Jammu & Kashmir stares at looming water stress as rainfall drops 26%Jammu and Kashmir is grappling with a severe water shortage. A rainfall deficit of 26% has been recorded since March 1. Many districts are ...
10 May, 2026, 11.38 PM IST
India faces second year of sugar deficit as mills close earlyIndia's sugar output will fall short of demand for the second year. Lower cane yields are causing mills to close early. This will reduce do...
02 Apr, 2026, 04.27 PM IST
August rainfall in northwest India highest since 2001: IMDNorthwest India saw its highest August rainfall since 2001. The India Meteorological Department reported 265 mm of rain. South Peninsular I...
31 Aug, 2025, 03.21 PM IST
India's changing rain pattern is leaving dry Rajasthan and Ladakh with a surplus while Meghalaya faces a deficitNorth India experiences its wettest monsoon since 2013, exceeding normal rainfall by 21%, accompanied by a surge in 'extremely heavy' rain ...
27 Aug, 2025, 01.46 PM IST
Monsoon rains 7% above normal but uneven across regions, shows IMD dataIndia's monsoon season started with 7% above-average rainfall. However, the distribution is uneven across states. Rajasthan and Ladakh rece...
28 Jul, 2025, 04.49 PM IST
IMD issues alert for heavy rain in parts of Jharkhand from July 13-15The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a 'yellow alert' for heavy rainfall in several districts of Jharkhand from July 13-15....
12 Jul, 2025, 05.29 PM IST
IMD issues alert for heavy rain in parts of JharkhandThe IMD has issued an orange alert for very heavy rainfall in several Jharkhand districts, including Gumla, Simdega, Khunti, and West Singh...
05 Jul, 2025, 09.50 AM IST
Regional rainfall deficits threaten agriculture despite improved monsoon performance: CareEdge reportCareEdge Ratings has highlighted that while the overall monsoon performance has improved from last year, the agriculture sector still faces...
10 Sep, 2024, 04.36 PM IST
Scared by recent rains, IMD predicts 'above normal' rainfall for two months; City floods and landslides expected in SeptemberThe India Meteorological Department announced the likelihood of above-normal rainfall for the latter half of the monsoon season, driven by ...
02 Aug, 2024, 04.09 PM IST
India sees wettest July-August in 25 yearsThe surplus rainfall in July-August was a dramatic change from June, which witnessed a 33% rainfall deficit, the worst for the month in fiv...
31 Aug, 2019, 11.13 AM IST
Amid Kerala deluge, fear of drought in many parts of southOutside Kerala and coastal Andhra, half the districts in south India are grappling with deficient rainfall.
24 Aug, 2018, 11.17 AM IST
Monsoon remains weak, rainfall surplus falls to 10 per centSaurashtra and Kutch were dry in the past day, while Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh recorded a 1...
03 Jul, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Rains finally cover entire nation; rainfall surplus increases by 4 percentage points to 28%Season’s rainfall surplus increases by 4 percentage points to 28% and filled up reservoirs with 46% more water than they normally hold at t...
26 Jun, 2015, 04.42 AM IST
India gets 11% surplus rainfall so far this seasonThe surplus rainfall recorded by the country so far this season has come down to 11% above normal, as on Friday, from the 17% above normal ...
31 Aug, 2013, 09.36 AM IST
Kerala gets 72 per cent surplus rainfallAccording to IMD, till June 19 the state as a whole received 665 mm rainfall against the normal 386 mm for the period.
23 Jun, 2013, 04.22 PM IST
Monsoon: 68% surplus rainfall in countryMonsoon has brought bumper showers this year, with the country receiving a remarkable 68 per cent surplus rainfall till today.
17 Jun, 2013, 10.22 PM IST
- Surplus rainfall brightens energy outlook for Kerala
Monsoon this season not only set in over Kerala promptly on June 1 but also brought excess rainfall of 41% since then, according Met Depart...
12 Jun, 2013, 12.19 PM IST