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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Concerns about water availability persist
Surinder Sud / September 17, 2009, 0:43 IST
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Agri scientists worried over erratic monsoon
Agricultural scientists here are concerned over the recent erratic behaviour of monsoon. They are of the opinion that if this behaviour of monsoon continues, the agricultural practices
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A home-grown drought
Monsoon this year has failed most of India, causing drought in even well-irrigated and rainfed areas. Read this latest Down To Earth report on how our food preferences are making us vulnerable to drought.
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A home-grown drought
<i> Monsoon this year has failed most of India, causing drought in even well-irrigated and rainfed areas. Ravleen Kaur reports how our food preferences are making us vulnerable to drought </i>
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Diminishing returns
Wilted crops dot the countryside; farmers cry for water, electricity
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Rainfed authority proposes plan to use late monsoon
SURINDER SUD The National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA) has come out with an elaborate strategy to make use of the late monsoon rains for compensatory crop production to offset part of the anticipated loss in kharif harvest.
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Yamuna banks evacuated, no rain in next 3 days
New Delhi For the hundreds displaced by the rising levels of Yamuna, the India Meteorological Department has some good news. It will not rain for at least the next three days, which might help the water level drop. It might, however, rain at certain places in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
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MPs soybean farmers cheer late rains
A late burst of rains in Madhya Pradesh has given soybean farmers a reason to smile after a long dry period that was threatening to ruin the crop. If the good spell continues till the end of the monsoon season, production may unexpectedly exceed the estimates by up to 10 per cent in the state.
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Rain and still no rain
With an unusual monsoon, just enough rain is not what is needed - we need a better water-management strategy.
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Rains lower threshold of crop loss
LUCKNOW: Light to moderate rains continued in many parts of the state, thus bringing the rainfall deficit up by seven per cent in the last 10 days. The total rains in the monsoon season till August 27 were 46 per cent below normal, which stood at 39 per cent below normal on September 8.