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Southwest Monsoon Advances Into West Bengal and Bihar — IMD Issues Wet Spell Warning for Northwest India

June 13, 2026June 13, 2026Surabhi Sharma

The Southwest Monsoon 2026 has taken another significant stride forward, advancing into more parts of West Bengal and Bihar as of June 12, [...]

Southwest Monsoon Reaches Bihar — Lightning Kills 5 in Khagaria as IMD Predicts Rapid Advance Across Eastern India

June 12, 2026June 12, 2026Aditi Singh

The southwest monsoon has arrived in Bihar, bringing much-needed relief from weeks of scorching heatwave conditions but also claiming five lives in lightning [...]

India Records Highest-Ever Power Demand as Heatwave Grips North — IMD Issues Orange Alert for Delhi on June 11

June 11, 2026June 12, 2026Aditi Singh

India’s power grid faced unprecedented stress on June 10-11, 2026, as a severe heatwave across northern and central India pushed electricity demand to [...]

Southwest Monsoon 2026 Advances Into 12 States — IMD Issues Red Alert for Coastal Karnataka, Heatwave Grips North India

June 9, 2026June 12, 2026Surabhi Sharma

The Southwest Monsoon has made significant progress across the Indian subcontinent, advancing into 12 states by June 8, 2026, according to the India [...]

535 Rajasthan Farmers Dead From Pesticide Exposure in Two Years — Assembly Data Reveals Shocking Scale of Safety Failures

June 7, 2026June 7, 2026Surabhi Sharma

Assembly records reveal 535 farmers died from pesticide exposure between January 2024 and January 2026 in Rajasthan. Bikaner recorded 57 deaths, Churu 56. Only Rs 5.1 crore paid as compensation, with sharp district-level disparities. [...]

Bengal tiger in forest as India prepares first cross-border translocation to Cambodia

India to Send Bengal Tigers to Cambodia in First Ever Cross-Border Tiger Translocation Under 2022 Bilateral Agreement

June 6, 2026June 6, 2026Surabhi Sharma

India is preparing to send a small founder population of Bengal tigers to Cambodia’s Cardamom Mountains in what will be the first cross-border [...]

India landscape showing balance between development and environmental protection on World Environment Day 2026

World Environment Day 2026 — India Faces Climate Action Reckoning as Baku Hosts Global Observance Under ‘Inspired by Nature’ Theme

June 5, 2026June 5, 2026Surabhi Sharma

On World Environment Day 2026, hosted by Azerbaijan in Baku with the theme ‘Inspired by Nature. For Climate. For Our Future’, India confronts its dual challenge of pursuing rapid economic growth while meeting ambitious climate commitments. [...]

Mumbai city drenched in heavy pre-monsoon rainfall with dramatic storm clouds

Mumbai Records Season’s First Heavy Pre-Monsoon Rainfall — Why the City Got Drenched Before the Monsoon Arrived

June 4, 2026Ankit Thakur

Mumbai woke up to widespread pre-monsoon showers on June 3, 2026, bringing relief from extreme heat but causing waterlogging and traffic chaos. Here’s the science behind why the city experienced heavy rainfall before the southwest monsoon officially arrived, and what IMD’s forecast says. [...]

Southwest Monsoon to Hit Kerala Around June 4 as IMD Confirms Onset — What It Means for India’s Agricultural Season

June 3, 2026June 3, 2026Ankit Thakur

The India Meteorological Department confirmed on June 2 that the southwest monsoon is likely to set in over Kerala around June 4, 2026, [...]

Earth Likely to Break Heat Records Before 2030 as WMO Report Warns of Persistent 1.5 Degree Breach

May 31, 2026June 1, 2026Surabhi Sharma

A new WMO report predicts 86% chance a year between 2026-2030 will surpass 2024 as the warmest on record. Global temps forecast at 1.3-1.9°C above pre-industrial levels. [...]