India to get normal monsoon this year, says weather department

Timely rains are critical for the country’s farm output as heatwaves are expected in most parts during the summer.

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· Apr 11, 2023 · 04:31 pm

Stalled monsoon and unusual winds are behind the floods in North East India and Bangladesh this year

A lack of easterly winds and other abnormal weather patterns have also meant low rainfall in north and central India.

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· Jul 08, 2022 · 01:30 pm

Landslides kill four in Meghalaya after heavy rainfall

The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for Meghalaya, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, warning of heavy showers over the next few days.

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· Jun 09, 2022 · 07:02 pm

Kolkata airport flooded as city receives highest single-day rainfall in September in 14 years

Some long-distance trains have been rescheduled and several parts of the city were inundated.

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· Sep 20, 2021 · 03:37 pm

Orange alert in Delhi after logging highest rainfall in a day this season, traffic severely affected

More rainfall with light to moderate intensity is expected over the next few hours in the Delhi and adjoining areas of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.

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· Aug 21, 2021 · 11:39 am

Maharashtra: Toll due to heavy downpour goes up to 192, more rain likely in the next few days

The most number of deaths were reported from Raigad district (95), followed by Satara (45).

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· Jul 27, 2021 · 10:43 am

Heavy rain in Delhi causes waterlogging in several areas

Several states in North India are likely to receive heavy rainfall over the next two days.

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· Jul 27, 2021 · 08:21 am

In photos: Incessant rain causes waterlogging, traffic jams in parts of Delhi-NCR

The weather department predicted more showers with light to moderate intensity in the National Capital Region.

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· Jul 19, 2021 · 04:25 pm

In the last 9 lakh years, atmospheric carbon dioxide and warming have shaped Indian monsoons

Scientists reconstructed the monsoon activities over millenniums using clues tucked away safely in the sediment resting on the Indian Ocean’s floor.

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· Jul 15, 2021 · 07:30 pm

Monsoon likely to be normal across the country this year, says weather department

Rainfall in central India is expected to be ‘above normal’.

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· Jun 01, 2021 · 02:41 pm

Monsoon onset in Kerala delayed, likely to hit state on June 3, says IMD

Isolated heavy rainfall is expected over Kerala and Mahe town during the next five days, the weather agency said.

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· May 30, 2021 · 06:40 pm

Monsoon likely to be normal this year, says weather department

The rainfall this season is likely to be 98% of the Long Period Average.

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· Apr 16, 2021 · 04:30 pm