Tag: El Nino

El Nino rains flood South America, sending residents fleeing and cattle swimming

October 17, 2026 admin

Lightning illuminates a storm over the Andes mountains, photographed from a plane flying over northern Argentina. | Photo Credit: Reuters Rivers swollen by heavy rains linked to El Nino continued flooding swaths of Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay on Friday (October 16, 2026), forcing thousands of people from their homes and sending ranchers scrambling to move…

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Amidst concerns, plans charted to meet Hyderabad (CURE) drinking water needs, efficient usage

October 13, 2026 admin

Telangana Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju said that 80 million gallons per day water can be saved everyday if people in the three Municipal Corporation limits in Hyderabad conserve 20% water. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL Amidst the prevailing concerns over future availability of drinking water, Telangana Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju said that 560 million gallons…

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El Nino sets temperature record in key Pacific zone: EU monitor

October 12, 2026 admin

An intensifying El Nino broke a temperature record in a key zone of the Pacific in September, the EU’s climate monitor said on Monday (October 12, 2026), in another sign the weather pattern is gaining exceptional strength. Global forecasters have been warning for months that this El Nino would likely become the strongest ever observed…

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Rice millers fear steep hike in rice prices

October 8, 2026 admin

Rice millers in Kangayam fear that the retail price of rice may touch ₹100 a kg by the end of January, 2027. Non-availability of paddy and continuous increase in paddy prices are a matter of concern to the millers, said Palaniswamy, president of the Kangayam Rice Millers Association. The retail price of rice is approximately…

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Government taking steps to prevent power shortages amid El Nino conditions: Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy

October 3, 2026 admin

Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy said the State government was taking measures to prevent power shortages in Telangana amid El Nino conditions. The government was prepared to purchase electricity from other States at ₹12 per unit, if necessary, to prevent shortage of electricity, he said. It was also focusing on solar and wind energy projects…

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Centre orders captive coal power plants to maximise power output on surging demand

September 26, 2026 admin

The centre has ordered more than 100 captive coal-fired power plants to ‌operate at maximum capacity from October 1 through year-end to meet what it ⁠expects will be a rise in electricity demand. File | Photo Credit: Siva Saravanan S. The centre has ordered more than 100 captive coal-fired power plants to ‌operate at maximum…

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El Nino could be strongest in decades, UN warns

September 3, 2026 admin

El Nino is forecast to be the strongest since comparable records began four decades ago, the United Nations’ climate agency warned on Thursday (September 3, 2026), with the UN chief saying the world was in the “danger zone of extreme weather”. The weather phenomenon is set to become “very strong” in the months ahead and…

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Sugar prices fall in the domestic market; concerns remain on price volatility

August 24, 2026 admin

ISMA Director General Deepak Ballani addresses a press conference on the recent surge in domestic sugar prices, in New Delhi on August 24. | Photo Credit: ANI With the government’s announcement last week permitting import of 10 lakh tonnes of raw sugar, the domestic prices are cooling down. However, volatility in domestic sugar prices continues…

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Collector announces climate resilience plan to mitigate El Niño conditions in Annamayya

July 22, 2026 admin

Collector Nishant Kumar inspecting a feeder channel as part of ‘Jaladhara’ water conservation works near Madanapalle in Annamayya district on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT Annamayya District Collector Nishant Kumar on Wednesday said that the district administration was ready with an extensive climate-resilience action plan to mitigate the projected El Niño conditions such as…

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