11, 2019

Delay in onset of Monsoon

After a week’s delay, the monsoon has hit the state of Kerala on June 8, a week late than the usually expected arrival date on June 1. Is...

June 10, 2019

Pre-Monsoon Rainfall Deficit

As per the data from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), India had a pre-monsoon rainfall deficit of about 22 per cent in 2019. Deficit of Pre-Monsoon Rainfall India...

May 20, 2019

IMD Predicts near Normal Southwest Monsoon Season Rainfall for 2019

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts near-normal monsoon, at 96% of long period average. IMD in its first stage operational forecast for the southwest monsoon season (June to September) rainfall has made...

April 16, 2019

Scientists discover reasons behind 2015 Chennai Floods

A study conducted by the University of Hyderabad and the Indian Institute of Technology – Bombay has found out that the extreme El Nino conditions and warming of the Bay of Bengal had resulted in unprecedented heavy...

July 6, 2017

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