Annual climate summary 2023
The report discusses the climate condition over Indian region during the year 2023. Notably, global temperatures soared to exceptionally high levels during this period (WMO.No.1347). The India Meteorological
The report discusses the climate condition over Indian region during the year 2023. Notably, global temperatures soared to exceptionally high levels during this period (WMO.No.1347). The India Meteorological
Pouring cold water on Karnataka’s face, the Empowered Group of Ministers on Drought has asked to scale down “huge” fiancial demand from the Centre and come up with a realistic proposal outlining specific requisitions on short term and long term plans. Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar held a a two-hour-long meeting with Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar and his cabinet colleagues besides officials in the Vidhana Soudha in Bangalore on Thursday.
Rural development ministry asks states to identify development projects under flagship MNREGA. The rural development ministry is preparing for a big push to its flagship employment generation programme
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday made a downward revision of monsoon rainfall this season to “deficient” category revealing that the rainfall during June-September period will be less
Demands PM’s immediate intervention Chandigarh, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday sought a Rs 2,380-crore special package from the Centre for the state’s farming community that is
The death toll from Beijing's devastating downpours on July 21 has risen to 78 after a body was newly found, government authorities said Friday. The body of a 65-year-old man from the neighboring Hebei
Seven people including two minor girls were killed in separate incidents due to flash floods and landslides while property worth lakhs of rupees was damaged due to rains in Jammu region. Reports from
Several days of rain have resulted in an increase in the groundwater levels, according to the groundwater department. The groundwater department has been getting reports of dry and even redundant borewells
JAMMU: At least six persons were killed in land slides, house collapse and flash floods as the heavy rain created havoc in the region since last evening. The traffic was disrupted on several roads for some time in the region as flash flood in various nallahs and land slides put the normal life out of gear. The traffic on busy Samba-Mansar- Udhampur-Srinagar road came to grind halt after land slides hit the road at Papar Morh near Nud last mid night. The traffic on the road could be restored only around 10.30 am today.
The empowered group of ministers (EGoM) on drought, chaired by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, today gave in-principle approval for a Rs 2,519-crore package to Maharashtra to tackle drought-like situation in the state. The package is part of the total demand of Rs 4,919 crore the state had proposed and would address issues such as availability of drinking water, fodder and irrigation works.
Haryana has urged the Centre to give it a special package to deal with drought-like conditions in the State. Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda disclosed on Wednesday that in a written communication to the Union Government the increased expenditure on electricity to irrigate the fields had also been highlighted. Meanwhile, Chief Secretary P.K. Chaudhery has constituted a Committee of Secretaries to keep a watch on the situation “arising out of deficient rainfall in the State”. The Committee, comprising administrative Secretaries of the Departments of Revenue, Cooperation, Irrigation, Agriculture, Power, Public Health, Food & Supplies, Rural Development and Animal Husbandry would meet weekly to take stock of the situation.