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
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Hydrological extremes in small basins
This volume constitutes the proceedings of the 12th Biennial Conference of the Euromediterranean Network of Representative and Experimental Basins (ERB) held in Krakow, Poland, from 18-20 September 2008.
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Forecasting and validation of rainfall for Barshi in Maharashtra based on astro-meteorological principle of rainfall conception
<p>Rainfall prediction has prime importance in an agrarian country like India, wherein the agricultural production is solely dependent on the monsoon rainfall. Among various astro-meteorological methods for rainfall forecasting, the Antariksha method, which is based on sky observations, is most popular.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/294265404_Forecasting_and_validation_of_rainfall_for_barshi_in_Maharashtra_based_on_astro-meteorological_principle_of_rainfall_conception" target="_blank">Original Source</a></strong></p>
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Manipur declared drought-hit
Guwahati: Insufficient rainfall in the region has taken its toll in Manipur that was today declared drought-affected by the government. The decision was taken in a Cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh. The Cabinet also discussed various steps to be taken to tackle the situation in different parts of the state.
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Monsoon covers about 80 per cent of country
P. Sunderarajan NEW DELHI: The Southwest Monsoon has made rapid advances since Sunday and, by Monday evening, it covered almost 80 per cent of the country.
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Hills feel the heat
A prolonged dry spell, forest fires and water crisis have turned Uttarakhand hills into mountains of discontent. Team TOI reports on the situation across the state
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It's cloudy' but no rains
AHMEDABAD: It seems there are just clouds in store for Amdavadis for now. The weather officials have said that the clouds which were expected to give some rainfall to the city have instead given Madhya Pradesh a monsoon break. What is worse is that there seems to be no rainfall in the city until next week!
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Dig pits to wash out water woes
- Farmers upbeat as Doba, a new technology, will enable rainwater harvesting Ranchi, June 29: The rain god is smiling and so are the farmers. They have to worry less about irrigation now as monsoon has finally hit the state. And using a new technology this time round to store rainwater, farmers can look forward to better summers ahead.
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Time to try out cloud seeding in TN?
V NarayanaMurthi WITH the Vellore region experiencing scanty rainfall over the years, it is perhaps time the authorities considered artificial cloud seeding to bridge the demand-supply gap
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Lightning kills 11, Palamau loses cattle
The arrival of a weak monsoon in Jharkhand today is bringing with it additional problems for parched districts of Palamau where at least 135 cattle have apparently died due to a scarcity of drinking water.
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Smile, monsoon has finally arrived: Basti, Bundelkhand receive good rainfall
The fragrant smell of mud filled the nostrils of the denizens early Monday morning, announcing the arrival of the south-west monsoon. The denizens, reeling under heat wave, were much relieved as heavy showers lashed the city for over one-and-half hours. And for once no one complained as the mercury plummeted by five degrees.