The India meteorological department has stated that day temperatures are likely to be above normal by 0.5 degree Celsius, reports Sanjeeb Mukherjee.
Indicating a faster-than-expected recovery, remittances from migrant labourers and the number of first-time EPFO registrations have crossed the pre-lockdown levels in September, according to a report. Another silver lining is the massive 60 per cent increase in the number of Jan Dhan accounts to over 41 crore and the balances in them, which also indicate the fall in crimes during the lockdown months, SBI Research said in a report on Tuesday. After a significant reduction in remittances due to the lockdown in April, it improved in June and July, and the numbers in September have crossed the pre-pandemic level in February.
Gujarat Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani and student activists Shehla Rashid and Gurmehar Kaur accompanied the former JNUSU president.
As per the latest prediction of the weather department, cyclonic storm Nilofar is expected to hit Gujarat on the night of October 31 as a "marginal cyclonic storm", against the earlier prediction of it being "severe".
The refurbished Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera is now renamed Narendra Modi Stadium.
A likely western disturbance over north India during the weekend might cause heavy to very heavy showers in a few places, including New Delhi.
'A thief sees a thief in everyone,' he said in an apparent swipe at the prime minister.
Kolkata Knight Riders were buoyed by the presence of their principal co-owner Shah Rukh Khan.
Here are some photographs of how the state is gearing up for cyclone Nisarga.
The left-hander smashed a 113-ball 151 (8x4, 10x6) to power Madhya Pradesh to victory.
According to the health ministry, Maharashtra is the worst-hit state with regard to the number of COVID-19 cases with 27,524 cases of which, 6,059 patients have been cured/discharged and 1,019 succumbing to the virus.
In an apparent jibe at the opposition BJP in Maharashtra, Pawar said some people were getting anxious after losing power.
A summary of Thursday's matches in the Vijay Hazare Trophy limited-overs' tournament.
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There are 64 vacancies in the legislative assemblies of various states and one in Lok Sabha.
The India Meteorological Department, which had issued a red colour-coded alert for north India for May 25-26 when the prevailing heatwave conditions are expected to peak, said dust and thunderstorms are likely to bring some relief on May 29-30.
Experts believe that under-reporting is likely to cause an underestimation of the spread of the disease.
Onion output dropped to 189.2 lakh tonnes in 2014-15 crop year due to poor rains
The disaster management department said that the state government has urged the Indian Air Force to send a helicopter for air-dropping of food packets and other relief material in marooned areas.
'The first two months of monsoon are not looking good.' 'In case both the halves fail, it is going to be misery.'
Odisha has issued a fresh flood alert in wake of heavy rains under influence of cyclone Komen
The overall voting percentage in the bypolls to 51 assembly seats was nearly 56.84 per cent, the Election Commission said while releasing data available till 7 pm, adding that the polling passed off peacefully.
'I've always wanted to be a pilot; setting records is the icing on the cake.'
A 58-year-old man died after a power transformer fell on him in Raigad district. 2 people died and 3 were injured in two separate cyclone-related incidents in Pune.
Here's a recap of the events from the past 24 hours.
Badal said farmers are braving the cold and waiting at Delhi's borders but the government's "eyes and ears are shut".
There is no word yet on the progress of rescue operations for the accommodation barge SS-3 and the Sagar Bhushan oil rig.
Swine flu claimed the lives of 43 more people taking the toll in the country to 1,158 with Gujarat and Rajasthan reporting maximum deaths sparking panic among lawyers in Ahmedabad where nearly 10,000 of them on Tuesday stayed away from work.
Overall, this is one of the best monsoon India has had in five years with the rain deficit at just 2 per cent. However, in East and the Northeast India, the overall rainfall deficit is as high as 21 per cent.
An Empowered Group of Ministers on drought headed by Sharad Pawar on Friday sanctioned Rs 480 crore as immediate relief to Gujarat for rural drinking water and also announced increase of man days under MGNREGA from 100 to 150 per person.
Heavy rain forced the second day's play in the Gujarat Tamil Nadu Ranji Trophy match to be called off without a ball being bowled.
Agriculture activity, according to recent channel checks by Prabhudas Lilladher, is expected to continue at a strong pace in FY22.
'The last time we had such a late withdrawal of monsoon was in 1960 or so.'
Dr Nitish Priyadarshi list the factors that make New Delhi's ground water saline and methods to prevent it.
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Parts of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Punjab have also been impacted.
"The season averaged maximum temperatures in Himachal Pradesh, West Rajasthan, Konkan, Goa, Coastal Karnataka, Kerala and Arunachal Pradesh are likely to be higher than normal by 0.5-1.0 degree Celsius," the Met department has said in its forecast.
In view of the difficulties faced by the corporates due to torrential rains in Maharshtra and Gujarat, industry body Assocham has sought extension of deadline for payment of service tax to August 20.
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), a forum comprising 40 farmer unions, called for a Bharat Bandh on Monday against the Centre's three agriculture laws. Here is its impact across the country:
In the first of a two-part series, Business Standard examines the impact of the upcoming summer on agriculture and drinking water supply.
