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Karnataka's southwest monsoon rainfall is the second lowest in 70 years
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Second lowest in 70 years: Karnataka's monsoon deficit and the El Niño link Prelims geography tests
A near-record monsoon deficit deepens Karnataka's water stress.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type; Karnataka-specific
What you need to know
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Southwest monsoon rainfall in Karnataka this year is the second lowest in 70 years and the seventh lowest in 125 years.
The year 2002, which had the lowest rainfall since 1956, received just 10 mm less than 2026.
The deficit adds to concern over reservoir levels and the coming El Niño peak.
ਸਰੋਤ: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ਮੁੱਖ ਤੱਥ
Remember these
- Karnataka's 2026 southwest monsoon rainfall is the second lowest in 70 years and the seventh lowest in 125 years.
- 2002, the lowest since 1956, received just 10 mm less rain than 2026.
- The deficit raises concern over reservoir levels and the coming El Niño peak.
- El Niño is the warming of the central-eastern Pacific, usually linked to a weaker Indian monsoon.
- IMD divides Karnataka into three meteorological subdivisions: Coastal, North Interior and South Interior.
ਪ੍ਰੀਲਿਮਜ਼ · ਮੇਨਜ਼
How the exam will ask it
ਪ੍ਰੀਲਿਮਜ਼
- The southwest monsoon brings most of India's annual rainfall, and its onset over the Indian mainland is normally at Kerala.
- El Niño conditions are generally associated with below-normal rainfall over the Indian subcontinent.
- Western Ghats receive heavy orographic rainfall, while the leeward interior of Karnataka lies in a rain-shadow region.
ਮੇਨਜ਼
GS1 (Geography: monsoon, climatic variability) and GS3 (drought, water security). A near-record monsoon deficit strains reservoirs, agriculture and drinking water, and El Niño raises the risk further. Way forward: better forecasting, drought-proof crops, watershed management, groundwater recharge and timely drought declaration with relief.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
BHASHINI, which Karnataka plans to use to deliver citizen services in local languages, is a national language-technology initiative of which Union Ministry?
- Ministry of Education
- Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
- Ministry of Communications
- Ministry of Culture
ਜਵਾਬ ਵੇਖੋ
ਜਵਾਬ: B — Correct: Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology — BHASHINI is the national language translation platform under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. • Ministry of Education — wrong: The Education Ministry runs language programmes in schools, but BHASHINI is not its platform. • Ministry of Communications — wrong: The Ministry of Communications handles telecom and postal services, not the BHASHINI AI platform. • Ministry of Culture — wrong: The Ministry of Culture promotes heritage and languages, but BHASHINI is a technology platform of another ministry.
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