Red alert in many states as monsoon covers India; 2 killed U'khand

A cloudburst in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district early Sunday left two construction workers dead and seven missing as monsoon covered the entire country almost a week early than usual, bringing......

World Is About To Get Hot -- Here's Why You Should Worry

The year 2024 was not only the hottest year on record but also the first to breach 1.5°C above the 1850–1900 baseline.   IMAGE: A rescue worker gives water to an injured Chinkara (Indian......

India to get 'below normal' rainfall in June as monsoon stalls: IMD

India has received 20 per cent below normal rainfall since the start of the monsoon period on June 1, and overall precipitation for the entire month will also be subpar, the India Meteorological......

Respite! Delhi receives first monsoon showers

Delhi welcomed the first monsoon showers on Thursday morning which provided much-needed respite from the oppressive heat. Photograph: Ravi Choudhary/PTI Photo The India Meteorological Department......

Monsoon in slowdown phase, no progress in 5 days

The southwest monsoon's progress has slowed down as it has not made any progress for the past five days, the weathermen on Thursday said. "For the fifth consecutive day, the Northern Limit of......

How Coal India is chasing the monsoon to reduce coal supply disruptions

Way before the rains arrived at Talwandi Sabo Power plant in Punjab, the one check the coal ministry was carrying out was the availability of coal stock with the generator. Illustration: Dominic......

What has Arctic weather got to do with Indian monsoon? A lot, actually

Data spanning the years 1951 to 2014 show that temperature and pressure conditions at specific locations in the Arctic region during the pre-monsoon period correlate with the Indian summer monsoon......

Scorching summer may hit water supply and fodder

In the first of a two-part series, Sanjeeb Mukherjee examines the impact of the upcoming summer on agriculture and drinking water supply. Summers have set in and if weather predictions and current......

BCCI administrators restore Duleep Trophy after Ganguly letter

IMAGE: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly. Photograph: BCCI. The Committee of Administrators (COA) on Tuesday instructed Board of Control for Cricket in India not to scrap the Duleep Trophy from......