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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Rains improve prospects for rabi
New Delhi: The late revival of monsoon may just have taken the edge off the drought. There has been a sharp upturn in the area under crop cultivation since the beginning of August which bodes well for the rural economy and holds out hope for a better rabi season later this year.
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Monsoon deficit shrinks after late rain surge
Showers Expected To Continue Frequent showers over the past few days have lifted spirits
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Drought Puts Focus on a Side of India Left Out of Progress
Two very different recent scenes from India: At a power breakfast in New Delhi for many of the country
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No assessment yet for farm sector
Effects of climate change on the country
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Running dry
Ravish Tiwari With only one month of the monsoon remaining, the water levels in 81 crucial reservoirs are about 27 per cent below the average of the past ten years
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Rain delays tusker migration
The late monsoon is upsetting the migration schedule of the elephants of the Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary. Each year, in the month of September, elephants leave the reserve area and head to Purulia, West and East Midnapore districts. They return to sanctuary before the start of the summer season, around mid-February.
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Recovery picks up pace: GDP rises 6.1% in Q1
Fastest Growth Since Slowdown New Delhi: The economic upturn appears to have truly begun. The latest government data on Monday showed the economy growing by 6.1% year-on-year during the first quarter (April-June) of the fiscal
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PM may cut 07-12 growth target to 7.8%
The UPA government is set to revise the growth target from 9% to 7.8% for the 11th Five Year Plan period, considering that 278 districts are in the grip of a debilitating drought and recovery from the global economic downturn has been rather slow.
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Oxfam says millions in Nepal could face hunger due to climate change
Poor crop yields, water shortages and more extreme temperatures are pushing rural villagers in Nepal closer to the brink as a result of climate change, a new report launched Oxfam, an international aid agency, aid, describing the situation "deeply worrying".
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Sunspots spark climate change
Singapore: Small changes in the Sun