#monsoon deficit

June rainfall 20 percent below average as monsoon stalls: IMD
Tamil Nadu received 47% less rainfall in October. Can the Northeast Monsoon compensate for the deficiency?
Rain deficit and drought situation persist in Kerala, despite rains resuming in September
Rain deficit: Crops at risk as Karnataka farmers struggle with drought-like conditions in the midst of monsoon
Southwest Monsoon: As El Niño gains strength, India stares at its most rain-deficient August in history
Monsoon: After slow pick-up, this week brings good rains; but overall deficit in South India continues
Monsoon in Kerala: State stares at worst deficit in a decade

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The rate of marriages of under-18 Iyengar girls stood at 21.2%, much higher than the state average of 5%. — Telangana caste survey finds high rate of under-18 marriages of girls in OC Iyengars

File photo of the Hyderabad airport. — Caste survey: Telangana’s Dalits and Adivasis go to the Gulf, forward castes fly to the US and UK

RL Nithin Raj. — Kerala BDS student death: Police book loan application over alleged harassment

K Suresh was found unconscious in his hostel room. Though rushed to the hospital, his life could not be saved. — Family suspects foul play in Hyderabad PG medical student’s death, doctors’ body calls for reforms

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin — Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin demands withdrawal of delimitation Bill, freeze of delimitation

Coimbatore, Tiruppur, and Erode are hubs for the textile and garment industries. — Youth back Vijay, women favour DMK, AIADMK retains its base — Who will TN’s Kongu region choose?

Stand-up comedian Rafiq Mohammed. — After Anudeep Katikala, Andhra police arrest another stand-up comedian over remarks on Pawan Kalyan, Lokesh

HYDRAA carried out an encroachment drive in Telangana. — Does HYDRAA have no faith in the rule of law?

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Most oral cancer patients in India are diagnosed too late – and it’s killing them

Mainly clear sky — Weather update: Forecast for Southern cities on 17 April

Amit Shah said there will be no injustice to any southern state in delimitation. — ‘There will be no injustice to any southern state in delimitation,’ says Amit Shah

Delimitation, democracy and federal balance: An Ambedkarite view from the South

Tejasvi Surya claims formation of Telangana was ‘worse than Partition’, draws condemnation

Unregulated interest rates could convert a medical emergency into a multi-year or even generational debt burden. — Telangana caste survey: Dalits nearly four times more likely to avail loans for medical treatment than upper castes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi — ‘No injustice will be done to any state’: PM Modi assures fair delimitation process

PC George and Shone George with former BJP Kerala president K Surendran. — Father, son and the holy mess: How two leaders put the BJP in a Central Travancore soup