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Monsoon likely to come early, only 65% of drain-cleaning work done in the city

June 12, 2025 12:52 pm

As the monsoon approaches earlier than expected, the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) is racing against time to complete pre-monsoon drain cleaning.

Monsoon withdrawal from Northwest parts likely from Sept 23: IMD

September 20, 2024 2:10 am

“Conditions are likely to become favourable for the withdrawal of southwest monsoon from some parts of northwest India from September 23,” the Met department said.

‘Kalki 2898 AD’ screening halted at Hyderabad PVR after water leak; videos of agitated moviegoers emerge

July 15, 2024 1:54 pm

The theatre management allegedly continued the screening of the Amitabh Bachchan and Deepika Padukone starrer for some time despite the water leak.

Govt: Lab to monitor sea water quality and testbed to track monsoon systems inaugurated

March 13, 2024 8:19 am

Kiren Rijiju, Minister, Earth Sciences, on Tuesday virtually inaugurated the first phase of the Atmospheric Research Testbed in Central India (ART-CI) in Sehore district, located about 50km northwest of  Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh.

Explained Live today to discuss abnormally high rainfall events

July 29, 2023 7:49 am

Extreme rainfall events are not surprising, nor are they uncommon. In fact, after the 2013 Uttarakhand disaster, there hasn’t been a single year without at least one major extreme rainfall event.

Delhi’s monsoon deficit is 22% this year despite September showers

September 26, 2022 1:34 am

Only East Delhi received surplus rain (27%) in the city during this year’s monsoon. The region closest to East Delhi in terms of rainfall is North Delhi, which has so far seen a rain deficit of 4%.

Explained: Encroachment, poor urban planning add to waterlogging woes

July 01, 2022 3:27 am

Over the years, Delhi’s drainage system has fallen prey to encroachment and poor planning. Most storm water drains in the capital are the ones that have been carved out by the natural flow of water over hundreds of years. With unplanned development, many of them were encroached upon, covered and obstructed.

Raining pessimism

April 24, 2015 12:09 am

A robust crop insurance regime must be put in place. There’s no time to lose.

Below-normal monsoon to dampen hopes of faster economic revival

April 23, 2015 3:01 am

IMD’s prediction could now pose a challenge to the government’s hopes of a rebound in the economy this year and a targeted GDP growth of anywhere between 8% and 8.5% in 2015-16.

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