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April 15, 2025 6:32 PM

India forecasts above average monsoon rains in boost to crop output, economy

India is likely to see above-average monsoon rains for the second straight year in 2025, the government said on Tuesday, raising expectations of higher farm and economic growth in Asia's third-biggest economy. The monsoon delivers nearly 70% of the rain needed to water crops and recharge reservoirs and aquifers. With nearly half of the country's farmland without any irrigation, it depends on the June-September rains to grow a number of crops. Good rains will help to bring down food prices, to ...

March 16, 2025 3:44 PM

Study shows how climate change affects rain and floods

Climate change may lead to increased precipitation and more intense floods. A new study highlights the importance of distinguishing between different types of rainfall and flood events—specifically, short-term events that occur over a few hours and longer-term events that last several days. Climate change impacts each of these differently. An Austrian research team has demonstrated for the first time that short-term precipitation and flood events, occurring over a few hours, are particularly ...

February 21, 2025 4:30 PM

IMD reports rain, snowfall, and hailstorms across multiple states

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a gradual drop in minimum temperatures by 2-3°C across Northwest India over the next three days, with stable conditions expected afterward. In other parts of the country, no significant change in minimum temperatures is anticipated over the next four to five days. Maximum temperatures in Northwest India are likely to increase gradually by 2-4°C over the next four days before stabilizing. In Gujarat, no major changes are expected over the ...

September 16, 2024 5:19 PM

IMD forecasts extremely heavy to very heavy rainfall over western, central states for next few days

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast extremely heavy to very heavy rainfall over the western and central parts of the country for the next few days. The IMD said that Gujarat, Konkan, Goa, and Maharashtra will continue to witness extremely heavy rainfall till Friday and heavy to very heavy rainfall thereafter. Isolated places of coastal Karnataka and Odisha are also expected to witness very heavy rainfall till Friday. In Delhi, the weather department has forecast a generally ...

September 16, 2024 6:03 PM

Mumbai rains: CM Eknath Shinde chairs meeting; directs agencies to be on high alert

As heavy rains lashed Mumbai on Monday morning, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde chaired a high-level meeting to review the situation in the state. He also directed all emergency agencies to be on high alert. In a message on social media platform X, CM Shinde said that life has been disrupted in Mumbai due to heavy rains, saying, "There is a traffic jam on the roads and the traffic on the railway line has also been affected. The work of removing water from the track is going on by the railway admin...

September 16, 2024 5:57 PM

India forecasts above average monsoon rains after dry 2023

India said on Monday it is likely to receive above average monsoon rainfall in 2024, in a potential boost for the country which depends heavily on the summer rains for its farm output. The lifeblood of India's economy delivers nearly 70% of the rain needed to water crops and recharge reservoirs and aquifers, with nearly half of its farmland, without any irrigation, depending on the June-September rains to grow a number of crops. The monsoon, which usually arrives over the southern tip of Keral...