IMD retains below-normal monsoon forecast; Raises worries for farms and food billsIndia's weather office predicts below-average monsoon rains for 2026. El Nino conditions are expected to develop soon. This could impact fa...
29 May, 2026, 06.07 PM IST
Kerala: Newly elected MLAs administered oath of officeIn an event marking the start of the 16th Kerala Legislative Assembly, newly elected legislators swore their oaths on May 21. The oath-taki...
21 May, 2026, 03.43 PM IST
Kerala Cabinet full list: CM Satheesan to handle Finance, Ramesh Chennithala gets Home portfolioKerala Governor Rajendra Arlekar has approved the portfolio allocation for the new UDF government, led by Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan. S...
20 May, 2026, 04.53 PM IST
India weather alert: IMD reports heatwave conditions alongside heavy rainfall and thunderstormsIndia faces extreme weather. Heavy rains lash the Northeast, while heatwaves grip North and Central India. Thunderstorms and hailstorms are...
21 Apr, 2026, 09.33 AM IST
IMD flags below-normal monsoon for 2026; rainfall seen at 92% of long-term averageIndia faces a potential challenge in 2026 with forecasts indicating below-average monsoon rainfall. The India Meteorological Department pre...
13 Apr, 2026, 08.01 PM IST
Kerala seeks Rs 24,000 cr special financial package from CentreKerala has requested a special financial package of Rs 24,000 crore from the Centre, including Rs 5,000 crore specifically for the developm...
30 Jul, 2024, 03.32 PM IST
AI, machine learning systems, drones show new-age face of Kerala's plantation sectorAs many as 166 stalls by 120 entrepreneurs were open for the public at the expo organised by the Plantation Directorate of the State Indust...
21 Jan, 2024, 09.19 PM IST
India monsoon advances after stalling for 11 daysIndia's monsoon rains advanced into some more parts of southwest Bay of Bengal after stalling for the past 11 days at a far-flung island, w...
30 May, 2023, 01.16 PM IST
Kerala constitutes high-level committee for setting up floating solar projectsLarger water bodies of Kerala Water Authority and Irrigation Department, where the possibility of fish production is low will be considered...
15 Dec, 2022, 11.39 AM IST
Heavy rain, thunder alert for next five days in Kerala: CM's officeAccording to the report, among the dams under the Kerala State Electricity Board, there is a red alert in the vicinity of Lower Periyar and...
08 Jul, 2022, 07.20 AM IST
Monsoon rains forecast to arrive on India's southern coast around June 1Weather conditions are "very likely to become favourable from June 1, 2020" for the monsoon onset over the southern state of Kerala, the In...
28 May, 2020, 04.24 PM IST
Government downgrades monsoon forecast, stokes fears of droughtGovt had in April forecast monsoon rains at 93 per cent of the long-term average. The forecast has an error margin of 4 percentage points.
02 Jun, 2015, 01.39 PM IST
Centre asks states to prepare for lower monsoon rainsThe states have been asked to take up maximum number of works,renovation of traditional water bodies including de-silting.
13 May, 2015, 04.41 PM IST
Tamil Nadu plans Rs 11,420 core project to improve Cauvery basin irrigation systemThe Cauvery river basin consists of 18 sub-basins and it is essential to modernise the systems, which are very old, the minister said.
24 Jul, 2014, 06.54 PM IST
Monsoon expected to arrive soon in Kerala, farmers begin to sow cropsThe government is geared up to face any challenges if rains are weak, agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh said. "Monsoon arrival will be...
03 Jun, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
- After quake, cracks in Mullaperiyar dam
Three minor cracks were noticed on the top surface of the Mullaperiyar dam after the tremor in Idukki district on Tuesday.
29 Jul, 2011, 02.09 PM IST
- Plan panel favours Kerala model
The Planning Commission today said the Centre should examine ways to replicate the Kerala model for social security, local body administrat...
21 Dec, 2004, 02.19 AM IST