Monsoon

The government was "forced" to suspend 12 opposition MPs for "misbehaviour" but will consider revoking their suspension if they apologise to the Speaker and apologise to the House, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said.

Following their suspension from Rajya Sabha for the remaining part of the winter session, Trinamool Congress MPs Dola Sen and Shanta Chhetri said they are proud that they raised their voices in support of the farmers

Twelve opposition MPs from Rajya Sabha have been suspended from parliament's Winter Session for the shocking violence on the last day of the Monsoon Session. The opposition has condemned the suspension, saying it is against the rules.

Parliament Winter Session: 36 bills are expected to be passed, including one to repeal the three farm laws, in the winter session that begins today.

Crops spread over more than 50,000 hectares have been battered by heavy rain in Tamil Nadu which received 68 per cent more than average downpour this monsoon season.

Tamil Nadu has received 68 per cent excess rainfall during the ongoing northeast monsoon and three people and over 300 heads of cattle were killed in the last 24 hours, the government said on Saturday.

Tamil Nadu has received 61% excess rain during the ongoing monsoon period starting October 1 till date, the state government said today, while rains continued to lash many parts of the state, especially the northern districts including Chennai.

The northeast monsoon has been active over Kerala and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued an orange alert for six districts of Kerala on November 13 and for five districts on November 14 indicating heavy rains.

Tamil Nadu has recorded 50 per cent plus rainfall above normal during the ongoing North East monsoon season from October 1 till date and 53 of the 90 key reservoirs crossed 76 per cent storage, authorities said.

The dengue outbreak in Delhi is "far more as compared to the last two-three years", a senior doctor at the city's Ganga Ram Hospital told NDTV today, as she warned people against not following basic sanitary practices after the monsoon season.

The four-day monsoon session of the Madhya Pradesh assembly was reduced to two days this year, with just about two hours of business transacted, during which six bills and the supplementary budget were passed.

India recorded 125 extremely heavy rainfall events during September and October in 2021, the highest in five years, owing to the late withdrawal of the southwest monsoon and higher-than-normal low-pressure systems, the IMD said on Tuesday.

An extended monsoon season and record-breaking rainfall in October gave Delhi its best air quality in the month in four years, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday directed senior officials and district collectors to take appropriate precautionary measures to prevent flooding and minimise losses owing to the North East Monsoon.

The southwest monsoon withdrew from the entire country on Monday, making it the seventh-most delayed retreat since 1975, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The government was "forced" to suspend 12 opposition MPs for "misbehaviour" but will consider revoking their suspension if they apologise to the Speaker and apologise to the House, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said.

Following their suspension from Rajya Sabha for the remaining part of the winter session, Trinamool Congress MPs Dola Sen and Shanta Chhetri said they are proud that they raised their voices in support of the farmers

Twelve opposition MPs from Rajya Sabha have been suspended from parliament's Winter Session for the shocking violence on the last day of the Monsoon Session. The opposition has condemned the suspension, saying it is against the rules.

Parliament Winter Session: 36 bills are expected to be passed, including one to repeal the three farm laws, in the winter session that begins today.

Crops spread over more than 50,000 hectares have been battered by heavy rain in Tamil Nadu which received 68 per cent more than average downpour this monsoon season.

Tamil Nadu has received 68 per cent excess rainfall during the ongoing northeast monsoon and three people and over 300 heads of cattle were killed in the last 24 hours, the government said on Saturday.

Tamil Nadu has received 61% excess rain during the ongoing monsoon period starting October 1 till date, the state government said today, while rains continued to lash many parts of the state, especially the northern districts including Chennai.

The northeast monsoon has been active over Kerala and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued an orange alert for six districts of Kerala on November 13 and for five districts on November 14 indicating heavy rains.

Tamil Nadu has recorded 50 per cent plus rainfall above normal during the ongoing North East monsoon season from October 1 till date and 53 of the 90 key reservoirs crossed 76 per cent storage, authorities said.

The dengue outbreak in Delhi is "far more as compared to the last two-three years", a senior doctor at the city's Ganga Ram Hospital told NDTV today, as she warned people against not following basic sanitary practices after the monsoon season.

The four-day monsoon session of the Madhya Pradesh assembly was reduced to two days this year, with just about two hours of business transacted, during which six bills and the supplementary budget were passed.

India recorded 125 extremely heavy rainfall events during September and October in 2021, the highest in five years, owing to the late withdrawal of the southwest monsoon and higher-than-normal low-pressure systems, the IMD said on Tuesday.

An extended monsoon season and record-breaking rainfall in October gave Delhi its best air quality in the month in four years, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday directed senior officials and district collectors to take appropriate precautionary measures to prevent flooding and minimise losses owing to the North East Monsoon.

The southwest monsoon withdrew from the entire country on Monday, making it the seventh-most delayed retreat since 1975, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).