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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Hope under a cloud
madhya pradesh east madhya pradesh normal rainfall 774 mm actual rainfall 490 mm Departure -37% May be worst drought in 100 years, warns CM
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37 districts drought-hit in monsoon season
In spite of the monsoon season still prevailing State Government has declared 37 districts drought-affected. This is the first instance in Madhya Pradesh when in spite of the prevailing monsoon season districts have been declared drought-hit.
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Poor monsoon due to El Nino winds from Pacific
Kaustubh Kulkarni / Pune August 19, 2009, 1:08 IST When the World Metereological Organisation (WTO) warned our weather experts in June that a poor monsoon was coming , and also told them why, the latter wouldn
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States must take steps to counter drought
New Delhi: With more states and districts joining the growing list of drought-affected regions, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday once again appraised states about the enormity of the problem and asked them to jointly work to mitigate the suffering of people, mainly farmers.
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Hope yet: N India may get rain in August-end
Madden-Julian Oscillation May Counter El Nino
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Farmers advised to go for alternative crops
Agriculture Department has advised the farmers to take up cultivation of alternative crops as the monsoon is week in the taluk. Ragi, jowar, sunflower, horsegram could be cultivated if the rains last till the end of August. Ragi cultivation could be taken up if the rains appear in the month of September.
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Hydro reservoir storage up 185%
Sudheer Pal Singh / New Delhi August 18, 2009, 1:11 IST Delay in the monsoon arrival had caused water storage to touch a historic low of 9% in June.
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When Monsoon Plays Truant
The monsoon showers over the past fortnight have brought a smile to the face of Rattan Singh, a 36-year-old paddy farmer in Muktsar district of Punjab. The delay in the rains had left him fearing that his 10-acre farm would dry up. The recent rains, though, have made him believe that his troubles are over.
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Campaign against Bt Cotton
The debate against genetically modified (GM) seeds in the country has been going on for quite some time and the article by Kavitha Kuruganti (KK henceforth) on
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Drought almost certain now, admits IMD
GoM To Ready Contingency Plan Pune/New Delhi: There is every possibility of 2009 being a