Page 3 - Monsoon Season

Delhi Assembly's monsoon session to begin soon; Money bill to be tabled

The two-day Monsoon session of the Delhi Assembly will be held on July 4 and 5, in which the AAP govt is likely to table a Bill for hike in the salaries of MLAs

Early kharif sowing shows healthy progress; rice, pulses area up

The actual pick-up in sowing will happen once the monsoon becomes active over Central and Western India

IMD raises 2022 monsoon forecast to 103% of LPA on likely La Nina effect

Monsoon in core rain-fed areas that are home to bulk of Kharif pulses and oilseeds, is likely to be 106% of LPA

'Normal' monsoon this year expected to douse some inflationary flames

Healthy and well-spread rains will repose faith in the country's economy which faces ever increasing risk of 'Stagflation' due to high global commodities' costs.

Southwest monsoon over entire country expected to be 'normal' in 2022: IMD

Earlier this week, private weather forecasting agency Skymet had said the southwest monsoon in 2022 was expected to be 'normal' at 98 per cent of the LPA

Delhi records highest one-day rainfall for August in 14 years

Delhi recorded 138.8 mm rainfall on Saturday, with the weather department saying the one-day precipitation in the month of August was the highest in 14 years and ninth highest since 1961.

Monsoon Session: LS, RS adjourned till 2 pm amid sloganeering by Opposition

Amid sloganeering by Opposition Parliamentarians over various issues, the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned till 2 pm on Wednesday.While the Upper House was adjourned once amid the ruckus created by the Opposition over the 'Pegasus Project' media report, the Lower House was adjourned twice first till 11:30 am and then till 2 pm.Earlier in the day, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay gave adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha to discuss the 'Pegasus Project' media report.Several Congress MPs Manickam Tagore and Manish Tewari also gave adjournment notices in the Lok Sabha today to discuss the Pegasus issue.The Opposition has alleged that names of several Indian politicians, journalists, lawyers, and activists have appeared on the leaked list of potential targets for surveillance by an unidentified agency using Pegasus spyware. This comes following reports published in The Wire.Meanwhile, Rajya Sabha Floor leaders of "like-minded" Opposition parties will meet today at

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Monsoon forecasting: Is it like predicting the unpredictable for IMD?

IMD, the agency mandated with the job of forecasting weather, seems to be going haywire with its predictions. Listen to the podcast to know about IMD's faulty forecast system

Heavy rains lash Mumbai; train, bus services hit due to water-logging

Mumbai has been witnessing heavy rains since Wednesday.

Extremely heavy showers expected in Mumbai region on Sunday, IMD warns

A few places in Mumbai and neighbouring Thane may receive heavy rains on Saturday too, it said.

Heavy rains pound Mumbai; authorities shut 4 subways due to flooding

The first rains of this year's monsoon season in Mumbai caused water-logging in various parts of the city

A million years of data confirms: Monsoons are likely to get worse

The annual summer monsoon in South Asia begins this month. A new study points to more destructive storms

Statsguru: Six charts explain why monsoon is so important for economy

An even more virulent second wave means that economic growth, income and employment will again depend on agriculture to a large extent

Secure health facilities, oxygen plants during upcoming monsoon: Home secy

Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Friday reviewed the national disaster management apparatus and "advised" concerned agencies to be better prepared

Auto companies show signs of recovery, increase dispatches by 13%

Tractor sales also increased with largest tractor seller Mahindra & Mahindra selling 18 per cent more farm equipment indicating that a good monsoon was driving the rural economy

Monsoon to retreat from north India in 2 days; season to end above-normal

Overall, the country has received 9 per cent more rainfall than normal until September 26, according to data

Rainfall in Aug, Sept to be normal, says IMD; more area under kharif crops

Enthused by the initial good rains, farmers across the country have planted kharif crops in almost 14 per cent more area than the last year till July 31

Monsoon session plan: LS and RS to sit by turns, use each others' chambers

Venkaiah Naidu and Om Birla hold two-hour long meeting, inspect chambers and galleries of both Houses to take stock of seating capacity as per social distancing norms