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Wednesday, August 20, 2025
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Topic: IMD

Dharali floods a wake-up call for IMD, NDMA to buck up—the Himalayan region is vulnerable

If extremely heavy rainfall can cause such damage without a rare event like a cloudburst, it should leave the system working toward India’s disaster preparedness thinking.

Flash floods due to heavy rainfall in Uttarkashi’s Dharali, but IMD yet to confirm ‘cloudburst’

'Can say for sure conditions were favourable for extremely heavy rainfall,' says IMD director. At least 4 people have died & more than 50 are feared missing.

Heavy rain, thunderstorm lash parts of Delhi, commuters complain of water logging across capital

IMD predicts heavy rainfall across India until 4 August. Several airlines had issued travel advisory warning passengers of potential disruptions to flight operations to and from Delhi.

Flash flood alert sounded for 13 districts in Jharkhand, IMD predicts heavy rainfall

An ‘orange’ alert for very heavy rainfall has been issued in parts of Jharkhand till 17 July.

Fresh spell of rain lashes Delhi-NCR, 2 days after city saw extensive waterlogging

Rain hit areas like Pandit Pant Marg, RK Puram, & Barakhamba Road. Delhi CM Rekha Gupta noted no waterlogging at ITO & Minto Rd, unlike 10 July when she raised concern over drainage issues.

Day after ‘intense rainfall’, Gurugram issues ‘work from home’ advisory to avoid traffic congestion

The city got 133 mm of rain in 12-hr period that ended at 7 am Thursday, stated an advisory by DDMA which included heavy spell of 103 mm of rain from 7.30 pm to 9 pm Wednesday.

IMD predicts showers to continue through the day as rain hit Delhi in early hours of Thursday

Minimum temperature dropped to 23°C with humidity levels recorded 100% at 8:30 am, remarked India Meteorological Department. AQI of Delhi stood at 63, in ‘satisfactory’ category.

IMD issues ‘yellow alert’ for Delhi, rain & thunderstorms likely today

A ‘yellow alert’ under the IMD’s colour-coded warning system indicates the need to 'be aware' of potentially impactful weather.

Rain lashes several parts of Delhi, IMD issues yellow alert

New Delhi: Several parts of Delhi received rainfall on Monday morning, offering much-needed relief from the hot and humid conditions that had prevailed in...

Monsoon arrives a day early in Delhi, covers entire country 9 days before usual date

According to IMD data, this is the earliest the monsoon has covered the entire country since 2020. It had reached Kerala on May 24, the earliest onset over the Indian mainland since 2009.

On Camera

Afzalgunj to Begum Bazar—Hyderabad’s markets don’t look ‘nawabi’. Marwaris, Gujjus built them

Some of Hyderabad’s oldest jewellery and perfume stores—many dating back to the Nizam era—are run by Marwari, Gujrati, and Jain families.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?