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November 6, 2025 10:18 AM

Heavy rain forecast across TN till Nov 11, schools shut in Tirupattur today

Tamil Nadu is expected to witness widespread rainfall till November 11 due to the prevailing atmospheric circulation over the state’s interior regions, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). In its latest forecast, the Regional Me...

November 5, 2025 6:17 PM

EU agrees weakened climate target in final-hour deal for COP30

EU climate ministers agreed a 2040 climate change target in the early hours of Wednesday after watering down the goal in last-minute negotiations, as they raced to clinch the deal before the U.N. COP30 summit in Brazil. After negotiating late into T...

November 4, 2025 2:07 PM

PM Modi highlights Mission LiFE’s role in reviving India’s traditional conservation practices

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday shared an article by Union Minister Bhupender Yadav, underscoring how India’s Mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment) is reviving traditional conservation systems and redefining them as modern acts of enviro...

November 3, 2025 9:40 AM

Rain forecast for Chennai; temperature spikes across TN

The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai has forecasted moderate rainfall over the city and its suburbs over the next two days, even as maximum temperatures in several parts of Tamil Nadu are expected to rise above normal levels. Accordin...

November 1, 2025 9:42 AM

Melissa dissipates, leaves destruction and at least 50 dead in Caribbean

Melissa, one of the strongest storms on record to make landfall in the Caribbean, began to dissipate on Friday after sowing devastation across much of Jamaica, cutting off communities in Cuba, drenching Haiti and leaving at least 50 dead. Melissa wa...

October 30, 2025 11:04 AM

Cyclone Montha: Andhra CM Naidu visits affected areas in Konaseema district

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday visited cyclone-affected areas in Dr BR Ambedkar Konaseema district. CM Naidu also conducted an aerial survey of the areas in Amaravathi affected by Cyclone Montha. Meanwhile, reacting ...

October 30, 2025 10:38 AM

Cyclone Montha damages crops over 2.14 lakh acres, 2,294 km of roads in Andhra

Cyclone Montha which crossed the Andhra Pradesh coast in the early hours of Wednesday, affected nearly 18 lakh people, damaged crops spread over 2.14 lakh acres, and caused destruction to 2,294 km of roads maintained by the Roads and Buildings Depart...

October 30, 2025 9:02 AM

Hurricane Melissa: 25 dead in Haiti after river burst banks

At least 25 people were killed in southern Haiti after a river burst its banks due to heavy rainfall triggered by Hurricane Melissa, CNN reported, citing local authorities. CNN reports indicate that only one official from Haiti's Civil Protection Ag...

October 29, 2025 11:06 AM

Cyclone Montha weakens after landfall in Andhra Pradesh, heavy rains lash eastern states

Cyclone Montha, which made landfall around midnight bringing heavy rains and strong winds, has weakened from a severe cyclonic storm to a cyclonic storm over coastal Andhra Pradesh, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday. The sy...

October 29, 2025 10:52 AM

Odisha is not at risk, teams prepared for every situation”: CM Majhi chairs review meeting on Cyclone ‘Montha’ preparedness

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Majhi visited the control room at the Special Relief Commissioner's office to review the situation ahead of the landfall of Cyclone Montha. Majhi reiterated the state government's preparedness in view of Cyclone Montha, s...

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