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Sunday, April 28, 2024
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Topic: Rainfall

India received third-highest rainfall on record this year, August was wettest in 44 years

The country received 109% of the Long Period Average rainfall this monsoon, making it the wettest on record after 1994 and 2019.

Kharif sowing doubles, thanks to above-normal pre-monsoon rains in central India

The sown acreage for water-intensive crops like cotton and soybean has seen a multi-fold increase in states like MP, Maharashtra and Gujarat.

IMD predicts normal monsoon as it hits Kerala, says just 5% chance of deficient rainfall

IMD predicts the Northeast will once again receive less-than-average rainfall, but north-western, central & southern parts of India will have a normal monsoon.

India records highest monsoon rainfall this year since 1994

The IMD said this could be the longest recorded delayed withdrawal of the rain-bearing winds as monsoon remains active over several parts of the country.

Modi govt’s promise of water for all faces monsoon challenge, infrastructural woes

Govt’s Jal Jeevan Mission is commendable but overcoming India’s challenges in terms of water availability and its demand is a daunting task.

Mumbai struggles with heaviest monsoon downpour since 2005

Mumbai's civic administration declared a holiday on Tuesday as it recorded the second-heaviest rainfall in the past 24 hours, leading to delays in trains and flights.

Maharashtra farmer suicides have nearly doubled under BJP govt, drought to blame

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis says his govt has tried to handle the drought situation, but any farmer suicide remains a matter of concern.

Monsoon to be 6% below normal this year, go into weak phase this month

Skymet says oceanic parameters are not at all favorable for enhancing monsoon rains during the second half of the season.

Plugged-In: Mecca Masjid acquittal, Kathua trial starts & Trudeau govt’s U-Turn

Front Page https://youtu.be/B6e2M7oMuRw Eleven years after a blast at the Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad killed eight people, injured 58, and resulted in riots, NIA court judge...

On Camera

America’s out-of-control militarised police forces are a threat to democracy

The world watched aghast as police armed with tasers, tear-gas masks—and in one case backed up by snipers—arrested hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters at universities across the United States.

Asia’s growth outlook remains positive despite external uncertainties, says ADB

The Asian Development Outlook 2024 report suggests that policymakers in the region should monitor a number of risks. These include escalating conflicts and geopolitical tensions.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.