Climate Change

Estimating the economic benefits of Investment in Monsoon Mission and High Performance Computing facilities

Every rupee spent on the National Monsoon Mission (NMM) and on augmenting high-performance computing used for weather modelling has returned ₹50 in economic benefits to poor farmers and fishing families, a report said.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2020
NCAER
Tags:
Monsoons, Economy, India, Famrers, Fisherfolk, Finance
Atmosphere And Ozone Layer

Differential upper ocean response depicted in moored buoy observations during the pre-monsoon cyclone Viyaru

The pre-monsoon cyclone Viyaru in the Bay of Bengal during May 2013 traversed a long track from 5°N to 22°N over 7 days with basin-wide response, which was well captured by the time series observations of OMNI buoy network along with satellite data.

Publication Date: 
10/06/2020
R. Venkatesan, K. Jossia Joseph, C. Anoopa Prasad & et al
Current Science
118
11
1760-1767
Tags:
Oceans and Seas, Cyclones, Monsoons, Bay Of Bengal, Remote Sensing, Atmosphere
Environment

Three Hundred Thirty Second Report: Demands for grants (2020-2021) of the Ministry of Earth Sciences

The Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science & Technology, Environment, Forests and Climate Change considered the Demands for Grants (2020-21) of the Ministry of Earth Sciences in its meeting held on 17th February, 2020.

Publication Date: 
06/03/2020
Rajya Sabha
Tags:
Ministry of Earth Sciences, Budget, Monsoons, Rainfall, Parliament
Climate Change

Annual Climate Summary - 2019

Climate over India during 2019 was above average with respect to temperature. The annual mean temperature for the country this year was +0.36°C above the 1981-2010 average, thus making the year 2019 as the seventh warmest year on record since the nation-wide records commenced in 1901.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2020
Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)
Tags:
India, Climate Change, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Monsoons, Rainfall, Heat Waves
Climate Change

Summer monsoon of 2019: understanding the performance so far and speculating about the rest of the season

The summer monsoon of 2019 began with a massive deficit in the all-India June rainfall of about 33% of the mean. This led to considerable anxiety since a large deficit in June had occurred last in the summer monsoon of 2014, which had turned out to be a drought.

Publication Date: 
10/09/2019
Sulochana Gadgil, P. A. Francis, P. N. Vinayachandran
Current Science
117
5
783-793
Tags:
Monsoons, India, Rainfall Pattern, South Asia, El Nino, Climate Change, Climate Impacts
Water Resources

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding creation of shallow water bodies/reservoir in Yamuna Flood Plain, 25/07/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Mishra Vs Union of India & Others dated 25/07/2019. Recharge of groundwater from Palla to Wazirabad in Delhi by creating water bodies and reservoirs in Yamuna flood plain area came up for consideration before the NGT on July 25, 2019. This would help in retaining excess flood water of the river during the monsoon season according to the application filed by the Irrigation and Flood Control Department of Delhi Government.

Judgement Date: 
25/07/2019
Tags:
Yamuna, Groundwater Recharge, Delhi, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Reservoirs, Court, Monsoons, Flood Control, Hydrology
Agriculture

Kharif crop sowing sees dip, dry spell worries Maharashtra govt, farmers

In the last four-and-a-half years, Maharashtra has witnessed an erratic pattern in rains wherein, after an initial spell, there are long gaps ranging from 15 to 21 days, which is detrimental for cr

Publication Date: 
19/07/2019
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Agriculture, Monsoons, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD)
Climate Change

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Effect of Slow Monsoon and Deficient Rainfall, 16/07/2019

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Effect of Slow Monsoon and Deficient Rainfall, 16/07/2019.

Publication Date: 
16/07/2019
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Monsoons, Rainfall, India, Parliament
Climate Change

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Effect of Slow Monsoon and Deficient Rainfall, 16/07/2019

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Effect of Slow Monsoon and Deficient Rainfall, 16/07/2019.

Publication Date: 
16/07/2019
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Monsoons, Rainfall, India, Parliament
Climate Change

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Impact of Delayed Monsoon, 11/07/2019

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Impact of Delayed Monsoon, 11/07/2019. As reported by Ministry of Earth Sciences, Southwest monsoon onset over Kerala (June 8 2019) and its further progress across the country has been delayed by a week due to the formation and movement of the very severe cyclonic storm “Vayu” in the Arabian Sea.

Publication Date: 
11/07/2019
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Monsoons, India, Parliament

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