Monsoon tourism, as it is known, has performed beyond the expectations of tour operators, garnering a 50 per cent increase in both in-bound and out-bound traffic.
Packages for this season are 30-40% cheaper than peak season and are for value-conscious travellers.
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The sound of the water amidst the silence of nature will remove all the tiredness of the journey, says Ashim Chakravarty.
With monsoons round the corner, the airlines are busy announcing monsoon offers to woo passengers to travel during the rainy season, which is considered as the lean period for air travel.
'Since there is no photo-op, or quick fix solutions, politicians do not want to address climate change. It is very unfashionable.'
According to Skymet Weather, the initial surge in the Monsoon rains can be attributed to the transition of El Nino into the neutral phase.
When the landslide hit, Sruthi's house was washed away, along with its inhabitants. She lost her entire family and some relatives. All she had left for a close confidante was her fiance Jenson. Days after the landslide and the loss of her family, Jenson died in a road accident that also left Sruthi with serious injuries. News of the accident and Sruthi's backdrop as the lone surviving member of a family wiped out in the July landslide, was picked up by the media, and people rushed to help.
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Also, the monsoon this year may end up being the driest since 2015, which recorded a rainfall deficit of 13 per cent, they said.
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We bring you the best places to enjoy the rains to the fullest!
It's that time of the year when everything looks greener and prettier.
We invited readers to send in their interesting monsoon snapshots. Here is the next set of responses -- and you can share yours too!
We invited readers to send in their interesting monsoon snapshots. Here is the next set of responses -- and you can share yours too!
Rainfall in August is predicted to be below normal (less than 94 per cent of LPA), but the situation is expected to improve comparatively in September, the IMD said.
A quick checklist for you for this season.
We invited readers to send in their interesting monsoon snapshots. Here is the next set of responses -- and you can share yours too!
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We invited readers to send in their interesting monsoon snapshots. Here is the next set of responses -- and you can share yours too!
We invited readers to send in their interesting monsoon snapshots. Here is the next set of responses -- and you can share yours too!
In our continuing series, GA readers share their favourite monsoon memories.
We invited readers to send in their interesting monsoon snapshots. Here is the next set of responses -- and you can share yours too!
We invited readers to send in their interesting monsoon snapshots. Here is the next set of responses -- and you can share yours too!
We invited readers to send in their interesting monsoon snapshots. Here is the next set of responses -- and you can share yours too!
We invited readers to send in their interesting monsoon snapshots. Here is the next set of responses -- and you can share yours too!
We invited readers to send in their interesting monsoon snapshots. Here is the next set of responses -- and you can share yours too!
We invited readers to send in their interesting monsoon snapshots. Here is the next set of responses -- and you can share yours too!
We invited readers to send in their interesting monsoon snapshots. Here is the next set of responses -- and you can share yours too!
We invited readers to send in their interesting monsoon snapshots. Here is the next set of responses -- and you can share yours too!
The monsoon session of Parliament beginning Tuesday is set to be stormy as Congress and several other Opposition parties appeared to be closing ranks to corner the government on a range of issues including Vyapam scam and Lalit Modi controversy.
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The monsoon spelt mayhem in several parts of the country on Monday, particularly Mumbai where local train services and flight operations were hit and everyday life disrupted as well as Assam that was grappling with floods yet again.
These are just some of the best travel photographs sent in by our readers.
Air India offers huge discount on tickets.
Diesel sales in India fell 3 per cent in September as a receding monsoon continued to dampen demand and slowed industrial activity in some parts of the country, preliminary data of state-owned firms showed. While diesel sales by three state-owned fuel retailers fell year-on-year, petrol sales rose in September. Consumption of diesel, the most consumed fuel in the country -- accounting for about two-fifths of the demand, fell to 5.81 million tonnes in September from 5.99 million tonnes demand in the same period a year ago.
