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July 16, 2025 3:16 PM

Heavy rains continue across eastern and southern India amid dual low-pressure systems; Delhi-NCR also gets drenched

Two well-marked low-pressure areas - one over northwest Rajasthan and its neighbourhood and another over southwest Bihar and adjoining eastern Uttar Pradesh - are currently influencing weather conditions across large parts of India. These systems are...

July 16, 2025 10:49 AM

Iceland volcano erupts for 12th time since 2021

A volcano erupted in south-west Iceland on Wednesday, the country's meteorological office said, marking the latest in a series of outbreaks near the capital in recent years. Often referred to as a land of ice and fire, the North Atlantic island nati...

July 15, 2025 5:40 PM

IMD strengthens India’s weather preparedness with accurate forecasts

As extreme weather events grow more frequent and unpredictable due to climate change, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) is expanding its capabilities to make India a weather-resilient nation. With its legacy dating back to 1875, the IMD, unde...

July 15, 2025 5:36 PM

Monsoon remains central to India’s economy, culture, climate resilience

As India braces for another active monsoon season, experts are once again highlighting the monsoon’s critical role in shaping the country’s economic and cultural life. Often referred to as the lifeline of India, the monsoon rains impact agricultu...

July 15, 2025 5:31 PM

Adapting to a shifting Monsoon: India’s new climate challenge

The Indian monsoon, long considered a stable feature of the subcontinent's climate, is undergoing major changes due to climate change. While overall annual rainfall has not shown a consistent trend at the national level, significant regional shifts a...

July 15, 2025 3:35 PM

Heavy rainfall continues across India; light showers likely in Delhi-NCR

A depression over central parts of northern Rajasthan and a well-marked low-pressure area over northern Jharkhand and adjoining southern Bihar have intensified rainfall activity across several regions of India. The India Meteorological Department (IM...

July 15, 2025 12:16 PM

Texas flood death toll rises to 131 as new storms loom

The official tally of storm-related deaths across Texas rose to 131 on Monday as authorities warned of yet another round of heavy rains 10 days after a Hill Country flash flood that transformed the Guadalupe River into a killer torrent. A National W...

July 14, 2025 2:31 PM

Widespread rainfall predicted across India; Delhi-NCR to see light showers: IMD

India continues to witness an active monsoon phase, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting extremely heavy rainfall (over 21 cm ) at isolated places in Rajasthan on Monday and Tuesday. Similar intense showers are likely over Gange...

July 14, 2025 12:35 PM

Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes Indonesia’s Tanimbar Islands region, geophysics agency says

An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck off the coast of Indonesia's Tanimbar Islands region on Monday, the country's geophysics agency said, adding there was no tsunami potential. The quake was at a depth of 98 km (60.89 miles), the agency said. The...

July 14, 2025 12:19 PM

Heavy rain batters UP, HP, Rajasthan as northern India braces for continued Monsoon surge

India is currently in the midst of an active monsoon phase, with widespread rainfall and dynamic weather conditions affecting large parts of the northern and central regions on Monday. According to the Regional Meteorological Centre in New Delhi, th...

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