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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicCyclone

Topic: cyclone

Cyclone Remal causes extensive damage to infra & property, waterlogging reported in several areas

Widespread destruction is visible across coastal areas of West Bengal with roofs of thatched huts blown away, trees uprooted and electric poles knocked down.

Cyclone Remal begins to make landfall over coastal areas of West Bengal, Bangladesh

PM Modi Sunday reviewed the preparedness of rescue and rehabilitation on the Indian coast ahead of Cyclone Remal making landfall.

Cyclone Remal begins to landfall over coastal Bengal & Bangladesh, Tripura issues red alert

Low-pressure area that was first observed on 22 May in Bay of Bengal has intensified into depressive system. Primary regions affected are West Bengal, Coastal Bangladesh & Tripura.

Deep depression intensifies into cyclonic storm Remal, likely to hit Bengal coast by Sunday night

Airport and port operations in Kolkata will be suspended for 12-21 hours Sunday, with IMD warning wind speeds likely to reach 100-120 kmph as cyclone Remal makes landfall.

Severe cyclone Remal heads for Bengal, heavy rainfall and strong winds expected

It is projected to make landfall in West Bengal and the coastal regions of Bangladesh around midnight Sunday.

IMD enhances cyclone forecast device, accuracy upto 50% more than previous decade

During the exercise, a web-based Dynamic Composite Risk Atlas (Web-DCRA) was developed by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) under the National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP).

Heavy rain, floods as southern India braces for Cyclone Michaung. Four-year-old boy among 9 dead

Cyclone expected to hit the coast of Andhra Pradesh, the weather office said, gusting in with winds of up to 110 kph.

At least 900 residents in south coastal Andhra Pradesh evacuated ahead of cyclonic storm Michaung

Bapatla district superintendent of police Vakul Jindal said 21 cyclone shelters have been set up. 10 trees were uprooted and 12 bridges and culverts are overflowing in the district.

Cyclone Michaung: Heavy rains lead to waterlogging, cancelled trains in Chennai

Some roads in the city are completely immersed in water. NDRF teams have been deployed in the city in view of the upcoming cyclone.

Met Dept issues orange alert for Tamil Nadu, cyclonic storm likely around 2-3 December

The state has been grappling with torrential rainfall in the past four-five days, bringing back memories of a flood it experienced in 2015.

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Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

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India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.