How El Nino helped Delhi get more rain while Haryana and Punjab faced deficitsDelhi experienced a monsoon surplus, defying regional deficits this season. Shifting low-pressure systems from the Bay of Bengal influenced...
17 Sep, 2026, 05.33 PM IST
El Nino to persist through February 2027: What it means for IndiaWorld Meteorological Organization says prevailing El Nino conditions could intensify into a very strong event and persist through February ...
04 Sep, 2026, 08.07 PM IST
Harvard Business School considered Europe, Canada MBA options as Trump tightened visa rulesHarvard Business School explored teaching MBA students in Europe and Canada as the Trump administration threatened its ability to sponsor i...
27 Aug, 2026, 10.31 AM IST
Climate change driving extreme rainfall in Himalayas, anthropogenic factors adding to risk: GovtExtreme rainfall events are intensifying in the Himalayan region due to climate change. Human activities are also contributing to the overa...
11 Aug, 2026, 05.58 PM IST
La Niña Watch: India may face a colder winter this year, say expertsWeather experts predict a potential La Niña re-emergence later this year, increasing the likelihood of a colder winter in India. US Climate...
14 Sep, 2025, 04.57 PM IST
SC issues notice to Centre on plea seeking national guidelines on heatwaveThe Supreme Court, responding to a PIL citing over 700 heatwave deaths, has directed the Centre to respond to a plea for strict implementat...
22 May, 2025, 01.57 PM IST
SC issues notice to Centre on plea seeking national guidelines on heatwaveThe Supreme Court has asked the Central government for a response regarding the implementation of heatwave action plans. This follows a pet...
22 May, 2025, 12.49 PM IST
Climate change intensifies India’s heatwave crisis as El Nino looms, experts sayIndia is facing an early, intense summer with prolonged heatwaves, as the IMD predicts, following its warmest February since 1901. The cool...
09 Mar, 2025, 10.35 PM IST
Strong winds sweep parts of Delhi, no heatwave conditions for next 5 daysStrong dust-raising winds swept parts of Delhi on Thursday, while the overcast skies kept the maximum temperature in check at 36.9 degrees ...
26 May, 2023, 12.00 PM IST
Climate change making prediction difficult for weather agencies across world: IMD DGThough monsoon rainfall has showed no major trend in the country, the number of heavy rainfall events has grown and that of light rainfall ...
07 Aug, 2022, 04.57 PM IST
Rain clouds thinning out in west and central IndiaThis means that there will be more number of hotter days, less rainy days and more days with large difference between day and night tempera...
15 Jun, 2017, 11.01 AM IST
- Why rain-bearing clouds are thinning out over India
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that this year's monsoon rainfall will be around 98 per cent of the long-period ave...
12 Jun, 2017, 12.52 PM IST
How good is our monsoon forecast this year depends on how well we understand El NinoEl Nino is accompanied by lower atmospheric pressure in the eastern tropical Pacific and higher pressure in the western Pacific.
23 Apr, 2017, 12.59 AM IST
'India's temperature rose by 0.60 degree over last 110 years'According to the Indian Meteorological Department, in line with rising temperatures across the globe, all India mean temperatures have rise...
27 Mar, 2017, 05.38 PM IST
IMD launches a system to monitor aerosols and black carbon in atmosphereThe Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday launched a System of Aerosol Monitoring and Research (SAMAR) which will help the count...
15 Jan, 2016, 08.50 PM IST
- Chennai floods: Climate change footprints in freak weather
In 24 hours ending Wednesday, Chennai got almost twice the rain it normally receives in the entire month of December. This was just the sor...
03 Dec, 2015, 05.03 AM IST
- Rainy season getting longer due to warm sea
Indo-Pacific sea surface temperature causing more rains, says a research paper.
22 Sep, 2011, 05.39 AM IST