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Western Tamil Nadu witnessed a massive butterfly migration once the Northeast monsoon set in, with swarms reported in Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Tiruppur and Coimbatore districts. The species on the move were the Blue Tiger...
While a strong El Niño expected in 2026 usually weakens rainfall across much of India, Tamil Nadu could see the opposite: heavy northeast monsoon rain and cyclones, fed by moist Bay of Bengal winds and warmer seas. El Ni...
During the June–September 2026 southwest monsoon, Tamil Nadu received its lowest Cauvery water share in 14 years. Only 44.208 tmc ft arrived against the normal 123.14 tmc ft, leaving a deficit of almost 79 tmc ft. As of...
Meghalaya, the “Abode of the Clouds,” logged India's highest rainfall deficit in 2026 — 59% below normal as of 15 September. Ten of its 11 districts have deficient or highly deficient rainfall; West Jaintia Hills is wors...
Noted climate scientist and IIT Delhi professor Krishna Achuta Rao passed away at 62 on September 4, 2026. He helped identify human influence on climate change, including temperature shifts across Indian sub-regions, wor...
The National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) has introduced RAINCHNNAI, a weather futures contract tied to Northeast monsoon rainfall in Chennai. It is cash-settled and uses official India Meteorological Depar...
Ten days after both Houses were adjourned sine die on August 13 at the end of the Monsoon Session, the Lok Sabha had not yet been prorogued. The gap is usually two to four days, though the two sometimes happen on the sam...
IntroductionTo maximize rainwater harvesting, rejuvenate rural irrigation systems, and mitigate catastrophic flood inundation ahead of the Northeast Monsoon 2026, the Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department of Ta...
IntroductionThe Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) presented the prestigious Gaj Gaurav Awards 2026 on 13 August 2026 during the national World Elephant Day celebrations in Visakhapatnam, Andhra...
IntroductionShowcasing sustainable urban water management and ecological design, a massive 72,600 sq. yard man-made lake named 'Blue Heart' has been developed at 'By the Waters', a 100-acre master-planned residential com...
IntroductionTo significantly enhance extreme weather forecasting and disaster mitigation in the ecologically fragile Western Ghats, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced on 13 August 2026 that it will commi...
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) forecasts a strong Super El Niño coinciding with a positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) between August and October 2026. El Niño is the abnormal warming of the central and easter...
