Lessons from Cyclone Tauktae

'Storms push a lot of water into land, then there is heavy rainfall due to the cyclone.''Along with this, we see the gradual rising of the sea level.''We see this during and after the latest......

Lessons from Cyclone Tauktae

'Storms push a lot of water into land, then there is heavy rainfall due to the cyclone.''Along with this, we see the gradual rising of the sea level.''We see this during and after the latest......

Disasters displaced 5mn in India, the highest in the world

The displacements were a result of a combination of increasing hazard intensity, high population exposure and high levels of social and economic vulnerability, a report says. IMAGE:......

Cyclone Vayu to weaken, set to reach Guj coast as depression

A gradually weakened cyclone Vayu is likely to reach coastal Saurashtra and Kutch in Gujarat as a depression by Monday evening, the latest bulletin of the India Meteorological Department......

Monsoon cheer for India's farmers

Officials said good rain in August - though it might not improve acreages much for most crops except urad, moong, and paddy - would help in improving yields in the crops already planted.......

Monsoon deficiency in June highest since 2015: IMD data

As the month ended with 33 per cent deficiency, which translates to around 67 per cent of the Long Period Average, several parts of the country have been witnessing drought-like situation. Monsoon......

Scanty rain in June hits sowing of kharif crops

Till June 30, the southwest monsoon was 33 per cent lower than normal, which is among the worst in the last five years, with 28 of the 36 meteorological divisions recording deficient rain. Kharif......

Rainfall deficiency hits 43%; monsoon progress likely in the next 2-3 days: IMD

By now, monsoon should have reached the central India, including parts of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, eastern Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, but it is yet to reach Maharashtra. Monsoon is expected to......