No respite from rain in Delhi; waterlogging hits traffic
Aug 29, 2012
Season's heaviest rain halts Delhi
Aug 21, 2012
Assam violence: A volcano of politics?
Aug 8, 2012
Delhi's Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital without water for more than 4 days
Jul 13, 2012
Monsoon makes its debut over Andaman Sea
Press Trust of India | Friday May 17, 2013
South-west monsoon on Friday made a debut in the Andaman Sea and parts of Bay of Bengal, setting the stage for the four-month rainfall season crucial for India's agriculture-based economy.
Monsoon expected to hit Kerala on June 3: Meteorological department
Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 15, 2013
The crucial south-west monsoon is expected to bring its first showers to Kerala on June 3, a slight delay that could be attributed to the cyclone activity over the Bay of Bengal.
Monsoon this year is likely to be normal, says Science and Technology Minister Jaipal Reddy
Reuters | Friday April 26, 2013
India expects total monsoon rainfall to be average in 2013, a minister said on Friday, strengthening prospects for one of the world's biggest grains producers to avoid widespread drought for a fourth straight year.
Monsoon seen satisfactory overall: food minister
Reuters | Friday April 26, 2013
Monsoon rains are expected to be "satisfactory", though they could be below average in some parts in southern India, the food minister said on Friday, ahead of an official forecast later in the day.
For India's drought-hit states, on-track Monsoon may be too late
Reuters | Wednesday April 24, 2013
India may be heading for another bumper grain harvest, if the first forecast for this year's monsoon proves correct, but the rain may be too little - and too late - for southern and western states already parched by the worst drought in four decades.
India seeks precision in monsoon forecasting by 2017
Reuters | Wednesday April 17, 2013
India has roped in almost all the world's major weather forecasters in its effort to accurately forecast monsoon rains in the next four years, director-general of the state-run India Meteorological Department (IMD) said, raising prospects for a rise ...
Heavy rains in Delhi causes traffic snarls, chaos
Indo-Asian News Service | Monday August 27, 2012
After a muggy afternoon and sporadic drizzle in the national capital on Monday, a torrential downpour caused heavy traffic snarls and flooding on roads. Traffic snarls were reported following heavy rainfall which started around 6 pm as roads were fl...
Delhi: Rains choke traffic, reports of water-logging in many areas
Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday August 21, 2012
The season's heaviest downpour in the national capital on Tuesday morning left thousands stranded for hours in traffic jams as many parts of the city were waterlogged. The Meteorological office has forecast more showers.
CAG report on coal block allocation to be tabled in current session: Chidambaram
Wednesday August 8, 2012
CAG report on Delhi airport's loss of revenue on under-utilisation of land will also be filed in the session.
Rains in Delhi bring down mercury, cause traffic snarls
Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday August 7, 2012
Downpours in the national capital on Tuesday brought down the maximum temperature by nearly two degrees but caused traffic snarls in various parts of the city. More rains are likely on Wednesday. "The sky would remain generally cloudy. One or two spe...
Drought delivers fresh blow to reeling economy
Friday August 3, 2012
A summer drought makes a bad situation worse for an Indian economy already crippled by a sharp slowdown in growth, persistent inflation and a politically hamstrung government. Late on Thursday, New Delhi confirmed the first drought in three years as ...
India declares drought as El Nino reduces rain
Friday August 3, 2012
Monsoon rains will not be enough to save the country from its first drought in three years, the weather office said on Thursday as it forecast that the El Nino weather pattern should reduce rains again in the second half of the June to September seas...
Rain in Delhi brings down temperature by a few notches
Written by Amit Chaturvedi | Friday July 27, 2012
A cloudy morning in the capital held out its promise and the city witnessed rain in the afternoon. There was heavy downpour in a few areas of Delhi.
The disappearing water of Delhi. More serious than you think
Reported by Radhika Bordia, Edited by Janaki Fernandes | Friday July 27, 2012
In a country where a woman's 'suhaag', her husband, is seen as central to her existence, imagine a song where a woman, driven to desperation, says it's easier to lose him than her precious pitcher of water. This was a song we filmed in Banda, Bundelk...
India has not reached drought situation yet: Sharad Pawar
Press Trust of India | Monday July 16, 2012
India has not reached the drought situation yet, although it faces the challenge of maintaining record foodgrain production due to weak monsoons this year, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said in New Delhi today.
