How a ban on human activities could've saved over 150 lives in Kerala's WayanadThe recent landslides in Wayanad, Kerala, which claimed over 150 lives, underscore the ongoing issues in notifying the Western Ghats as an ...
01 Aug, 2024, 11.20 AM IST
Climate change causing more frequent and deadly lightning strikes: ScientistsScientists highlight the link between climate change and the rise in lightning strikes in India, with recent incidents claiming many lives....
13 Jul, 2024, 08.25 PM IST
Delhi Heatwave: What's causing the extreme temperatures in the national capital?Delhi is facing an extended period of intense heat, with the IMD issuing alerts for high temperatures. The city has experienced eight conse...
17 Jun, 2024, 03.54 PM IST
Monsoon progress sluggish, heatwaves to continue for next few days over north IndiaHeatwave conditions were observed on Wednesday in most parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand; in many parts...
12 Jun, 2024, 08.28 PM IST
Cyclone Remal Landfall: West Bengal and Bangladesh brace for a midnight hitCyclone Remal, the first pre-monsoon cyclone in the Bay of Bengal, is expected to make landfall between Sagar Island and Khepupara. It will...
24 May, 2024, 04.51 PM IST
Climate change fingerprints all over monsoon this year, say expertsBarring the cumulative rainfall over the country, this year's monsoon has been anything but normal and experts point to climate change as t...
24 Aug, 2023, 05.27 PM IST
IMD's April monsoon forecasts have been off by about 7% in the past 10 yearsThe India Meteorological Department's (IMD) April forecasts have deviated from actual monsoon rainfall by an average of 6.9% over the past ...
12 Apr, 2023, 02.04 PM IST
South-west monsoon knocks at Andaman & Nicobar islands, early onset over Kerala likelyWeather scientists said that extended range forecasts have consistently suggested favourable conditions for an early monsoon onset over Ker...
12 May, 2022, 09.47 PM IST
How Deep Ocean Mission will further government's vision of 'blue economy'The development and launch of Matsya 6000 is part of India’s ambitious Deep Ocean Mission, for which Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman ha...
07 Feb, 2021, 01.27 PM IST
In 2017, India second worst in extreme weather deathsThe analysis shows that India had reported loss of over 73,000 human lives in past 20 years (1998-2017) due to extreme weather events.
05 Dec, 2018, 01.01 PM IST
Rains hit south Tamil Nadu, Kerala as cyclone Ockhi heads to LakshadweepThe IMD said heavy-to-very-heavy rainfall at isolated places were "very likely" over south Tamil Nadu, south Kerala during the next 24 hour...
01 Dec, 2017, 11.27 AM IST
Heavy rains to lash south TN, Kerala due to cyclone OckhiA couple of trains, originating and passing through this district suffered partial to full cancellation, even as some of them were reschedu...
30 Nov, 2017, 06.07 PM IST
Delhi inches towards pollution emergency, air highly toxicIf the score touches 500 and persists there for at least 48 hours, measures like odd-even will come into force across the Delhi- NCR.
08 Nov, 2017, 07.35 PM IST
Early onset of monsoon over Kerala will not bring early monsoon in north India: Madhavan Nair Rajeevan"We follow some criteria to declare monsoon onset that all criteria have been met so we declared the monsoon onset over Kerala. There was l...
30 May, 2017, 05.22 PM IST
India to launch Rs 10,000-crore Deep Ocean MissionIt will not only involve the ministry, but also other ministries like Department of Science and Technology and Department of Biotechnology.
10 May, 2017, 01.07 PM IST
Monsoon to be normal this year: IMDThe monsoon this year will be below 100 per cent of the long period average, Ministry of Earth Sciences Secretary Madhavan Nair Rajeevan sa...
19 Sep, 2016, 10.45 PM IST
22% monsoon deficit in August, third driest since 1993Adding to the bleak scenario is the prospect of the monsoon's retreat beginning soon. "The start of monsoon withdrawal is on cards," said I...
01 Sep, 2015, 12.10 PM IST