Indian Navy responded to a distress call by a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier MV Lila Norfolk in the North Arabian Sea. Photo: Special Arrangement Indian Naval forces are on January 6 investigating suspected vessels in the North Arabian Sea to track down the pirates involved in an attempt to hijack a merchant vessel with 21 crew … Read more
The monsoon is progressing normally and will likely reach Maharashtra in the next two days, the India Meteorological Department said on Thursday. Senior IMD scientist R K Jenamani said the monsoon covered south and central Arabian Sea, entire Kerala, parts of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu between May 31 and June 7. In the meantime, it … Read more
Bengaluru is forecast to receive rain till Thursday, while the evenings will be colder. (File/PTI) The Indian Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Bengaluru observatory has recorded 115.8 mm rainfall between November 1 and November 14, twice the average, making it the city’s wettest November in six years. Bengaluru recorded 71 mm rainfall last November. Low-pressure areas over … Read more
Mumbai rarely witnesses rainfall following the withdrawal of the southwest monsoon. (File) Mumbai is expected to witness some rainy days, accompanied by spurts of lightning, till Friday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Temperature in the city is also likely to rise after a brief winter-like chilly period. The Met department expects a low-pressure area … Read more
Singh in his reply also said that there has been a significant rise in the global average temperature which is expected to cause more such disastrous weather events. The central government has told the Parliament that the frequency of extremely damaging tropical cyclones has increased in the Arabian Sea region in the last few years. … Read more
The IMD has forecasted extremely heavy to heavy rainfall in India’s two southernmost states as the cyclone approaches India. After cyclone Nivar last week, another cyclonic storm, Burevi, is expected to hit south Indian shores. In the last 10 days, this is the third cyclone that has formed in the Arabian Sea and Bay of … Read more