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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.
ಮೂಲಗಳು: 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
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- 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.
ಮೇನ್ಸ್
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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2026ರ ಅರ್ಥಶಾಸ್ತ್ರದ ನೊಬೆಲ್ ಸ್ಮಾರಕ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಇವರಿಗೆ ನೀಡಲಾಗಿದೆ:
- ಬೆನ್ ಬರ್ನಾಂಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ಡೌಗ್ಲಸ್ ಡೈಮಂಡ್
- ಪಾಲ್ ಕ್ರುಗ್ಮನ್ ಮತ್ತು ಜೋಸೆಫ್ ಸ್ಟಿಗ್ಲಿಟ್ಜ್
- ರಾಬರ್ಟ್ ಇ. ಹಾಲ್ ಮತ್ತು ಮೈಕೇಲ್ ವುಡ್‌ಫರ್ಡ್
- ಡ್ಯಾರನ್ ಅಸೆಮೊಗ್ಲು ಮತ್ತು ಜೇಮ್ಸ್ ರಾಬಿನ್ಸನ್
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ಉತ್ತರ: C — ಸರಿಯಾದ ಉತ್ತರ ರಾಬರ್ಟ್ ಇ. ಹಾಲ್ ಮತ್ತು ಮೈಕೇಲ್ ವುಡ್‌ಫರ್ಡ್; ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳ ಆಯ್ಕೆ, ಕುಟುಂಬಗಳ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆ ಮತ್ತು ವ್ಯಾಪಾರ ವರ್ತನೆ ಸ್ಥೂಲ ಅರ್ಥವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯನ್ನು ಹೇಗೆ ರೂಪಿಸುತ್ತವೆ ಎಂಬ ಕೆಲಸಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ.
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