The weather pattern’s possible emergence and its impact on the north-west monsoon is an annual cause of concern for policymakers in India, where 60% of the crop area lacks assured irrigation. read more

The air quality index values on Friday were recorded at 154, in the moderate category, as against Thursday’s 210, in the poor category. read more

There has been a marginal reduction in crop stubble fires this year compared to last year for the same period, but it is too early to say whether overall stubble fire numbers will reduce, officials said read more

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places, and extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places, is very likely in Odisha in the next 24 hours. read more

Cyclone Titli battered Palasa municipality in Srikakulam district, bringing life to a standstill and several mandals in Srikakulam district continued to reel under pitched darkness. read more

As the landfall process started, at least five districts like Ganjam, Gajapati, Puri, Khurda and Jagatsinghpur are receiving good amount of rainfall coupled with high speed winds under the impact of Titli. read more

The Met department has predicted that Cyclone Titli will badly hit the Andhra Pradesh districts of Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam, and the Odisha districts of Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri and Kendrapara. Here are the highlights. read more

The IMD has also predicted the cyclonic wind to chew away a large part of Andhra Pradesh districts like Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam and Odisha districts of Gajapati, Ganjam, Puri and Kendrapara. read more

The depression over Bay of Bengal is likely to grow into the cyclonic storm, causing heavy to very heavy rainfall in various Odisha districts for two days from tomorrow read more

The depression over southeast and adjoining eastcentral Arabian Sea is very likely to intensify further into a deep depression during next 12 hours and into a cyclonic storm during subsequent 24 hours. read more

A red alert for the districts of Palakkad, Thrissur and Idukki in Kerala was also withdrawn on Saturday. read more

Rains continued to lash parts of Tamil Nadu and neighbouring Puducherry for the second day on Friday, while a high alert was issued in Kerala as intense low pressure brews over the Arabian Sea. read more

Both Haryana and Punjab have banned stubble burning but farmers still do it because they don’t have the agricultural equipment to clear the fields quickly and manual field labour is expensive. read more

The red alert has been issued in Idukki, Thrissur and Palakkad, some of the worst hit areas in Kerala floods that took place in August this year. read more

In Sept, Delhi usually gets around 125mm rain, this time it was nearly double. read more