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Monday, December 15, 2025
TopicMonsoons

Topic: monsoons

Punjab sees lowest paddy yield in decade despite record cultivation. 2025 floods not the only factor

Agriculture ministry data shows area under rice cultivation in Punjab this season reached a record high of 32.46 lakh hectares. Yet, the produce is lowest ‘since 2016’.

In SC affidavit, govt calls for tailor-made assessments of carrying capacity of hill stations

Environment ministry says 13 Himalayan states must submit action plan following guidelines. Affidavit in response to Noida resident's PIL on hill stations in ecologically fragile areas.

Scientists have found East Asian Monsoon is over 145 million yrs old, predates Himalayas

Earlier, the general consensus was that monsoon came into being around 23 million years ago.

India can expect normal monsoons as El Nino effect stays weak

The El Nino weather phenomenon, which creates an abnormal warming of the Pacific Ocean, tends to lower rainfall during India’s monsoons.

Monsoons expected to arrive 5 days later, hit Kerala on June 6, says IMD

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a late onset of monsoon, which normally hits Kerala on June 1 and marks the start of the four-month rainy season.

Indian summer monsoon amplified global warming 130,000 years ago

Indian summer monsoon which was highly sensitive in the past also helped end the ice age.

India’s oil import addiction is the slick to the economy

The country’s reliance on monsoon and oil prices equals a not so sunny current account deficit.

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I’ve been driving an EV for 2 years—Indian roads are ready to switch to electric

Driving an electric vehicle for months, the Hyundai IONIQ5, BMW iX and now the Kia Carens Clavis electric, has convinced me of the viability of EVs for city and mid-range commutes.

Rupee’s turmoil has echoes of 2013

With the US-India trade deal yet to get done, rupee depreciation may be helping to mitigate India’s loss of competitiveness. The other problem is extreme despondence among overseas equity investors.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.