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Monsoon surge in East India could raise flood risk in Nepal: WMO centre

New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- Extremely heavy rain lashed parts of West Uttar Pradesh through Thursday and into Friday morning, even as the low-pressure area over north-east Uttar Pradesh that has been drivin... Read More


IDBI Bank staff body writes to Standing Committee, demands White Paper on stake sale

New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- The United Forum of IDBI Officers has, in an exhaustive appeal to the Chairperson and members of the Standing Committee on Finance, requested it to recommend to the Centre that i... Read More


IDBI Bank: Staff body seeks fresh House scrutiny before government stake falls to 15%

New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- The United Forum of IDBI Officers and Employees has urged the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance to examine the historical record behind the Government's proposed divest... Read More


Nepal floods: Rain-bearing 'low' shifts to south-east UP as monsoon stays active

New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- A day after severe floods and landslides devastated Nepal, the weather system blamed for helping sustain heavy rain across the region moved to south-east Uttar Pradesh to the Ind... Read More


Nepal floods: Monsoon 'low' over India blamed as rain systems converge

New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- The deadly floods and landslides that struck Nepal through Tuesday and Wednesday were driven by a vigorous monsoon, intensified by a low-pressure area over south Uttar Pradesh an... Read More


Late-Aug punch for MP, Chhattisgarh as IMD forecast heavy rain today

New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- Heavy to very heavy rain has been reported from isolated places over Assam and Meghalaya from Monday evening through Tuesday morning, as a prevailing low-pressure area remained a... Read More


Bay of Bengal to remain busy, but monsoon gains may remain patchy

New Delhi, Aug. 24 -- The Bay of Bengal is beginning to look like a busy monsoon assembly line, with one rain-bearing low-pressure system after another lining up to keep the basin active well into ear... Read More


Fresh 'low' spins over Bay, may sustain wet spell over East, North-East

New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- A fresh low-pressure area has formed over the north-west Bay of Bengal on Sunday morning, extending what is beginning to look like an unbroken relay of tropical disturbances. Fa... Read More


GI gains fade as Keralam's handloom struggles for lasting economic boost

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- The Geographical Indication (GI) tag may have given Keralam's handloom products an initial boost in sales and weavers' wages, but the gains have failed to translate into sustaine... Read More


Rain deficit inches up even as monsoon eyes East and North-East India

New Delhi, Aug. 22 -- The monsoon is showing little inclination to loosen its grip on the country's eastern and central belts, with a rain-driving low-pressure area persisting over north-east Madhya P... Read More