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
Monsoons
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Hit by patchy monsoon, Orissa may seek help
<p>The rain god is certainly not smiling on the eastern states. After West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand — all of them have been hit by deficient rainfall — Orissa is also contemplating to seek drought assistance from the central government if monsoon rains do not return within the next seven days.<br />
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Monsoon rainfall on the decline in NE
 GUWAHATI, Aug 23
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Rajasthan gets more rain than northeast States this year
P. Sunderarajan<br /><br />NEW DELHI: In a reversal of roles, the desert State of Rajasthan received more rain than the green States in the northeast.<br /><br />As per the latest data available with the India Meteorological Department, Rajasthan received 20 per cent more rainfall than the normal, while Manipur is faced with a whopping deficit of 52 per cent and Meghalaya, 41 per cent.<br />
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Harvest blues
Sudipta Datta<br />
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August showers second highest in decade
<br />PINK CITY RECEIVES 300 MM RAINFALL; MONSOON BRINGS ALONG BOON AND BANE TO STATE<br />TIMES NEWS NETWORK<br /><br />Jaipur: The monsoon showers in August this year in Jaipur till now have been the second highest of the decade.
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India's 'constant gardeners'
Local communities are creatively adapting traditional knowledge to cope with climate change Keya Acharya / August 21, 2010, 0:41 IST In some remote villages in India, which are most unlikely to pose as models of development, a quiet rejuvenation is taking place, with communities learning to adapt to the climate change reality of the country today. Everyone knows by now that one of the fore
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Groundwater levels go up in Nellore region
Nellore, Aug. 18: Groundwater levels have increased considerably in Nellore district in the recent past. Unlike other parts of the state, Nellore region usually experiences rains during the northeast monsoon between October and December. However, for the first time in the last 10 years, rains lashed the district during the southwest monsoon between May and July this year.
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NE stares at another erratic monsoon
SHILLONG, Aug 18
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Central team to study drought situation in Jharkhand today
MANOJ PRASAD RANCHI, AN eight-member Central team, headed by National Horticulture Mission Director Vijay Kumar, will tour the rural are as of Ranchi and Khunti districts on Wednesday to assess the impact of a failed monsoon on kharif crops.
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Drought hits bumper rice target
Deficient Monsoon In Bihar, West Bengal Hits Crop; Other Regions To Make Up For Eastern Losses Devesh Kumar NEW DELHI THE Manmohan Singh government