Thailand in grip of heatwave: What tourists should know before travellingThailand is grappling with scorching heat, with temperatures soaring to 40°C, coupled with dangerous PM2.5 pollution. Tourists should brace...
06 Apr, 2026, 12.28 PM IST
Chennai school holiday declared: What students need to know as Cyclone Montha brings heavy rain to Tamil NaduCyclone Montha's intensification over the Bay of Bengal prompted the Tamil Nadu government to declare a school holiday in Chennai and nearb...
28 Oct, 2025, 07.52 AM IST
'Bengaluru mini Venice, floating into future: Social media reacts as India's IT capital faces flood-like situationBangalore Weather Twitter: As heavy rainfall led to significant waterlogging in India's IT capital, the Bellandur Traffic Police reported s...
22 Oct, 2024, 12.39 PM IST
Warmest April ever fuelled weather extremes across globe: WMOThe World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed that April was the warmest on record globally, marking the eleventh consecutive month...
10 May, 2024, 11.34 PM IST
Low-pressure area likely to form over Southeast Bay of Bengal around Nov 14: IMDThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that a low-pressure area is likely to form over Southeast Bay of Bengal around Nove...
12 Nov, 2023, 06.12 PM IST
Aila, Amphan, Asani: What's in a cyclone's name?With Cyclone Asani -- a name given by Sri Lanka that means 'wrath' in Sinhalese -- formed in the Bay of Bengal on Sunday morning and hurtli...
08 May, 2022, 11.33 AM IST
Areas under PoK now in IMD's forecastIMD Director General M Mohapatra said they have been mentioning areas under Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir under its daily weather bulletin ever...
08 May, 2020, 10.40 PM IST
Shaheen, Gulab, Agni among names selected by MeT bodies of 13 nations to name future cyclonesThe earlier list of names for cyclones, formulated by meteorological departments of eight countries in 2004, will exhaust after one more cy...
29 Apr, 2020, 01.40 PM IST
Mala, Helen, Nargis: How are cyclones named?Mritunjay Mohapatra, the additional director general of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), said Fani, pronounced as 'Foni', means a...
03 May, 2019, 07.58 PM IST
India starts providing El Nino warning to South Asian nationsInformation on El Nino is being updated by the India Meteorological Department for all South Asian countries.
24 Jan, 2016, 12.03 PM IST
India starts providing El Nino warning to south Asian nationsAfter updates on temperature and monsoon, India has now started giving El Nino warning to South Asian countries.
24 Jan, 2016, 10.58 AM IST
Palm Oil, rubber prices surge on southeast asian floodingPalm oil for March delivery jumped 1.6 per cent to 2,286 ringgit ($654) a metric ton on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives.
30 Dec, 2014, 10.52 AM IST
Southeast coast stares at another cyclone: IMDIf the depression develops into a cyclone, it would be called Ashobaa – a name suggested by Sri Lanka, one of the eight countries the IMD i...
06 Nov, 2014, 05.26 AM IST
India's southeast coast may face another cycloneAs per MET, very heavy rainfall is likely over Andaman & Nicobar Islands in next two days, with wind speed of 45-55 kmph, gusting to 65 kmp...
05 Nov, 2014, 06.40 PM IST
- Rubber climbs to record as Thailand rains hurt output
Rubber extended a rally to a record as heavy rains in the south of Thailand, the world’s biggest exporter, increased concerns that supply w...
21 Dec, 2010, 01.57 AM IST
- Giving cyclone a name- a systematic procedure
You might not know when the next cyclone will hit northern Indian Ocean, but you can be sure it will be called Ward and after that it will ...
12 Nov, 2009, 01.44 PM IST
- IMD issued 'specific and precise' advisories to Myanmar: IMD
India had issued specific and precise advisories to Myanmar 48 hours in advance about the impending cyclone 'Nargis' which wreaked havoc an...
06 May, 2008, 10.21 PM IST