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.
Operations at Chennai airport resumed past midnight Saturday but as many as 24 domestic services were cancelled and 26 international flights were delayed.
Also known as the retreating monsoon, Northeast Monsoon typically begins in October. It brings cold and dry winds from Himalayas towards warmer Indian Ocean & Deccan Peninsula.
An IMD forecast for October shows above-normal temperatures over most parts of the country. Despite being a transitionary month, it is warming at a worrying rate, scientists say.
Rainfall map of India from 1 June to 29 August is largely blue & green—a sign of either excess or normal rainfall. ThePrint looks at rainfall data and analyses the overall impact.
According to government reply in Lok Sabha, the pilot phase of PMIS is being used to test concepts, strategies and systems before a full-scale implementation of the scheme.
Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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