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Friday, September 5, 2025
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Topic: Skymet

Warmer than usual Octobers? Meteorologists blame climate change and changing weather patterns

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.

India may witness below-normal monsoon rains in 2023: Skymet Weather

Return of El Nino may result in a weak monsoon, says private weather forecaster. IMD had said that most parts of India would experience above normal temperatures from March to May.

India likely to get ‘below normal’ monsoon rains this year, forecasts Skymet

Monsoon rains in India are expected to be 94% of the long-term average, said private weather forecasting agency Skymet, retaining its previous view of sub-par monsoon.

With govt data becoming undependable & infrequent, private sources become a goldmine for India

Absence of basic data, such as census, harms the country's statistical system & policy analysis. In such a scenario, CMIE, CRISIL, Skymet have become reliable sources for quality data.

Why Kerala is spending Rs 1 crore on private weather agencies despite IMD providing data

Kerala officials say IMD data is not refined or specific enough to provide alerts at the block level, impeding disaster management. 

India’s monsoon expected to be below normal this year

The El Nino weather pattern will likely impact India's June-September monsoon, which constitutes more than 70% of the annual rainfall, Skymet Weather Services has forecast.

IMD predicts normal monsoon for country, barring east and northeast

Says conditions favourable for southwest monsoon to hit parts of the southern peninsula around 3 June, with rainfall activity likely to increase over Maharashtra and Goa from 6 June.

Met forecast of ‘normal’ monsoon spells good news for BJP ahead of 2019

Farm crisis in poll-bound states of Karnataka, MP and Rajasthan, had made BJP jittery, especially after it suffered reverses in rural Gujarat in 2017 polls.

On Camera

Giorgio Armani brought a feminine touch to men’s tailoring — and taught them how to suit up

Armani built a multibillion-dollar global brand from something as simple as an unstructured jacket, and broke down the walls between formal and casual.

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

HAL team to visit US this month for talks on joint production of GE 414 engines

The engines are meant for Tejas Mk 2 and the first tranche of Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).

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.