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......

Air quality worsens, dense fog disrupts flights, trains in Delhi

Delhi, routinely suffering from air pollution accompanied by thick fog caused by vehicular exhaust and coal burning, witnessed yet another bad day on Friday. IMAGE: Morning traffic during heavy......

'We are more interested in the monsoon than anyone else in the world'

'It affects our economy, it is very important in many ways.''So we have to be the foremost experts in the world on the monsoon.''But the best minds in India have not devoted their time to the study......

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......

What has Arctic weather got to do with Indian monsoon? A lot, actually

Data spanning the years 1951 to 2014 show that temperature and pressure conditions at specific locations in the Arctic region during the pre-monsoon period correlate with the Indian summer monsoon......

'India is a space power'

'India has got a unique opportunity to get more and more business from outside as India is cost-effective and reliable.' Former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation G Madhavan Nair......