India has retained its forecast for this year's monsoon rains at 88 per cent of the long-period average as a strengthening El Nino weather pattern is likely to trim rainfall in August-September to

Rains may remain weak over the rest of the monsoon season, the India Meteorological Department warned on Monday, predicting an all India rainfall deficit of 16% for the months of August and Septemb

The LPA for the country as a whole for the second half of the monsoon is 43.5 cm

Skymet Weather Services, a private agency, may revise its monsoon forecast again this month after its July prediction turned out to be off the mark and rainfall in June was higher than estimated.

75 Killed As Landslides, Flooding Cripple Life In Bengal And Manipur

Central India, comprising Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, received 68% more rains than normal during the week

The depression over north- east Bay of Bengal moved towards Bangladesh coast on Wednesday bringing respite to the State Government from the impending flood in northern districts.

PALANPUR/BHUJ: Heavy rain coupled with gusts paralyzed four districts of north Gujarat even as at least 27 people died across the state in rain-related incidents in the 48 hours until 4pm on Tuesda

The country has 7% less rain than normal during the period between June 1 and July 20

Plan for a fresh financial assistance comes at a time when the public debt in Maharashtra has already crossed Rs 3.85 lakh crore.