Cyclone Fani Updates: 8 lakh people evacuated; Kolkata airport to suspend operationsImpact of 'Fani' is likely to be much more severe than 'Titli' that had killed at least 60 people.
03 May, 2019, 10.49 PM IST
Cyclone Fani: 6 things you should know about this severe cycloneThe name of the Cyclone 'Fani', pronounced as 'Foni' was suggested by Bangladesh. It means 'Snake' or 'hood of snake'.
03 May, 2019, 09.41 AM IST
Cyclone Fani intensifies into 'extremely severe cyclonic storm'IMD has issued a formal cyclone alert for Odisha, West Bengal and parts of Andhra Pradesh, and suggested evacuation of costal areas.
02 May, 2019, 09.45 AM IST
Cyclone 'Fani' likely to hit Odisha coast by Friday: OfficialThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) is yet to specify the exact location of landfall.
30 Apr, 2019, 03.44 PM IST
Nearly 1,400 people died due to extreme weather events in 2018: GovernmentThe year was also the sixth warmest year on record, M Rajeevan, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences said.
16 Jan, 2019, 06.01 PM IST
Southwest monsoon set to withdraw from all parts of country by SaturdayIMD called the simultaneous formation of two very severe cyclonic storms—Titli and Luban—a “rarest of rare occurrence”.
18 Oct, 2018, 11.31 PM IST
Flood situation improves in Odisha; death toll mounts to 24While 13 bodies were found Saturday night, two more bodies were pulled out of the rubble Sunday morning, Paralakhemundi Sub-Divisional Poli...
14 Oct, 2018, 08.20 PM IST
Superstorms evoke the right frisson of fear, but will we change our ways?Literature, cinema and TV, naturally, cannot remain unaffected by the awe-inspiring force of nature called ‘super storms’, given their unpr...
12 Oct, 2018, 11.36 PM IST
Cyclone Titli: 8 dead in Andhra Pradesh, one in OdishaCyclone 'Titli' made landfall on the eastern coast early Thursday, wreaking havoc in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
12 Oct, 2018, 10.44 AM IST
Cyclone 'Titli' leaves eight dead in Andhra Pradesh, causes widespread damageThe road network suffered extensive damage in Srikakulam district, while the power distribution network was also vastly affected.
11 Oct, 2018, 04.55 PM IST
3 lakh evacuated in Odisha due to cyclone 'Titli'Around three lakh people were evacuated and 879 multi-purpose cyclone and flood shelters were kept in readiness for sheltering the rescued ...
11 Oct, 2018, 03.23 PM IST
Cyclone Titli makes landfall at Odisha's GopalpurAfter the landfall, the system is very likely to re-curve gradually northeastwards.
11 Oct, 2018, 11.01 AM IST
Odisha readies emergency teams as Cyclone Titli approachesWinds of 140-150 kmph and gust up to 165 kmph is expected from late Wednesday night, and up to noon on Thursday, as the cyclone now in the ...
10 Oct, 2018, 10.35 PM IST
'Very severe cyclonic storm' Titli to make landfall at Odisha-Andhra border along eastern coastAfter the landfall, the cyclonic storm is likely to maintain the intensity throughout Thursday while moving northeastwards across Odisha.
10 Oct, 2018, 09.05 PM IST
Cyclone 'Titli' intensifies into severe cyclonic stormCyclone 'Titli' over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a severe cyclonic storm Wednesday and is moving towards the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh c...
10 Oct, 2018, 01.21 PM IST
Deep depression intensifies into cyclonic storm Titli, moving towards Odisha-Andhra Pradesh coastsTitli lays centred at about 530 km southeast of Gopalpur in Odisha and 480 km east-southeast of Kalingapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, the IMD sa...
09 Oct, 2018, 07.17 PM IST
Why stigmatise poor birds and insects by naming cyclones after them?The stipulation that names for cyclones must not be culturally insensitive is well taken, though ci-devant Greek and Roman gods could pass ...
20 Nov, 2014, 04.21 PM IST