Monsoon Failure

Facing criticism over consecutive errors in forecasting advancement of the Southwest Monsoon over Delhi, the India Meteorological Department said such type of failure by numerical models in the prediction of monsoon over Delhi is "rare and uncommon".

At a time when crop failure is increasing in Tamil Nadu due to deficient monsoon, these Sikh farmers in the state's Ramanathapuram district stand out with their innovative methods of farming - turning a barren land into orchards.

The states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have been at logger heads over sharing of Cauvery water in a distress year. The failure of south west monsoon has resulted in water storage in crucial reservoirs dipping to alarming levels in Karnataka. And every time the water level dips in KRS Dam, citizens of Bengaluru start worrying, as the IT city depends...

Trouble is brewing for government in the Monsoon Session of Parliament, which is expected to start next month, with main opposition Congress today hinting at stacking up ammunition on issues like failure at Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), terror strikes and diatribes of Subramanian Swamy.

Farmers in Bihar are staring into the skies, waiting. If it doesn't rain in the coming week, they say, their rice crops would wilt away. The monsoon has brought Bihar only two-thirds the normal level of rain, bringing the state to the brink of agrarian distress.

In an embarrassment to the Centre, a parliamentary panel has pulled up the government over its failure to combat corruption in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), in a report that has many BJP lawmakers as signatories as well.

The government today announced it will offer subsidy on diesel, power and seeds to farmers in case of deficient monsoon affecting crops.

The country stares at an impending drought with widespread monsoon failure causing deep concern. In a surprising contrast, parts of Punjab, the granary of India, may actually end up growing more food grain than normal monsoon years - a startling claim made by Professor BS Dhillon, vice chancellor of Punjab Agriculture University (PAU), Ludhiana.

A separate contingency plan will be worked out along with the state governments for drought-prone regions, such as Vidharbha in Maharashtra, to ensure there is no shortage of drinking water and fodder, he said. "Vidharbha region is drought-prone. We will think of all possible measures to help farmers so that they are not forced to commit suicides d...

Farmers across Madhya Pradesh may be headed for a bleak monsoon once again, as the state is already struggling with 53 per cent deficient rainfall.

The ethnic violence in Assam has dominated the first day of Parliament's Monsoon Session. Describing the riots in and around Kokrajhar as the biggest failure of the Centre, BJP leader LK Advani said, "Of the state's three-crore population, upto 400,000 are homeless... this is an unprecedented crisis."

The power deficit was worsened by a weak monsoon that lowered hydroelectric generation and kept temperatures higher, further increasing electricity usage as people seek to cool off.

The Bhakra Beas Management Board on Thursday decided to cut the supply of water for irrigation to Punjab, Haryana, Himachal and Rajasthan.

Facing criticism over consecutive errors in forecasting advancement of the Southwest Monsoon over Delhi, the India Meteorological Department said such type of failure by numerical models in the prediction of monsoon over Delhi is "rare and uncommon".

At a time when crop failure is increasing in Tamil Nadu due to deficient monsoon, these Sikh farmers in the state's Ramanathapuram district stand out with their innovative methods of farming - turning a barren land into orchards.

The states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have been at logger heads over sharing of Cauvery water in a distress year. The failure of south west monsoon has resulted in water storage in crucial reservoirs dipping to alarming levels in Karnataka. And every time the water level dips in KRS Dam, citizens of Bengaluru start worrying, as the IT city depends...

Trouble is brewing for government in the Monsoon Session of Parliament, which is expected to start next month, with main opposition Congress today hinting at stacking up ammunition on issues like failure at Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), terror strikes and diatribes of Subramanian Swamy.

Farmers in Bihar are staring into the skies, waiting. If it doesn't rain in the coming week, they say, their rice crops would wilt away. The monsoon has brought Bihar only two-thirds the normal level of rain, bringing the state to the brink of agrarian distress.

In an embarrassment to the Centre, a parliamentary panel has pulled up the government over its failure to combat corruption in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), in a report that has many BJP lawmakers as signatories as well.

The government today announced it will offer subsidy on diesel, power and seeds to farmers in case of deficient monsoon affecting crops.

The country stares at an impending drought with widespread monsoon failure causing deep concern. In a surprising contrast, parts of Punjab, the granary of India, may actually end up growing more food grain than normal monsoon years - a startling claim made by Professor BS Dhillon, vice chancellor of Punjab Agriculture University (PAU), Ludhiana.

A separate contingency plan will be worked out along with the state governments for drought-prone regions, such as Vidharbha in Maharashtra, to ensure there is no shortage of drinking water and fodder, he said. "Vidharbha region is drought-prone. We will think of all possible measures to help farmers so that they are not forced to commit suicides d...

Farmers across Madhya Pradesh may be headed for a bleak monsoon once again, as the state is already struggling with 53 per cent deficient rainfall.

The ethnic violence in Assam has dominated the first day of Parliament's Monsoon Session. Describing the riots in and around Kokrajhar as the biggest failure of the Centre, BJP leader LK Advani said, "Of the state's three-crore population, upto 400,000 are homeless... this is an unprecedented crisis."

The power deficit was worsened by a weak monsoon that lowered hydroelectric generation and kept temperatures higher, further increasing electricity usage as people seek to cool off.

The Bhakra Beas Management Board on Thursday decided to cut the supply of water for irrigation to Punjab, Haryana, Himachal and Rajasthan.