T. Ramakrishnan

CHENNAI: The much-awaited northeast monsoon, the usual date of onset of which is October 20, is likely to break over Tamil Nadu in a day or two.

Nalini Ravichandran | ENS

NORTHEAST MONSOON SHOULD HAVE ARRIVED ON OCTOBER 20, BUT MET OFFICE SAYS IT IS NOT EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 72 HOURS
THE Northeast monsoon is not expected to hit Tamil Nadu on its usual date of October 20, but the Met office isn't pressing the panic button.

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Oct. 12: Rattled by the recent floods, the irrigation department has decided to make use of digital sensors to monitor water movement across rivers more quickly.
The department will soon set up this system which will work with the aid of satellite technology.
It is also planning to build small reservoirs to store the flood water in the lines of Hirakud reservoir.

LEH: Anyone visiting Ladakh for the first time can be left gasping for breath due to low oxygen levels in the high altitude region. But a successful plantation drive has brought about environmental changes-driving up oxygen content by 50% and, most unusually, making it rain, say Indian scientists.

Subhash Chandra N S, Bangalore, Oct 12, DHNS:

Things are hotting up in the City. Several parts of Bangalore are witnessing an increase in the land surface temperature (LST) by as much as two degrees Celcius over the past few years, a study by the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) has claimed.

CHENNAI: A normal or above normal north-east monsoon is expected this year, Air Vice Marshal (Retd.) Ajit Tyagi, Director-General, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said here on Thursday.

India on Tuesday unveiled its roadmap for phasing out hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC) by 2030 under the Montreal Protocol even as it sought the requisite technology and funds for it from the global community.

India will phase out hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), used for refrigeration and air-conditioning, by 2030 in line with the Montreal Protocol, a treaty to protect the ozone layer.