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IMD forecasts heavy rain over south India until 24 October
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Why south India gets its big rain in October: the northeast monsoon facts GS-I Geography tests
Heavy rain is forecast across south India till 24 October as the northeast monsoon sets in.
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What you need to know
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The India Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rain over south India, including Karnataka, until 24 October.
A cyclonic circulation and the onset of the northeast monsoon are driving the spell.
Kerala and south interior Karnataka remain under a heavy-rain outlook, and a circulation from the Gulf of Thailand is being watched as it moves toward the Andaman Sea.
સ્રોત: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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- IMD has forecast heavy rain over south India, including Karnataka, until 24 October.
- The spell is driven by a cyclonic circulation and the onset of the northeast monsoon.
- Kerala and south interior Karnataka are under a heavy-rain outlook.
- A circulation from the Gulf of Thailand is being watched as it moves toward the Andaman Sea.
- The northeast (retreating) monsoon season, October to December, is the main rainy season for Tamil Nadu's coast.
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How the exam will ask it
પ્રિલિમ્સ
- The northeast monsoon brings most of its rainfall to the Tamil Nadu coast and parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and south interior Karnataka.
- The northeast monsoon is associated with the retreat of the southwest monsoon and winds blowing from land to sea, picking up moisture over the Bay of Bengal.
- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is the nodal agency for weather forecasting, cyclone warnings and seismology in India.
- Cyclones in the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea are more frequent in the October-November post-monsoon season.
મેઇન્સ
GS-I Geography and GS-III Disaster Management: the onset of the northeast monsoon and associated cyclonic circulations bring heavy rain to the peninsula, risking urban flooding and crop damage. IMD's colour-coded alerts and early warnings feed state disaster plans under the Disaster Management Act, 2005. The way forward is better drainage, impact-based forecasting, and timely evacuation and advisories for farmers.
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The 2026 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to:
- Ben S. Bernanke and Douglas W. Diamond
- Paul Krugman and Joseph E. Stiglitz
- Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford
- Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson
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જવાબ: C — The correct answer is Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford. Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford were honoured for work on how individual choices, household expectations and business behaviour shape the macroeconomy.
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