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Topic: rains

After days of mud, Burning Man festival road reopens, allowing attendees to leave

Unexpected summer rain turned the weeklong arts festival into a muddy nightmare. Up to 70,000 people were asked to stay put as officials closed the roads.

Hurricane Idalia lashes Florida’s Gulf Coast, weakens as it reaches Georgia

The Florida Highway Patrol reported that two motorists died in separate rain-related crashes on Wednesday morning.

Himachal to ‘consider controlled riverbed mining’ to curb floods but environmentalists sound caution

State officials say stoppage of mechanised riverbed mining has led to accumulation of sediment in rivers, leading to flooding. Expert panel now studying riverbed to make policy.

Power lines cut, factories and schools shut as Typhoon Doksuri reaches China

Doksuri is the second typhoon to make landfall in China in less than two weeks, and it will move north towards 10 provinces according to weather forecasts.

Average monsoon rains but uneven distribution worries Indian farmers

Only a third of the country has received average rainfall so far this season, with north Indian states getting excessive rain while southern and eastern states being dry.

Rains hit Punjab’s wheat crop but grain piling up at mandis, govt procurement shooting up

Extreme weather & rising prices in private, international markets led to low procurement last year. This season, state has already contributed over 100 LMT of wheat to central reserves.

India may witness below-normal monsoon rains in 2023: Skymet Weather

Return of El Nino may result in a weak monsoon, says private weather forecaster. IMD had said that most parts of India would experience above normal temperatures from March to May.

‘Never seen wheat destroyed like this’ — in Punjab, a downpour leaves fields flattened & farmers despairing

Unseasonal rains & strong winds have ruined fields in southwest Punjab. Bathinda saw rainfall 3,900% above normal over 24-30 March, though officials say only 10% of farms severely affected.

Several parts of Bengaluru flooded, cars damaged as heavy rain batters state

The worst effect of the downpour was seen at Seshadripuram where the compound wall of the Metro Rail collapsed, damaging seven cars and a few bikes.

Heavy rain, poor drainage, worse infra — how Bengaluru was hit by a perfect storm and drowned

The intense rain was brought about by rapid global warming & localised weather pattern. But experts say reason for floods is lack of drainage & infrastructure, not intensity of rain.

On Camera

In Bihar, BJP is courting upper castes—a clear shift from its 2020 strategy

With two parties led by Dalit leaders now part of NDA, the BJP is hopeful of winning a large number of reserved constituencies.

Boom to bust: Haunted by Ketan Parekh saga, 117-yr-old Calcutta Stock Exchange’s future lies in limbo

CSE, one of India’s oldest bourses, is edging towards a voluntary exit. It could never recover from market manipulation scam that caused a payment crisis at exchange back in 2001. 

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.