Protecting The Vulnerable From The Monsoon’s Flood Of Diseases
While much of India was reeling under intense and prolonged heat, the tiny northeastern state…
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Why Small Farmers In India Remain Anxious About The Monsoon
One of the more enduring images from the iconic film from the 1950s, Do Bigha…
Why Indian Cities Flood During Monsoon Rains
Mumbai is unique among coastal cities. It’s not only surrounded by the Arabian Sea it…
What Will An El Niño Bring Next To India?
India’s vital monsoon rains can be disrupted by an El Niño, which is a major…
Best Of ’22: Water In A Climate-Changed Region
Climate change is destabilising the freshwater supply on which all life depends. Multiple disasters in…
Stalled Monsoon Behind Devastating Floods In NE India, B’desh
The first half of 2022 has seen South Asia hit by both severe heatwaves and…
Floods Disrupt Monsoon Weddings In Bihar
The monsoon rains had doused the brutal summer heatwave, and the season of fertility and…
Monsoon Rainfall Increases In Kashmir, Raising Flood Fears
The Kashmir valley suffered a devastating flood in September 2014. After an unusually high level…
The River In North India Being Hollowed Out For Concrete
It was around 5 AM on 19 October 2021, dark, drizzling and cold in the…
In Assam, Village Committees Lead The Way During Floods
Over the past three decades, the severity of both droughts and floods has increased in…
Crop Planting Gathers Pace, Buoyed By Bountiful Monsoon Rains
A rapid progress of the monsoon helped Indian farmers plant nearly 14% more land than…
Floods, Covid-19 Hobble 2 Of India’s Poorest States
Floods caused by heavy monsoon rains in two of India’s poorest states have displaced or…
Monsoon To Arrive On Kerala Coast Around June 1
Monsoon rains are likely to enter India through the southern coast around June 1, the…
India Raises Wheat Buying Price, Makes Exports Unviable
India has lifted the price at which it buys locally produced new-season wheat by 85…
Monsoon To Withdraw From October 10, Marking Most Delayed Retreat
India’s June-September monsoon rains are likely to start withdrawing from the northwest region from Oct….
India’s Monsoon Rains 38% Above-Average This Week: Weather Office
Monsoon rains in India were above average in the week through Wednesday, the weather office…