Poomani, a pioneering voice in Tamil Dalit literature and one of the most celebrated chroniclers of the karisal Bhoomi – the arid, rain-shadow region with black cotton soil in southern Tamil Nadu - passed away late on Sunday night in Chennai after a prolonged illness.
Delhi government has inked an important tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Friday under the ‘Catch the Rain’ initiative between Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL), the Directorate of Education (DoE) and Ehsaas NGO.
Moderate to heavy rain brought Delhi much-needed respite from the excruciating heat. Najafgarh recorded the highest rainfall, receiving 84 mm between 8:30 am and 5:30 pm, according to the evening bulletin issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Delhi experienced a warm and humid Monday despite light overnight showers even as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast widespread rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds over the next 24 hours as conditions turn increasingly favourable for the southwest monsoon to advance further across northwestern India.
The Delhi Cabinet, in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, approved relief for farmers affected by crop damage due to rain during August-September last year.
Torrential rains since Thursday night have inundated large parts of Kolkata and southern Bengal, disrupting daily life and prompting weather alerts, even as meteorologists say the worst may be over.
The system is likely to intensify on Thursday evening or Friday morning, a CEC bulletin said, adding that it is expected to move in a northwesterly direction towards Jharkhand and north Chhattisgarh.
Authorities have issued warnings of thunderstorms accompanied by gusty winds in parts of southern West Bengal through Thursday, though no significant rainfall is expected across the region until next week.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast renewed spells of heavy rainfall in parts of West Bengal beginning Monday, even as a weakened low-pressure area over Gangetic Bengal continues to bring intermittent rain to the region.
Incessant rain brought by the low pressure area over Gangetic West Bengal and the associated cyclonic circulation resulted in waterlogging on railway tracks in Sealdah division today.
