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Tamil Nadu rains: Plight of people will continue if authorities do not act

Panneerselvam and Palaniswami blamed the state government for lack of planning ahead of the monsoon and untimely works

5 dead, several houses damaged in Tamil Nadu due to incessant rains

At least five persons died and as many as 538 huts and four houses have been completely damaged in Tamil Nadu due to incessant rains.

IMD warns of extremely heavy rain in parts of TN, AP on November 10-11

A cyclonic circulation lies over the southeast Bay of Bengal and the adjoining south Andaman Sea extending up to middle tropospheric levels

Incessant rains hit life in Puducherry; holiday for schools, colleges

Normal life was hit in Puducherry on Monday and educational institutions were closed due to incessant rains under the influence of a cyclonic circulation in the Bay of Bengal

Heavy rain, thunderstorms to continue in Tamil Nadu for next 2 days

Heavy rain and thunderstorms will continue in Chennai and almost all other districts of Tamil Nadu in the next two days, the regional centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday

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Monsoon 2021 expected to rescue India's agriculture in FY22

The recently-concluded normal monsoon season will provide a much-needed cushion to both India's agriculture and inflation in 2021-22, said India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra) in a report.

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Aggregate rain doesn't reflect the true picture

Southwest Monsoon withdrawal begins, retreat from Delhi in 3-4 days: IMD

The withdrawal of the Southwest Monsoon from northwest India usually begins from September 17.

Monsoon to withdraw from Oct 6, ends 2021 with just 1% below normal rains

This is for the third straight year that the country has had rainfall in the normal and above category. It was above normal in 2019 and 2020 too

India's monsoon to withdraw from Oct 6 after September downpour, says IMD

India received 9% lower rainfall than normal up to the end of August, but a third more than normal in September narrowed deficit to 1%, the IMD said

IMD issues warning for extremely bad weather in Delhi on Wednesday

It was a warm Tuesday in Delhi with some parts of the national capital witnessing rain in the latter part of the day, leading to waterlogging and traffic snarls in a few areas.

Torrential rains drown most of Kolkata, more downpour likely

Adding more woes to the situation, the meteorological department has predicted more rains in most of the districts in south Bengal in the next 24 hours

Monsoon may not retreat from Northwest India by September: IMD

According to the IMD, withdrawal of the southwest monsoon from northwest India takes place if there is cessation in rainfall activity over the area for five continuous days

IMD predicts light to moderate rains in parts of Delhi, adjoining areas

Delhi and its neighbouring areas are likely to witness light to moderate intensity rains during the next two hours, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted on Monday

How world's ability to predict behaviour of monsoon has not improved at all

Of late, IMD has begun providing its breakups by the five major divisions and by calendar months

Onion prices likely to remain at higher trajectory this festive season

The onion prices are expected to remain at a higher trajectory during October-November, as erratic monsoon may lead to an eventual delay in harvest, according to a report by Crisil Research

Heavy rains lead to traffic snarls in several parts of Delhi

Heavy rains continued to lash several parts of the capital city and adjoining areas for the second day in a row on Thursday

IMD forecasts above-normal Sep rainfall; deficit unlikely to be wiped out

September rains to be better but not enough to recoup seasonal deficiency, says IMD

Maharashtra's Raigad district gets over 2,900 mm rainfall since June

Maharashtra's Raigad district has recorded over 2,900 mm rains since June 1, which is 93.06 per cent of its average annual rainfall, an official said on Wednesday