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Topic: cyclone

Flood relief diplomacy gone wrong: Pakistan ships expired food aid to Sri Lanka

Consignment was sent in wake of Cyclone Ditwah floods, a move which was praised by Pakistan High Commission in an X post, which has now been deleted.

Swiss scientists are taking lessons from a worm to come up with innovative medical therapies

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Odisha, West Bengal Brace for severe storm, NCMC chairs preparedness meet

IMD predicts cyclonic storm to make landfall on 24 October.

Rain & floods claim 8 lives in Assam, 4 in Manipur. PMO announces Rs 2 lakh ex gratia for next of kin

Floods in aftermath of cyclone Remal have affected nearly 3.5 lakh people in 11 districts in Assam & more rainfall is predicted in state till 4 June. River water level recedes in Imphal.

Cyclone Remal kills 2 in Bengal before weakening, Met says moderate rain to continue

At least 10 dead in neighbouring Bangladesh as rising temperatures at sea continue to trigger frequent storms in the region.

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.

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.

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.

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.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.