scorecardresearch
Friday, August 1, 2025
TopicIMD

Topic: IMD

4 western disturbances this month made it wettest since 1901. Delhi rains in May isn’t all good news

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.

IMD makes leap with Made-in-India Bharat Forecast System, promises more accurate predictions

Bharat Forecast System promises to improve forecast capabilities, accuracy to 6-km range, compared with current 12 km. It also offers 30% better prediction of extreme rainfall events.

Heavy rain continues to hit Karnataka’s coastal belt, red alert issued for next 5 days

Mangaluru city has been witnessing significant waterlogging and traffic snarls. Minor incidents of landslides have also been reported from hilly regions across the district.

What caused unseasonal downpour that wreaked havoc in Delhi NCR? A rare mix of weather phenomena

Delhi recorded second highest single-day rainfall for May since 1901, on Friday. The record for the highest single-day rainfall was on 20 May 2021, when it was 119.3 mm.

Everyone in north and central India must adapt to extreme heatwaves. Spring has vanished

Experts point to how pockets within city are experiencing higher temperatures because of extreme urbanisation, and suggest that everyone must learn to adapt to heatwaves.

IMD issues heatwave warning, yellow alert for Delhi for next two days

Heatwave conditions are being predicted for over 20 cities across Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Odisha.

With India’s winters shrinking, Delhi & Mumbai already feeling the heat of an early summer

Delhi recorded its highest February temperature since 2023 Wednesday, while Mumbai & parts of the Konkan coast have been issued heatwave warnings.

Delhi sees thin layer of fog, ‘very poor’ AQI & dipping temps, says IMD. Forecasts rain on 3 February

Authorities have set up 235 pagoda tents to provide shelter to homeless people alongside night shelters in various parts of the city.

Modi unveils IMD’s 2047 vision document, credits its scientists for India’s ‘Vishwa Bandhu’ image

PM Narendra Modi was at IMD's 150th anniversary celebration. There has been a 50% rise in the accuracy of weather forecasts by IMD in the past decade, said minister Jitendra Singh.

2024 warmest year in India since 1901, says Met Dept

Annual mean land surface air temperature across India in 2024 was 0.65 degrees Celsius above the long-term average of 1991-2020 period.

On Camera

Trump tariff forces India to shed illusion. Stop conflating status with power

India’s future lies in pragmatism. Protectionism must be phased out gradually, not in disruptive shocks.

Sudden hike in Haryana circle rates is 2nd since Dec; stamp duty as high as 145% in parts of Gurugram

Gurugram: In an action that will significantly impact the value of property transactions in Haryana, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has approved revised collector rates,...

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.