China enters its flood season; heavy rain expected in the southChina has entered its flood season with heavy rains forecast for the south. Some northern areas and major river basins will experience belo...
01 Jun, 2026, 01.34 PM IST
More showers in next 48 hours as Himachal reels under monsoon furyHimachal Pradesh is grappling with severe monsoon impact, reporting 359 blocked roads, including a national highway, and widespread disrupt...
10 Aug, 2025, 11.18 AM IST
Monsoon havoc in Himachal: 164 dead, 200 roads blocked; rain-related deaths 90, road accidents claim 74 livesHeavy monsoon rains caused havoc in Himachal Pradesh. Many roads are blocked. Power and water supplies are disrupted. Sadly, many people di...
28 Jul, 2025, 10.17 PM IST
Pakistan: Indus River swells in Punjab's Kalabagh as monsoon rains trigger floodingHeavy monsoon rains and glacial melting have caused medium-level flooding at Kalabagh and killed at least 63 people in Punjab, Pakistan, Da...
18 Jul, 2025, 04.39 PM IST
Monsoon havoc claims 34 lives, causes Rs 7,119 lakh loss in Himachal: State Disaster Management AuthorityHimachal Pradesh has been severely impacted by the monsoon season, resulting in 34 fatalities and widespread destruction. The State Emergen...
28 Jun, 2025, 11.20 PM IST
Himachal Pradesh: Kullu-Mandi highway blocked due to landslideThe Kullu-Mandi National Highway in Himachal Pradesh, India, was blocked due to a landslide caused by heavy rains. The road has been closed...
26 Aug, 2023, 02.03 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
2038 dead due to floods, landslides, lightning since April 1: MHA dataOver 2,000 people lost their lives in India due to floods, landslides, and lightning strikes this monsoon season, according to the data col...
18 Aug, 2023, 05.42 PM IST
Extreme weather events killed over 400 people in country during June-Aug, 1/3 deaths in Maharashtra: IMD dataAccording to a study published this year by senior meteorologists, including M Rajeevan, the former secretary of the Ministry of Earth Scie...
01 Oct, 2021, 02.16 PM IST
Welcome to more useful monsoon forecastsThe projection is that rainfall during the southwest monsoon 2021 for the country as a whole is ‘likely to be’ 101% of the long period aver...
02 Jun, 2021, 11.29 PM IST
2018 sixth-warmest year in India, says IMDIMD said annual mean surface air temperature (averaged over the country) during the year was 0.41 degree Celsius above (1981-2010) average....
17 Jan, 2019, 07.25 AM IST
Landslide blocks Mumbai-Pune Express HighwayThe catchment areas of four city dams- Varasgaon, Panshet, Pavna and Khadakwasla registered good rainfall, the weather office said.
22 Jun, 2015, 03.51 PM IST
Hailstorm hits MizoramHundreds of tin-roofed houses were damaged in different parts of the state, the officials said, adding, there were no reports of human casu...
03 Apr, 2015, 03.55 PM IST
Uttarakhand speaker pegs death toll at 10,000; Sushil Kumar Shinde says 900Two weeks after flashfloods and landslides devastated Uttarakhand, there was no clarity on the death toll.
30 Jun, 2013, 12.58 AM IST
- Monsoon dhamaka awaits Maoists in Chhattisgarh
The monsoon will bring no respite for Naxalites in Chhattisgarh, who have been at the receiving end of sustained counter-operations by the ...
21 Jun, 2008, 04.31 AM IST
- Foreign shippers seek level-playing field in Indian waters
Foreign shipowners have asked the Directorate General of Shipping for a level-playing field and a "rethink" on its latest order banning ove...
01 Jun, 2008, 07.05 PM IST
- DG Shipping bans old foreign ships from India waters
Maritime regulator the Directorate General of Shipping has banned foreign cargo vessels over 25 years and gas carriers over 30 years from s...
18 May, 2008, 01.13 PM IST