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Topic: monsoon

In election year, a brighter monsoon prediction may boost overall voter sentiment

PM Narendra Modi is fighting elections against a backdrop of plunging crop prices and an irate farming community.

Monsoon worries are a new headwind for bond rally

Predictions for below-average rain by a private forecast has raised spectre of increasing food costs combining with higher oil prices.

Monsoon likely to be near normal this year says IMD

The Indian Meteorological Department has predicted that monsoon is likely to be 96% of the long period average.

Kerala floods: The science behind what went wrong, and what we have to learn

There has been excessive rainfall in Kerala this year, but there are several more factors why it has become the state’s greatest disaster in almost a century.

Understanding the 42-year-old Idukki dam which is now saving Kerala

The Idukki and Idamalayar reservoirs alone store 21.3 per cent of the total annual flow of Periyar river

Mumbai collapses & cries every monsoon. Why it’s a tired city with chronic fatigue syndrome

As another bridge collapses and Mumbaikars rant, sharing this ‘Writings on the Wall’ to remind them again of how they’ve left their own city to rot

The spirit of Bombay is a sham and I refuse to hide behind it this monsoon

We look at collapsing walls and giant sinkholes, only to take a deep breath, chant ‘spirit of Bombay’ to ourselves, and move on. We deserve better.

Angels laugh when Rahul Gandhi speaks, and the bounced cheque of ‘achhe din’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

Monsoon rain may decline by 45% in long term, shows climate model made by Indian scientists

Patterns of low pressure systems over Bay of Bengal will slowly reduce in intensity and frequency, Indian researchers from 5 institutes have found.

Met forecast of ‘normal’ monsoon spells good news for BJP ahead of 2019

Farm crisis in poll-bound states of Karnataka, MP and Rajasthan, had made BJP jittery, especially after it suffered reverses in rural Gujarat in 2017 polls.

On Camera

Skincare is science and consistency, not a luxury shopping spree

If a beautiful jar makes you excited to do your routine every day—go for it! Joy matters. Just don’t believe it’s medically superior.

Karnataka startups feel the chill as global funding winter sets in. Fintech emerges as sole bright spot

The state raises just $2.7 billion in first nine months of 2025 compared to $4.5 billion last year, with late-stage investments hit hardest.

What’s expected from Putin’s India visit in December—Defence Secretary explains

ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.