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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
TopicIndian Meteorological Department

Topic: Indian Meteorological Department

‘60% chance’ of El Nino onset in May-July, but may not lead to bad monsoon in India, says IMD

In 1st forecast since March, World Meteorological Organisation has indicated chance of EL Nino onset, likely to 'fuel higher global temperatures', is 70-80% during July-September period.

IMD forecasts normal monsoon, day after private forecaster said rains will be ‘below normal’

IMD says any effect of El Nino on monsoon will be visible only during the second half of the season, adding that it’s not necessary it will lead to a bad monsoon.

Heavy rain forecast for October raises concern about India’s rice, wheat crops

Monthly rainfall is expected at 115% of the long-term average based on the India Meteorological Department, posing risks for summer-sown crops such as rice and the planting of wheat.

Normal monsoon likely in Aug-Sept, but deficiency expected in Bihar, Northeast, says IMD

The second half of the southwest monsoon is expected to be ‘normal’ for the country as a whole, but regional variations will persist, Indian Meteorological Department predicts.

Why Delhi’s Mayur Vihar is 3°C lower than Yamuna Sports Complex despite being only 10 km away 

New Delhi: Yamuna Sports Complex sizzled at 46.4°Celsius Saturday  — the highest in the capital — while Mayur Vihar, a place that is less...

Conditions unfavourable for further advance of monsoon in Delhi, northwest India: IMD

IMD said 'moderate to severe' thunderstorms & 'cloud-to-ground lightning' are likely in Uttarakhand, UP, east Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Jharkhand Thursday & Friday.

Delhi experiences coldest October in 26 years

While the normal minimum temperature for this time of the year is 15 to 16 degrees Celsius, Delhi's mercury dropped to 12.5 degree Celsius Thursday.

Odisha evacuates over 8 lakh people from coast as Cyclone Fani moves closer

The cyclonic storm Fani, with a wind speed of 170-180 kmph, is expected to make landfall near Puri on Friday.

So, the superstorm warning was a dud. Here’s why the Met often gets it so wrong

Our most accurate models can predict weather only up to five days in advance, with nearly a 90 per cent probability of getting the next 24 hours spot-on.

On Camera

India-Pakistan marriage breakdown that British can’t stop crying about

Ever since the Love Is Blind: UK episode dropped, there has been a collective meltdown online over the separation of Pakistan-origin Kal Pasha and Indian-origin Sarover Kaur Aujla.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.