IT has generally been held that the south-west monsoon owes its origin to the great ... thus resulting in the strong south-west winds, the rainfall itself being due to the cooling of the air ...

These airflows are well known: the monsoon in the south and the Harmattan in the north ... Over the ocean, these winds are known as the trade winds, which sailors have long relied on for transatlantic ...

The forecast of ‘above-normal’ south-west monsoon rains by India Meteorological Department (IMD) has raised hopes of robust production of major crops including rice, pulses, cotton ...

IMD forecasts moderate to heavy rainfall in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal, with pre-monsoon troughs affecting various ...

Monday’s low-pressure area over south-west and adjoining south-east Bay of Bengal became ‘well-marked’ over south-west and ...

Now is the time to go. The inter-monsoon period is here, and next month brings the southwest monsoon, lasting until early ...