India's crucial monsoon rains are now expected to be below average, the government said on Monday, turning to contingency plans as rainfall has been about a fifth under par so far and recent rains hav

The death toll from the heaviest rain to hit Beijing in over 60 years has risen to 37, Chinese state media reported on Sunday.

Xinhua news agency said more victims of the downpours which battered muc

The monsoon rains have revived and are expected to remain active at least until the end of this month, weather officials said on Friday, easing risks of a drought for now and helping planting to pick

With Karnataka staring at its worst drought in 42 years, the BJP government is seeking divine help for rain and has asked 37,000 temples in the state to conduct 'special poojas' that will cost Rs 18.5

The heavy rain that lashed the city on Tuesday brought vehicular traffic to a halt and left a large number of localities without power. Rain water also entered houses in the low-lying areas of Nagamai

Residents of Ullagaram, Puzhuthivakkam, St Thomas Mount and several parts of Madipakkam hesitate to even step out of their homes these days due to waterlogged roads.

The Puzhuthivakkam Main Road was

Indian stock markets have been awash with worries about a weak monsoon, but a look at the historic performance of the Sensex in the June-September season may dispel those fears.

Stock investors tend

Karnataka on Tuesday sought interim relief of over Rs 2,000 crore from the Centre to deal with deficient Monsoon rains leading to acute scarcity of drinking water and fodder in the state.

"We explai

With the spectre of acute water shortage staring at the state due to the weak progress of the monsoon, discussions are emerging as to how to tackle the days ahead up to the next monsoon.

In this con

Three cotton farmers from three different places in the district committed suicide, consuming pesticide, in the course of the last 24 hours after they incurred losses due to their seeds not germinatin