Heavy rain and fog can be expected in parts of Uttar Pradesh according to the reports by the Indian Meteorological Department, which has issued an orange alert alongside pronouncing the possibility of an impending thunderstorm which will worsen the already tainting weather of the region. Further predictions have also been made regarding the weather deteriorating … Read more
New Delhi: The US under Donald Trump will likely add “transactionalism” to its ties with India, while continuing to look to New Delhi as a strategic partner in its escalating rivalry with Beijing, said David Bach, president of IMD Business School. In an interview to ET, Bach, a renowned political economy expert, said: “With Trump, … Read more
Early morning rains flooded parking spaces of an apartment complex in BEML 3rd stage, Rajarajeshwari Nagar, in Bengaluru on Sunday. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR While Bengalureans woke up to heavy rains that left several arterial roads, houses and apartment complexes flooded on Sunday morning, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted more rains … Read more
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced its stage-2 long-range forecast for southwest monsoon 2024. It has retained its outlook of an above-normal monsoon this year. It expects rainfall in the upcoming monsoon to be at an eight-year high of 106% (with an error margin of +/-5%) of the long-period average of 870mm for the four-month … Read more
Geneva: The swift announcement that a potentially record-breaking temperature measured this week in India could have been due to a sensor error highlights the challenges in certifying extreme heat. The recording of 52.9 degrees Celsius (127.2 Fahrenheit) in a Delhi suburb on Wednesday — surpassing the national record — was an outlier compared to other … Read more
Beas river in full spate due to torrential rains, in Mandi on August 14, 2023 | Photo Credit: ANI The heavy rain that wreaked havoc in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand is likely to continue into Tuesday before reducing by the end of the day, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on August 14. At least … Read more
With the rains coming in, the temperatures in the twin cities too has come down with maximum temperature recorded at 28.5 degrees C, three degrees below normal and minimum 21.9 degrees C, one degree below normal. File | Photo Credit: PTI Light to moderate rain or heavy thundershowers are likely to occur at many places … Read more
Area under paddy is down nearly 35 per cent to 10.77 lakh hectares so far in the ongoing kharif (summer-sown) season . The rice acreage stood at 16.46 lakh hectares in the corresponding period of last year, according to agriculture ministry data. Area under coverage for pulses is higher at 6.54 lakh hectares so far … Read more
The delay in monsoon progress is likely to affect sowing of paddy and soybean this harvesting season as key producing areas of these major kharif crops face an acute rainfall deficiency in June, agriculture experts said. Major agricultural states such as Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal stare at a rainfall deficiency … Read more
The El Nino weather event may adversely impact rainfall during the upcoming winter season – thereby affecting the key rabi crop of wheat – and make the next summer season the hottest ever, one of the top weather forecasters in the country has said. DS Pai, a senior scientist of IMD, said the impact of … Read more