Assam landslides

Representative image Parts of the Arabian Sea, some parts of Gujarat, the entire Konkan region, and parts of Western India such as Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, and Karnataka were all hit by the Southwest Monsoon on June 13. The Indian Meteorological Department said that it had also expanded into certain areas of Telangana and Rayalaseema, more regions of Tamil Nadu, most of sub-Himalayan West Bengal, and some parts of Bihar. Parts of North-Eastern India such as Sikkim, sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, and Arunachal Pradesh witnessed light to moderate rain with a few heavy spells. Parts of Kerala and coastal Karnataka in Southern India also experienced light to moderate rainfall, Skymet reported. Parts of North India such as Delhi, south Haryana, southeast Uttar Pradesh and Bihar experienced heat wave-like conditions while light rain occurred over other parts of Northern India such as Jammu Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and North Haryana, the weather forecasting … [Read more...] about Monsoon Update on June 13 | Southwest Monsoon reaches parts of Telangana, Maharashtra and West Bengal; heat wave continues in Delhi

(Representative Image) As monsoon rain pummelled the northeast, Cherrapunji in Meghalaya recorded a massive 811.6 mm of rainfall in 24 hours ending 8:30 am on June 15, the highest in the month since 1995, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. One of the wettest places in the world, Cherrapunji has recorded more than 750 mm of precipitation on a June day on 10 occasions since the IMD started keeping records, the IMD data showed. On June 16, 1995, the town nestled in the East Khasi Hills gauged 1563.3 mm of rainfall. A day before, on June 15, 1995, it received 930 mm of precipitation. The Met office said the southwest monsoon further advanced into more parts of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and coastal Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday. It said the ongoing spell of intense rainfall is likely to continue in the northeast and sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim during the next five days. Close "Under the influence of strong southwesterly winds from … [Read more...] about Monsoon Update on June 15: Cherrapunji logs whopping 811.6 mm of rainfall in a day, highest in June in 27 years

Vaccination of a child during a campaign led by the World Health Organization (WHO). (Photo by nik wheeler/Sygma via Getty Images) When the pandemic hit India and the lockdown was imposed, routine immunisation coverage took a hit by 20-50 percent in April and May 2020. But, two weeks into the lockdown, the Ministry of Home Affairs issued an advisory stating immunisation falls under essential services. This led to a recovery in the immunisation coverage. By the end of third and beginning of fourth quarter of 2020, India had almost achieved pre-pandemic coverage status in routine immunisation of children and women. According to a top official involved in the programme for children, routine immunisation was again adversely affected by the deadly second wave of COVID-19 between February and June, 2021. India’s immunisation programme for children is one of the largest health programmes, catering to a birth cohort of 2.7 crore children annually. The programme provides … [Read more...] about How India’s routine immunisation bounced back from disruptions of COVID pandemic