IMD data shows pattern of western disturbances over northwest, central India has been unique. But the trend is not specific to May; April too saw more western disturbances than normal.
Such events led to 3,238 deaths, damage to 3.2 million hectares of crops & 2,35,000 houses, & loss of 9,457 livestock. But numbers, particularly for property & crop damage, may be underreported.
The dust storm in Delhi-NCR Friday caused traffic disruptions and flight diversions. Police received several complaints related to trees uprooting, building damage & power disruption.
While Kashmir is battling unseasonal rain & snow, parts of Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, Telangana are reeling under intense, continuous heatwave conditions.
While alignment with the inflation target is gradually occurring, incoming data will provide greater clarity and confidence on the disinflation path, the RBI said.
A paper titled ‘Antarctic Extreme Events’ analyses extreme events in the Antarctic like loss of ice, heatwaves, and loss of marine life as a consequence of global warming.
The World Meteorological Organisation said climate calamities in Asia affected more than 50 million people and caused more than 5,000 deaths last year.
Over the past 30 years, temperatures have warmed by 0.2 degrees Celsius per decade. Drought and storms caused most of the $9 billion in economic damages in 2022.
People in coastal regions & cities faced more health impacts associated with humid conditions this year, says lead author of the study published by World Weather Attribution.
As Park Street now anticipates the Christmas lights, Bangla cinema eyes a harmony. Colliding heritage, devotion and some detective grit, the year-ender comes with a rediscovery.
Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.
Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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