India, June 3 -- If we do not shift from firefighting to anticipatory governance, the monsoon will keep punishing us for our apathy
As the skies open with relentless fury, the annual monsoon has yet again turned into a harbinger of destruction for vast swathes of the Indian subcontinent. From the rain-lashed hills of the Northeast to the storm-swept coasts of Karnataka, the monsoon of 2025 has begun its havoc with devastating precision. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued red alerts in multiple regions, while rising river levels, flash floods, landslides, and loss of lives underscore a grim reality: We remain grossly unprepared, year after year.
The IMD has sounded the alarm with red alerts in six districts of Karnataka -...