Jairam Ramesh gives dissent note to joint panel on Personal Data Protection BillThe Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 was referred to the Joint Committee of Parliament (JCP) for scrutiny before it was taken up by Parl...
How Isro satellites tracked Fani, saved many livesWith IMD able to accurately forecast the exact location where the cyclone was to make landfall, officials in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Wes...
Cyclone Fani to make landfall between May 3rd night and 4th early morning: KJ Ramesh, IMDCyclone Fani has already attained the strength of very severe cyclonic storm, says IMD DG
Winter likely to be colder this yearThe weather office also flagged a “strong possibility” of El Nino conditions developing this winter season, which will drive minimum temper...
IMD to forecast floods using new system, soil study dataIt will enable IMD to forecast floods and guide the disaster management agencies on prevention techniques.
Weather department issues 24-hour dust, thunderstorm warningThe high-velocity wind swept through Delhi around 11.15 PM, an official at the Safdarjung observatory said.
97% normal monsoon expected for 2018, says IMDA wet spell will keep a lid on inflation, potentially tempting PM Narendra Modi to bring forward general elections due in May 2019.
Slight to moderate rainfall in Mumbai today: KJ Ramesh, IMD"We were expecting that it will be similar to yesterday when moderate to heavy segment was forecast. But overnight it rained so much that t...
Monsoon has been very good so far: Dr KJ Ramesh, DG, IMD"Some areas, particularly interior Karnataka, Kerala and some parts of Tamil Nadu and Jharkhand have received lesser than expected quantums...
Not expecting any respite from heat in North India till June end: KJ Ramesh, DG, IMDDo not expect any respite from the heat wave if you are in North India, KJ Ramesh, DG, IMD, told ET Now.
After Kerala and North-East, monsoon to advance more on west coast: KJ Ramesh, IMDProspects of stronger El Nino developing over latter part of monsoon season are receding or likely to recede
Forecasters differ over El Niño probabilityEl Nino’s possibility receded last month, as reported in ET on April 7. The weather office says this increases the chances of better rainfa...
Heat, flood, cold & lightning killed 1,600 Indians in 2016India Meteorological Department (IMD) said 2016 was the warmest year ever recorded, globally and in India. Phalodi in Rajasthan recorded 51...
Expect a better crop this Rabi seasonMeteorologists said there was a possibility of La Nina conditions to develop by November. La Nina is associated with more rainfall and cold...
September rainfall will make up for any shortfall: KJ Ramesh, IMDRamesh said that no part of the country has reported any crop stress for want of rainfall and there is no need to worry about rain deficit.
Southwest monsoon likely to start withdrawing from September 5IMD will announce the withdrawal date by September 1 after considering dry weather conditions and reduction in moisture levels.
IMD plans to install more automatic weather stations to give accurate forecasting for a small areaIMD’s prediction of rains and other weather events like cyclones Phailin and Hudhud had shown increasing levels of accuracy when Ramesh’s p...