Kaziranga National Park gear up for safe migration of animalsAugust 23rd, 2009 KAZIRANGA - Kaziranga National Park authorities have put up barricades to slow down vehicles to ensure safe passage for migrating animals. Heavy downpours during the monsoon season submerge almost 40 percent of the park, posing a grave threat to animals.
India has enough foodgrain reserves, says Kamal NathAugust 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Kamal Nath said on Friday that the country has enough foodgrain reserves even in the worst monsoon situation. Nath, however, expressed his concern over the adverse impact of poor monsoon on agricultural activity.
Ahluwalia rules out any more stimulus packagesJuly 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Montek Ahluwalia, on Tuesday said that since the budget has given a substantial boost to a slowing economy, there won't be any more stimulus packages for industry. "The Budget includes a very stringent boost, plan expenditure and investment.
22 die as monsoon batters KarachiJuly 19th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - At least 22 people died in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi as it received the first spell of monsoon rains at the weekend, media reports said Sunday. Most of the casualties were caused by falling roofs and walls or electrocution, the private Geo News television channel said.
Not all El Nino weather conditions cause monsoon failureJuly 10th, 2009 PUNE - As the entire country is grappling with a prolonged dry spell due to the delay in the monsoon, an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that not all El Nino weather conditions cause monsoon failure. An El Nino, which means "little boy" in Spanish, is driven by an abnormal warming of the eastern Pacific Ocean, and creates havoc in weather patterns across the Asia-Pacific region.
Pawar warns of draught like situation in North IndiaJuly 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today warned that, North India facing drought-like situation, and states like Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Delhi might face serious problems due to scarcity of rains. Pawar, however, said the Ministry of Agriculture has prepared two contingency plans to face the situation arising from the failure of monsoon.
Vidarbha receives first showers of monsoonJune 30th, 2009 AKOLA - People in the drought-prone Vidarbha region of Maharashtra welcomed the first showers of monsoon, ushering relief particularly among the farmers. To the delight of the farmers who earlier were pretty apprehensive about the delayed monsoon this year, Akola district received ample rainfall on Monday.
Arrival of Monsoon delights people in IndiaJune 28th, 2009 KOLKATA - After enduring a long spell of scorching heat and apprehensions over the delayed monsoon, people in central and eastern parts of the country are hailing the first showers of monsoon. In Patna, people were seen dancing to the tunes of raindrops while the street children enjoyed splashing in the waterlogged streets.
Punjab farmers fear low produce due to delayed monsoonJune 27th, 2009 ABOHAR - Farmers in Punjab are worried a lot, as they fear low produce due to delayed monsoon. With only 40 percent of farmland irrigated, most of small farmers rely on the monsoon to water their crops.
Punjab Govt. curbs AC usage to save electricityJune 27th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - In a bid to conserve electricity, the Punjab Government has asked all the government-run offices to do without air conditioners for the time being. The initiative has been taken to provide eight hours of uninterrupted power supply to the farmers during the paddy-sowing season.
Monsoon sets over Kutch, Saurashtra and South Gujarat regionsJune 25th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - The meteorological department declared on Thursday that the monsoon has set over Gujarat except for the Central and Northern districts of the state, with heavy rainfall being predicted in Saurashtra within next 24 hours. "Now we can say that in Gujarat, monsoon has set in the Kutch, Saurashtra and South Gujarat regions, while it is yet to cover Central and Northern parts of the state," said Kamaljeet Ray, Ahmedabad Director of Indian Meteorological Department.
Southwest Monsoon to remain below normal: Govt.June 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, Prithiviraj Chavan on Wednesday said that the Southwest Monsoon is likely to remain below normal level vis-'-vis the original prediction and conventional rainfall. The second and revised forecast has predicted near-normal rainfall with 96 per cent rain of the long-term average, which the government officials say, may vary and even belie the hopes.
Met Department predicts below normal rain for JulyJune 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI J - The Metrological Department predicted a below normal rainfall in the month of July, expecting 93 % rainfall, as against 96% predicted earlier for this. Addressing the media, Minister of State for Science and Technology Prithviraj Chavan Said the southwest monsoon is expected to be normal this year.
Prime Minister wants officials to keep an eye on Monsoon delayJune 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - As a delayed monsoon creates concern for farm output, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked officials to monitor the situation closely on everyday basis. Seasonal rains have stopped in the tracks near Mumbai in the absence of a strong surge.
'Near normal' monsoon this year, says weather officeApril 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The country will experience 'near normal' monsoon this year, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Friday forecast. 'The rainfall during the 2009 South-West monsoon season from June to September in the country is likely to be near normal,' said a statement from the IMD.
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