The report discusses the climate condition over Indian region during the year 2023. Notably, global temperatures soared to exceptionally high levels during this period (WMO.No.1347). The India Meteorological Department continuously monitors weather and climate over Indian region. The annual mean land surface air temperature averaged over India during 2023 was …
This study by Development Centre for Alternative Policies reviews impact of the Accelerated Irrigation Beneficiary Program [AIBP] in Uttarakhand State, since its inception. The aim of this study is to review the impact of the Government of Indiasponsored Accelerated Irrigation Beneficiary Program [AIBP] in Uttarakhand State, since its inception. For …
Dust aerosols can suppress rainfall by increasing the number of cloud condensation nuclei in warm clouds and affecting the surface radiation budget and boundary layer instability. The extent to which atmospheric dust may affect precipitation yields and the hydrologic cycle in semiarid regions remains poorly understood. We investigate the relationship …
The inter and intra-year fluctuations in agriculture production will continue as long as agriculture depends on weather. The effect of weather on agriculture is related to location specific which directly link with the variability in local climates rather than in global climate patterns. Many scientists hold the position that agricultural …
For the first time, the meteorological department will give probability estimates of drought and excess rainfall for the country as part of its much-awaited April forecast of the southwest monsoon. The department will continue to stick to a new technique it used last year for forecasting the monsoon though it …
Extreme cold, ice and snow in 20 provinces of southern China since January have damaged crops of rapeseed, vegetables and fruits, along with some 190,000 hectares (ha) of winter wheat. 150,000 ha of rice fields were destroyed by a cold spell in Vietnam. Intensification of seasonal rains in Ecuador caused …
Statistical and probability analysis of rainfall occurrences of Nayagarh block of Orissa was carried out for planning and designing of water conservation and recharge structures. This analysis provides the water management group with a substratum to rationally and scientifically plan and design structures that would be location specific and cater …
Satluj River is a major river of the Indus system and originates from Mansarovar lake in Tibet. The total catchment area of the Satluj upto Bhakra Dam is about 56875 sq km out of which about 36900 sq km lies in Tibet. The total catchment area upto Nathpa dam site …
Sub-seasonal rainfall fluctuations, characterized as active and weak spells during the Indian monsoon season (June to September) is an important component of the variability of the Indian monsoon rainfall. In this paper, we suggest criteria for identification of active and break events of the Indian summer monsoon on the basis …
Surface communication at several places in Arunachal Pradesh has been disrupted following landslides triggered by torrential rain for the last couple of days. Official sources informed that the most worst affected districts were Dibang Valley, Lower Dibang Valley and Changlang. The road connecting Anini, headquarters of Dibang Valley districts to …
Contrary to the preliminary estimates which indicated that the crops worth Rs 100 crore were damaged in the district due to the recent rains, the official estimates are only showing a loss of around Rs 20 crore. Farmer allege that though crops in more than 40,000 hectare were damaged, the …
The judgment one reaches on what the current year's Budget will do for farmers will vary depending on whether its provisions are seen as a sui generis exercise or are viewed within a longer term perspective that encompasses an awareness of the continuing and relentless drive to implement neoliberal policies …
To study the effects of pollution on road side paddy fields, three paddy fields situated at Kuttikkulam, Elamankulam and Rajathanthirikkulam near National Highway-47 passing through Kanyakumari district in Tamil Nadu and a control paddy field far away from National Highway 47 in Kuttikkulam area which was free from highway run-off …
The State government has decided to give Rs.7,500 as compensation for loss of each hectare of paddy crop, Local Administration Minister M.K. Stalin informed the Assembly on Wednesday. This is Rs.3,500 more than the Centre-specified norm of Rs.4,000 per hectare. The government will foot the additional Rs.3,500 per hectare. It …
A Central team will soon visit Tamil Nadu to assess the damage to the standing crop and property loss caused by the unusual rain that lashed several southern districts, M.K. Stalin, Minister for Local Administration and Rural Development said in Mudukaluthur on Tuesday. During his tour of flood-hit areas in …
A clear picture on the status of damage caused by the present spell of heavy rain in the State, particularly in the southern districts, is likely to emerge by Tuesday evening when reports of the Collectors of the respective districts reach the government. As the rain has abated, the Collectors, …
A Central team will visit Kerala later this week to make an on-the-spot assessment of the damage caused to standing crop by the rains that lashed the State over the past week, killing 14 people. This was disclosed here on Monday by Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil and Union Agriculture …
The unusually-heavy rains over Tamil Nadu and other parts of southern peninsula may have been caused by La Nina and the positive phase of southern oscillation (SO), global scale circulation features. La Nina, the opposite of El Nino, pertains to the anomalous decline in the temperature of the central tropical …
