While 14 bills were introduced in the Lok Sabha, 15 were passed. The Rajya Sabha passed 14 bills, while one -- The Maternity Benefit (amendment) Bill, 201 was introduced
Rains might take a break after Monday over north, central India
Rural development ministry is hopeful that they might not need more funds if adequate number of jobs is created in the agriculture sector
Henceforth, we might have more years of normal monsoon as compared to below normal years
The Met Office figures show that till August 7, the southwest monsoon has been three per cent above normal at 534.2 mm
An average or normal monsoon means rainfall between 96 and 104% of a 50-year average of 89 centimetres
Southwest monsoon likely to be 107% of long-period average; augurs well for farmers
Sectors like FMCG, two-wheelers and textiles will benefit
Variations in seasonal rainfall are often related to weather in other parts of world, such as El Niño events in the Pacific Ocean
Private weather forecasting agency Skymet also says there is no reason to lower the forecast to 'normal', from 'above normal'
The showers are expected to return over central and northern parts of India in the next few days, boosting kharif sowing which has already touched 70 million hectares
The southwest monsoon may once again become vigorous over the central and northwest India in the next 24- 48 hours, as the rain trough moves towards the plains from the foothills, while the cyclonic circulation, brewing over the Bay of Bengal, moves deeper towards the mainland.Officials this should cause good amount of rains both over Central and North India which has become slightly weak in the last few days leading to rise in temperatures."The rains which are at present passing through a slightly weak phase will again become active over south Chhattisgarh, Telengana and parts of Vidharbha over the next 24 to 48 hours because a cyclonic circulation which is stationed around coastal Andhra Pradesh will move inwards," Mahesh Palawat, chief meteorologist at private weather forecasting firm Skymet said.
At least 21 people were killed in rain-related incidents in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Assam with monsoon gaining momentum in several parts of North and Northeast India. At least 10 people were killed in Uttarakhand in rain-related incidents. Four persons lost their lives in Tehri district as their car was hit by debris falling from a hillside in the wake of a landslide. Two others were killed in Uttarkashi district when a tree fell on their house following heavy rains in the area. Incessant rains sent the Ganga, Yamuna and their tributaries into spate with all of them including the Bhagirathi, Alaknanda and Mandakini flowing close to the danger mark, prompting authorities to evacuate people living there. Heavy rains are likely to continue in the state for another 24 hours especially in Udhamsingh Nagar, Haridwar and Dehradun districts where extremely heavy rains are expected at a couple of places during the period, state MeT office said. The national capital ...
11% More than normal was India's southwest monsoon during the week ended Wednesday
The June-September monsoon has so far delivered 4% higher rainfall than average
All sub regions have been receiving good rainfall except Northeast and east region, where deficiency reached 23%
All sub regions have been receiving good rainfall except the Northeast and east region of the country, where the deficiency has reached 23%
Flood situation eases up in MP
The southwest monsoon covered 90% of the country's geographical area, leaving out some parts of western Rajasthan and Gujarat
Has yet to cover parts of Rajasthan and Gujarat