In all probability, Bengaluru will flood again this monsoon. The city has an annual and predictable problem of flash floods once the rains start due to clogged drains, overflowing manholes and encroac

The evening showers for the past couple of days might have brought respite for city dwellers from the sweltering heat, but this might lead to an increase in the number of water-borne and vector-borne

The thundershowers of Tuesday left MG Road and Brigade Road flooded much to the surprise of commuters, who are not accustomed to such inconvenience in these premier locales. While it is usual for low-

The heavy summer rains over the past few days have affected the pre-monsoon drain cleaning works initiated by the corporation. The desilting of canals and drains has come to a standstill in the last o

With severe shortage of water, people are resorting to digging deeper borewells. Geologists warn that deeper borewells will damage the water table. The terrain in Hyderabad is mostly rocky be

Andhra Pradesh will have a normal monsoon this year (96-104 per cent rainfall) and there is hardly any chance of surplus rain with the rainfall not crossing 110 per cent, said the Met department. With

India is likely to avoid a drought in 2012 as monsoon rains needed to irrigate 60 per cent of the farmland in the major grains producer are likely to be average.

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India on Thursday predicted a normal monsoon for the third consecutive year, bringing relief to millions of farmers who depend on good rains for a bumper harvest.

"It will be a normal monsoon this y

Forty-four persons have died in rain-related incidents over the past few days in Tamil Nadu even as the state government today stepped up operations to move people living in low-lying areas to safer p

Cotton farmer Ravindra Krishna Patil in Maharashtra should be feeling flush after strong monsoon rains and a good crop, but high costs have cast a pall over his preparations for the festive season.

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