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Heavy July rains offset June deficit, more likely in next 2-3 days

Heavy rainfall across large parts of India has compensated for the June deficit, bringing the overall monsoon precipitation into the surplus category. IMAGE: Commuters wade through a waterlogged......

Why Megacities Are Not Cooling Down

The heat index in major metro cities in the country has majorly risen since 2010 compared to a decade earlier. IMAGE: Students shield from the scorching sun on a hot summer afternoon in New Delhi,......

Indian cities sizzle at 48 deg C, respite likely after 3 days

Temperatures in 17 locations breached 48 degrees Celsius on Monday, with the relentless heat affecting health and livelihoods across large parts of northwestern and central India. IMAGE: College......

As North India reels under severe heatwave, rain drenches TN, Kerala in south

Large parts of north India, including Haryana and Delhi, reeled from severe heatwave conditions with the maximum temperature touching 47.4 degrees Celsius in Najafgarh in the national capital --......

Sizzling Holi ahead? Temp may surge to 40 degrees C in 9 states, here is why

The probability of temperatures soaring to 40 degrees Celsius around the festival of Holi late March has multiplied due to climate change, according to an analysis of temperature data since 1970.......

How The Heat Wave Will Affect Your Kitchen

Apart from the human body, human food will bear direct repercussions. From staples such as wheat, to coffee, dairy, and even the great Hilsa face the threat of reduced supply due to the extreme......

Economy likely to log a tepid 6% growth in FY24: Crisil

The economy is likely to log in a tepid 6 per cent growth next fiscal, in line with the consensus estimates, rating agency Crisil said on Thursday. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The agency......

What are locusts? And why are they such a big menace?

Swarms of immature pink locusts and adult yellow locusts are currrently active. Not only are fresh locusts swarms expected to arrive in the coming weeks, but even those already present in India......

Summer stocks for your portfolio

Photograph: Danish Ismail/Reuters With the mercury levels rising and the holiday break for schools beginning, summer stocks -- be it cooling solutions or those related to holidays -- tend to stand......

Monsoon mystics: Who trusts the IMD's weather forecast?

The IMD has fancy weather-monitoring radars in the name of providing better forecasts, but their findings hardly help the farmers, explains Shreekant Sambrani. I make two assertions with complete......

T20 WC Final: Rain threat looms but ICC releases revised rules

IMAGE: Heavy rain is expected on Sunday's match-day and also the reserve day on Monday as a multi-year La Nina weather phenomenon continues to drench much of eastern Australia. Photograph:......

Angry players speak out at Australian Open qualifying

'They're just trying to shove us on the court because we're qualifiers' IMAGE: A fan wears a respiratory mask during 2020 Australian Open Qualifying at Melbourne Park in Melbourne on Tuesday.......

Heat headache for 2020 planners as Tokyo swelters a year before Games

IMAGE: A woman holding a sunshade walks past Olympic rings displayed at Nihonbashi district in Tokyo. Photograph: Issei Kato/Reuters Soaring temperatures in Japan have killed at least 57......

Day 6: What's hot at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

White triumph caps golden century for United States IMAGE: Silver medalist Ayumu Hirano of Japan, gold medalist Shaun White of the United States and bronze medalist Scotty James of Australia pose......

Bouncy pitch awaits SA, Holland in Mohali

With the city receiving showers till Tuesday and the conditions overcast in the past few days, it was a sigh of relief for the local organisers when sun came out on Wednesday morning, ahead of the......

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