Page 59 - Rainfall

Cycle of extremes: Erratic monsoon hits crops in Karnataka's Kaveri basin

The rainfall anomaly in the Kaveri basin is part of a larger trend where climate change results in spells of torrential rain interspersed with unusually dry periods

India sees highest rains in 25 years, retreat unlikely before mid-October

Till Sept 30 this year, India received 968.3 millimeters of rainfall as against a normal of 880.6 millimeters

South-west monsoon winds up with a surplus of 6%: CRISIL Drip index

Among major kharif growers, Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Madhya Pradesh have received excess rains at 23-37 per cent above normal

17 killed as heavy rain lashes Pune; schools and colleges to remain shut

Around 2,500 people were shifted to safer places in Baramati tehsil after water was released from the Nazare dam on the Karha river near Jejuri, district officials said

Above-average rains in over 6 yrs to assuage slowdown, water crisis: Report

The monsoon delivers about 70% of India's annual rainfall and determines the yield of rice, wheat, sugarcane and oilseeds, such as soybeans

Uttarakhand, UP likely to receive heavy rainfall on Sunday, predicts IMD

The weather forecasting agency also predicted that places over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Andaman, Nicobar Islands, Assam, and Meghalaya will also witness heavy downpour throughout the day

Monsoon withdrawal delayed again, might begin after mid Sep: IMD officials

The southwest monsoon till first week of September has recorded its best performance since 2014, thereby receding drought fears

Outlook for agri input players improves as monsoon deficit is wiped out

Companies likely to post high single-digit growth during Q2 compared to a decline during June quarter

Uneven rains impact rice sowing, area under crop shrinks by 2 mn hectares

Rice has been sown on 50 million hectares as on August 23, about 23% lower than area covered during same period last year

Nearly half of the country saw excess rain in August, says IMD

This was second consecutive month the country recorded above normal rainfall

Overall rains in excess, but unsteady distribution may play spoilsport

The welcome recovery in July and August notwithstanding, rainfall has not been uniformly spread across regions and time

Uneven rain in large parts of country disrupts sowing pattern: CARE Ratings

Rice cropping down 37% in ongoing Kharif season, as 25% meteorological subdivisions record excess rainfall while 20% are deficient

Yamuna breaches danger mark; death toll mounts to 37 in north India

Heavy rain battered Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, claiming 37 lives so far

Alert in Punjab as Bhakra dam releases water, Yamuna nears danger mark

In Rajasthan, hundreds of people were shifted to safer places

Kerala floods claim 42 lives, 100,000 in relief camps; UAE issues advisory

In 988 relief camps across the state, 107,699 persons have been shifted. In the worst affected Wayanad, 24,990 persons are in such camps

Rain lashes India, but skewed across regions: CRISIL's Drip index

Several states and crops grapple with deficient rains

Rains wreak havoc in Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha: Top 10 updates

The flood situation remains grim in southern Maharashtra and northern Karnataka, where the swollen Krishna, Ghataprabha and Malaprabha rivers are wreaking a havoc

With plenty of rainfall, why India is on world's most water-stressed list

within India, all nine states and union territories that report the worst water stress lie in the Indo-Gangetic plain, which has a web of big and small rivers and lakes

Rains catch up, but key areas still face shortfall: CRISIL Drip index

As of July 31, rainfall from the southwest monsoon was 9% below the long period average

Heavy rainfall throws life out of gear in Vadodara; airport operations shut

Vadodara city received a staggering 442 mm of rainfall in just 12 hours on Wednesday