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
Rainfall
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Greens raise red flag on plan to dig artificial lake
Gurgaon: Environmentalists have warned the state government against going ahead with its plan to dig an artificial lake in Sector 72A and stop concretising drains to better equip the city in dealing with
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Identify wetlands within a week: NGT tells govt.
The Delhi government has been directed to expeditiously identify wetlands in Dwarka sub-city after an environment activist sought the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) intervention in the matter. A bench
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Heavy rains lash south Gujarat causing flash floods; 5 drown
Heavy overnight rains lashed south and east central Gujarat causing flood like situation in localities alongside rivers flowing through Valsad, Navsari and Surat districts and killing at least five persons
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U’khand has maximum landslide prone areas among north Himalayan states, claims min of earth sciences report
DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand has the higher number of landslide prone or unstable zones among the north Himalayan states including Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, according to a report submitted in Parliament
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Dwarka pins hope on waterbody revival
Backed by two scientists, residents of Dwarka recently submitted their suggestions to the National Green Tribunal, saying that reviving waterbodies in Dwarka could ensure water sufficiency in the area.
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24 dengue cases reported till July
INDORE : Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Sunday's 'Man ki baat' exhorted that dengue spread can be curbed with maintaining cleanliness, people living in posh colonies seem to be ignoring cautionary
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Fear of Japanese encephalitis adds to continuing flood woes
Guwahati: With the situation slowly improving in the flooded districts of Assam, the fear of resurgence of Japanese Encephalitis hover over the affected areas. Over 295 JE positive cases have been reported
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Blame game begins over flooding in southeastern Bengaluru
Kishore, a resident of Ashwathnarayana Layout, rearranges the kitchen in his house which is flooded with rainwater for the past three days. DH photo Govt depts accuse one another of neglecting SWDs
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World weather: 2016's early record heat gives way to heavy rains
The record-breaking worldwide heat of the first six months of 2016 has turned to abnormally severe seasonal flooding across Asia with hundreds of people dying in China, India, Nepal and Pakistan and millions
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Indian weather office retains forecast of above-average monsoon
India's weather office on Monday retained its forecast for an above-average monsoon this year, boosting hopes of a rise in farm output and income after two years of drought. The June-September monsoon