Why is Wayanad Quiet About Tragedy?

There is a definite attempt to put the landslides on the backburner because news of them and climate change worry Wayanad's tourism and real estate businesses greatly. Whatever I experienced of......

'The forecast for deficit monsoons remains'

  'All El Ninos are not associated with the deficient monsoon.' Madhavan Nair Rajeevan, director of the government's Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, based in Pune, tells A Ganesh......

Cyclone Biparjoy may prove to be killjoy for onset of monsoon

Cyclone 'Biparjoy', the first storm brewing in the Arabian Sea this year, rapidly intensified into a severe cyclonic storm with meteorologists predicting a "mild" monsoon onset over Kerala and......

As El Nino returns with hotter summer, India braces for impact on monsoon

Several global models are predicting El Niño to appear around the second half of the year, which are the crucial rain-bearing months. IMAGE: Just another hot summer day at Rajpath, New......

Skymet vs IMD: Who will get the monsoon forecast right?

The official India Meteorological Department (IMD) and the private Skymet Weather Services have made widely divergent monsoon forecasts. The IMD has said rainfall could be below normal at 93 per......

How The Heat Wave Will Affect Your Kitchen

Apart from the human body, human food will bear direct repercussions. From staples such as wheat, to coffee, dairy, and even the great Hilsa face the threat of reduced supply due to the extreme......

IMD may deploy cutting-edge tech to forecast weather accurately

IMD has decided to increasingly use cutting-edge technology such as artificial intelligence and machine learning in forecasting. A few days ago, farmers from some 150 villages gathered at a square......

Monsoon: Govt must act on global predictions too

Some global weather watchers have warned that India will likely see below-normal rainfall during this coming monsoon -- and that should be taken seriously, regardless of whether it turns out to be......