Monsoon
- India
India’s unemployment rate falls to 12-month low in Sep
Mumbai: India’s unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in 12 months during September as the number of those without jobs declined in both rural and urban areas of the country, according…
- India
India’s monsoon season ends with ‘below-average’ rain in El Nino year
New Delhi: The southwest monsoon season concluded on Saturday with India receiving “below-average” cumulative rainfall — 820 mm compared to the long-period average of 868.6 mm — in an El Nino year.…
- Mumbai
Mumbai airport to shut for post-monsoon runway repairs on Oct 17
Mumbai: The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport here will remain shut for six hours, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on October 17, to carry out post-monsoon runway maintenance works, an official said on…
- Hyderabad
Watch: Hyderabad wakes up to heavy rainfall; intense spells to continue till Sept 5
Hyderabad: Amid the forecast for the revival of monsoon in September, Hyderabad woke up today to heavy rainfall and a cloudy sky. The intense spells of downpours are expected to continue until…
- India
Poor monsoon becoming major worry for Indian markets
New Delhi: The poor monsoon is becoming a major worry and unless the rains revive soon, the economy and markets will come under a cloud, says V.K. Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist at…
- Science
Intensity, frequency of tropical cyclones to rise in Indian Ocean: Study
New Delhi: The intensity and frequency of tropical cyclones are expected to increase in the north Indian Ocean, warns a study led by an international team of scientists including those from India.…
- India
Monsoon a concern for Rs 8000cr incense sticks market
Kolkata: The NR Group, owner of the world’s largest incense stick brand Cycle, on Thursday said monsoon rains will trigger the growth of the Rs 8,000-crore sector, though there are some concerns…
- India
Haryana: Cong to raise Nuh violence, flood, unemployment in monsoon session
Chandigarh: The opposition Congress in Haryana will raise the issues of violence in Nuh district and adjoining Gurugram, recent floods in the state and unemployment in the monsoon session of the assembly…
- India
Himachal floods claim 257 lives, result in Rs 7000 cr loss since onset of monsoon
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh has been the worst affected state in the country due to the floods and landslides with officials announcing a staggering loss of Rs 7020.28 crore due to the monsoon’s…
- News
Review current parameters for declaring drought and amend it: Karnataka CM to Centre
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has written to the union government to review the current parameters for a state to declare drought and consider amending it, to establish a more responsive framework…
- India
Second half of southwest monsoon ‘very likely to be normal’: IMD
Amravati: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday said that rainfall over the country as a whole during the second half (August to September) of the southwest monsoon season is very likely…
- India
Monsoon brings surge in eye infections among children
New Delhi: With monsoon comes the risk of many diseases, including the eye infections. Amid the incessant rainfall that lashed the national capital and other areas for past few weeks, there have…
- India
Maha: 22 deaths in Thane, 13 in Palghar since start of monsoon, say officials
Thane: Twenty-two persons have died in Thane and 13 in Palghar district in rain-related incidents since the start of monsoon this year, officials said on Sunday. Thane Collector Ashok Shingare gave the…
- Photos
Weather: Heavy monsoon rainfall
Jalandhar: School students cross the road amid monsoon rains, in Jalandhar, Saturday, July 22, 2023. (PTI Photo) Kullu: Locals stand near the banks of the Beas river flowing in spate after heavy…
- Lifestyle
Bhutta to punugulu: Hyderabad’s 10 favourite monsoon snacks
Hyderabad: Rainy days evoke feelings of nostalgia and joy as we anticipate the cool showers that relieve the sweltering heat. And what better way to complement monsoon than with a delectable array…
