<p>As per the report ‘United in Science: the high-level synthesis report of latest science information convened by the Science Advisory Group of the UN Climate Action Summit’, published by
Shillong, July 15: The city was awakened by a “moderate intensity” earthquake just after midnight last night although there were no reports of any damage to human life or property. The quake, measuring
Advance of SW Monsoon 2012. The “straggler” monsoon of 2012 today managed to cover the entire country, four days ahead of its official date of July 15, but the government’s worries are not yet over. Despite
Andhra Pradesh is not likely to get any water for its projects based on the Krishna river or its basin unless and until Maharashtra and Karnataka receive a quantity of 203.8 tmcft to fill theirs own projects first to combat semi-drought conditions reportedly prevailing there also. Sources said Karnataka and Maharashtra Governments too are hard- pressed to store as much as water as possible in their projects for irrigation and drinking water supply as several districts are suffering from rainfall deficit. Alamatti and Narayanpur dams in Karnataka have 34.65 tmcft of water now but all of it lies below dead storage level.
The monsoon revived significantly on Thursday, ending weeks of nervousness as rainbearing clouds rapidly advanced to Jammu and Kashmir and are likely to soak parched fields in the breadbasket states of
To counter the growing influence of China over the Indian Ocean region, the government has decided to perk its deep sea mining plans, with a fresh impetus on securing strategic ground. This would also help the country in exploration of rare earth materials from the deep sea and catapult it into the select group of nations doing so, that include America and Russia.
Guwahati: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said Assam’s erosion problem will be included in the list of the country’s natural disasters, a move that will enable the state government to spend central relief funds (CRF) to tackle the issue. Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said Tuesday that the move will also enable the state to receive more central funds to tackle the problem and also extend financial help to people affected by erosion.
If rains don’t hit the northwestern and central parts of India soon, the water table in these regions may fall below last year’s levels, a preliminary assessment has revealed. Last year, the ground water levels in northwestern states during the pre-monsoon period (April-June) was estimated at 10-20 metres below ground level, said a senior Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) official. And, the near absence of rains in these regions since October could result in a further decline in these levels, the official added.
With the South-West monsoon weakening in the middle of its course, almost half the State is thirsting for rains. As many as 14 districts have received deficient rainfall in June leaving the farming community
With several states reeling under a drought-like situation as they await the monsoon, experts have pointed out that not enough is being done to deal with the situation arising out of scanty rainfall. Drought management, they say, assumes significance in view of changing weather patterns. “We are not prepared to handle the effects of climate change on agriculture. It is reflected through our management of drought situation in states like Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh,” veteran agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan told IANS.
It might still be too early to say so but indications of a good monsoon this season are fast receding. With the first month of the four-month season almost over, there is already a 23 per cent deficiency
