Northeast Monsoon

What is the Northeast monsoon wreaking havoc in Tamil Nadu?

The Northeast monsoon, which commenced over Tamil Nadu on Saturday, accounts for 48 per cent of the state’s annual rainfall. Schools and colleges in nine districts in Chennai declared a holiday as heavy rains lashed the region

Chennai water crisis: Why provision, while alluring, couldn't slake a growing city's thirst

Quenching Chennai’s thirst by leaning solely on provision is like trying to fill the fabled yaksha’s seventh pot of gold.

Kerala govt sounds red alert in Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad; four shutters of Malampuzha dam opened by 9 cms each

The Indian Meteorological Department has predicted heavy to very heavy rain in the next three or four days in Kerala and Lakshsadweep. Lower riparian states of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are also likely to receive heavy to moderate rainfall over the same span.

Rains lash parts of Chennai and neighbouring areas; schools reopen after week-long holiday

After a day's respite, rains lashed parts of the Chennai and its neighbourhood on Tuesday even as schools reopened after a week-long holiday

Heavy rains in Tamil Nadu will continue for next 2-3 days, Northeast Monsoon sustains past expected date of withdrawal: IMD

After heavy rains lashed Tamil Nadu on Monday, IMD said on Tuesday that the heavy downpour is likely to continue for the next two to three days.

Heavy rains bring Chennai to a halt, schools and colleges shut on Tuesday: One dead in Thanjavur

After a long dry spell, northeast monsoon seems to have had its onset in Chennai with rains lashing parts of the city since Saturday, media reports said.

Monsoon hits Kerala, North East India as predicted by IMD: Cyclone Mora aided premature rainfall

PTI had earlier reported that the the normal onset date for monsoon to hit the Kerala coast, which marks its official arrival in the country, is 1 June.

Drought in South India: As summer kicks in, TN, Karnataka and other states stare at another water crisis

Step into Tamil Nadu and you find the Cauvery has died in the state. Driving through Trichy, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur and Nagapattinam, the mighty Cauvery today is reduced to tiny puddles of dirty water in the delta region.

Pulses prices drop sharply: Why govt needs to revamp the flawed agriculture policy

If farmers knew from futures prices that they would be paid below the MSP this season, they could have opted for cotton, which saw a reduction in area sown

Tamil Nadu declares drought: RK Nagar sits pretty, water woes for the rest of the state

Political wisdom with the right perspective from rural folk, I have found most times, is the best. Sample this from M Subbayan in Tiruvarur district of Tamil Nadu, 360 km from Chennai.