Ranchi: With state recording a significant rainfall deficit amid concerns over the El Niño, state agriculture minister Shilpi Neha Tirkey on Friday held a review meeting with officials to handle a possible drought in the state.Tirkey said Jharkhand was the first state to submit its contingency plan to the Centre in view of a possible…
Thiruvananthapuram: A high-level committee set up by govt to strengthen epidemic prevention efforts submitted its preliminary report to health minister K Muralidharan. The committee led by Dr S S Lal will submit a comprehensive report later. It will conduct detailed studies on issues such as why Nipah appears only in specific locations and the source…
The progress of the southwest monsoon in June 2026 has been a cause for significant concern. (AI image) The Indian economy has till now emerged from the US-Iran conflict relatively unscathed. If the peace talks hold and the Strait of Hormuz opens, economists expect the impact of the war to be transient. However, a bigger…
Bhubaneswar: CM Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday directed the agriculture department to draw up a special contingency plan in view of a likely rainfall shortfall under El Niño conditions.Chairing a meeting of the state-level natural calamity committee at Lok Seva Bhavan, he stressed that all concerned departments must work in close coordination, adopting a “whole-of-govt…
Panaji: Goa has recorded one of its driest starts to the southwest monsoon in nearly two decades, with rainfall during the first 20 days of June among the lowest since 2010, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).Data for the period from June 1 to June 20 shows that Goa received just 166mm of rainfall…
Clouds hover above Ranchi Ranchi: At a time when most parts of the state have recorded deficient rainfall since the onset of monsoon on June 12, Ranchi is the only district with surplus rain, Met officials said on Wednesday.Against a normal rainfall of 69.2 mm during the period from June 1 to 17, Ranchi district…
T’puram: In an unprecedented development, KSEB has started widespread power restrictions during monsoon. KSEB said it was forced to do so on account of the huge power shortage experienced nationally. The strengthening of El Niño phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean has led to a rise in atmospheric temperature, resulting in a large-scale shortfall in power…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha govt will set up a task force to continuously monitor water management and irrigation planning, factoring in the potential impact of El Niño. The decision was taken at a high-level review meeting chaired by chief secretary Anu Garg.The panel will focus on assessing water availability, planning irrigation for both kharif and rabi…
CM Mohan Charan Majhi during an event on Friday Bhubaneswar: Marking the completion of his second year in office, chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday flagged the impact of El Niño and youth employment as key challenges for his govt. During an interaction with the media, Majhi also dismissed concerns over law and order…
Panaji: The timely onset of the southwest monsoon has finally brought relief to Goa after what meteorologists describe as one of the warmest and most uncomfortable months of May in recent memory.While temperatures were only marginally above normal on average, a prolonged spell of intense heat combined with unusually high humidity and warm nights made…
