Will it rain, or won’t it?
The promise of rain may be there in the air, but that's all it has remained for a while now in the city, which has remained dry despite the monsoon having set in over the state over a fortnight ago. U
IMD downgrades forecast, but monsoon within normal range
India's crucial monsoon will be normal in 2012 but with less heavier rains as the weather office on Friday marginally downgraded its earlier forecast.
"Quantitatively, monsoon season rainfall fo
India says no worry yet as monsoon delayed
India's crucial monsoon rains are slightly delayed but not yet a worry for farming, the head of the weather office said on Thursday, after almost all parts of the country received lower than average r
Road works add to rain pain
Though the monsoon has arrived in the city, digging up main roads and internal roads continues unabated even though this is dangerous for those who use the roads. Citizens are demanding that Greater H
15% of year’s rain in 1 day
After playing truant for a week, monsoon has hit the city with full force, bringing 15 per cent of the annual rain expectation on Sunday itself. The rainfall was recorded at 11 cm in GHMC’s West Zone
BBMP: Ready for any monsoon emergency
Bengaluru is prone to flooding during the monsoon season, causing much damage to public and private property. This year, the BBMP claims it is ready to meet any contingency.
“The storm water drain (S
Monsoon drowns ‘readiness’ claims
The first rainfall of the season has drowned the tall claims of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation and Central Discom on its preparedness for the monsoon. Power supply tripped in over 100 lo
Cloud seeding: Do we have facilities?
While the state government is considering cloud seeding as an option to help farmers cope with the delayed monsoon, agricultural experts in drought- prone North Karnataka are unhappy it has built li
Below normal monsoon this year
It might be raining less now, but the best performance of the southwest monsoon is expected to occur between July 26 and September 15 this year.
“South, east and central parts of India would receive
Pre-monsoon works pending
With pre-monsoon work like desilting of sewerage lines and clearing blockages being far from over, citizens are in for another uncomfortable monsoon. A single heavy spell of rain will turn drainage an