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Weather Bee | Monsoon appears normal so far largely because of June rain

India, July 12 -- India's southwest monsoon season runs officially from June to September for 122 days. With one-third of the season over, rain's performance in the 2025 season appears to be normal at... Read More


Despite patches of heavy rain, 2025 has been largely dry | Number Theory

India, July 11 -- The floods in Texas last week and in South Carolina and North Carolina this week are not the only rain-related disasters reported this year. In India, the north-eastern states floode... Read More


Weather Bee: Europe needs to adapt fast to hot summers

India, July 4 -- Wildfires, school closures, electricity grids breaking down, and deaths due to heat may appear strange events in Europe. However, the continent has experienced all three events in the... Read More


Monsoon rain headline numbers are misleading | Number Theory

India, June 27 -- The southwest monsoon season --- it runs officially from June to September and accounts for 75% of India's annual rainfall --- is about to complete its first month. A summary analysi... Read More


Putting China's rare earth dominance in perspective | Number Theory

India, June 20 -- After the United States and China re-affirmed the truce in their trade war last week, it is expected that flow of rare earth minerals from China to the rest of the world will return ... Read More


Weather Bee: How did monsoon restart after a three-week pause?

India, June 19 -- After staying stationary for around three weeks, the Southwest monsoon finally started advancing beyond the peninsular and north-eastern regions on June 16. This long pause is one re... Read More


More under-25 died in 2022 than pre-Covid years, says home ministry data

New Delhi, June 14 -- The Sample Registration System (SRS) is considered to be the most authoritative statistical source on births and mortality in India, especially the latter. However, the 2022 SRS ... Read More


More under-25 died in '22 than pre-Covid yrs

New Delhi, June 14 -- The Sample Registration System (SRS) is considered to be the most authoritative statistical source on births and mortality in India, especially the latter. However, the 2022 SRS ... Read More


Weather Bee: How is monsoon performing this year

India, June 14 -- India's monsoon season, the country's main rainy season, runs officially from June to September. With data for the first 12 days of the 122-days season now in, how does rain's perfor... Read More


12 states likely undercounted deaths in 2022

New Delhi, June 7 -- India registered 8.6 million deaths in 2022, a 15% decline from 2021, two reports published by the Office of the Registrar General of India showed. However, excess deaths, or the ... Read More