Mission Mausam: Know everything about Rs 2000 crore project

As weather patterns grow more unpredictable due to climate crisis, India is taking a giant leap with "Mission Mausam" to improve weather understanding and forecasting through expanded observation......

Sudden downpour floods Delhi, Mumbai gets a respite

A sudden downpour in Delhi caught citizens off guard and caused heavy waterlogging and traffic jams on Tuesday while Mumbai breathed a sigh of relief as showers stopped a day after heavy rain......

Heatwave sears north India, UP's Orai bakes at 46.4 deg C

Large parts of northern and eastern India remained in the grip of a sweltering heat wave on Tuesday, driving power demands to record highs with warmer-than-usual nights further exacerbating......

Deficient Rains Threaten Kharif Crop

IMAGE: A farmer prepares the field for cultivating kharif crops. Photograph: Somnath Sen/ANI Photo Sowing of kharif crops neared their end with acreage almost at last year's level. This comes amid......

Southwest monsoon has been fairly normal this year: IMD

Sowing had started on a sluggish note in several parts of the country because of delay in the onset of the monsoon but has picked up pace subsequently as the rains progressed and performed......

Monsoon mystics: Who trusts the IMD's weather forecast?

The IMD has fancy weather-monitoring radars in the name of providing better forecasts, but their findings hardly help the farmers, explains Shreekant Sambrani. I make two assertions with complete......

Brace for a hot summer in North India

'The season averaged maximum temperatures in Himachal Pradesh, West Rajasthan, Konkan, Goa, Coastal Karnataka, Kerala and Arunachal Pradesh are likely to be higher than normal by 0.5-1.0 degree......

Finance ministry: Return of the Gladstonians

The global financial crisis has empowered fiscal conservatives in India, writes Sanjaya Baru. Once upon a time, long, long ago, there was a finance ministry that liked to keep its Budgets balanced.......

SEE: Hockey player's house water-logged in Mumbai

Heavy rains lashed Mumbai on Wednesday and the fury of Mother Nature spared none. One among them was out-of-favour India hockey striker Yuvraj Walmiki.  SEE: Walmiki scoops out rain water from......