New Delhi: Delhi on Sunday had its date with South-West Monsoon, three days ahead of its normal onset in the city bringing cheers to citizens reeling under severe hot and humid conditions. "The South-West Monsoon has hit the capital three days ahead of its normal arrival," B P Yadav, Director of MeT Department, told PTI. The rains started around 5 am on Sunday and the rain guages measured 72 mm...
01:42 PM, Jun 26, 2011
New Delhi: The country will get a normal monsoon this year, according to first official monsoon forecast for this year. Forecast on the onset dates will be out next month. The Met department said that the monsoons this year will be on time, and normal, a news that will have India rejoicing. Earth Sciences Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said, Monsoon will be normal at 98 per cent of average. Monsoon...
04:31 PM, Apr 19, 2011
New Delhi: The sun shone bright in the national capital on Monday but icy winds blowing at a velocity of 16 km per hour along with a dip in mercury levels made it a chilly day. Delhi was back in the grip of the winter chill after a brief spell of warm weather as the temperatures during the dark hours slipped to 7.5 degree Celsius early on Monday morning from...
10:56 AM, Jan 17, 2011
New Delhi: The Met department is celebrating 136 years of unbroken service on Saturday. It's among the nation's oldest scientific institutions. India had Met stations even two centuries ago. But it was after a devastating cyclone over Calcutta in 1864 and severe drought a few years later, that the India Meteorological Department was formed in 1875. The department promises its weather predictions will be even more accurate now with the...
08:52 AM, Jan 15, 2011
New Delhi: A day after the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) came out with new rules to reduce inconvenience caused to passengers due to fog, there was a reduction in the number of delays and cancellations. However many passengers complained about the lack of information, with many landing up at the airport as they weren't able to get the required information. With heavy fog setting in on Christmas Day,...
07:59 AM, Dec 28, 2010
Visibility in the national Capital dropped to 500 metres. ...
04:10 PM, Nov 07, 2009
Mumbai witnessed heavy showers through Tuesday night. ...
08:53 AM, Jul 08, 2009
Delhiites have been reeling under acute power and water shortage. ...
12:13 AM, Jul 01, 2009
The city received 6.8 mm of rainfall from Monday evening until Tuesday. ...
10:28 AM, Jun 30, 2009
According to the MET, Buldahana has received lowest 5.50mm rainfall. ...
04:40 PM, Jun 29, 2009
According to the Met Dept the monsoon will soon move into parts of Northeast. ...
09:20 AM, Jun 27, 2009
A heavy downpour in the last 24 hours has brought relief to the Mumbaikars. ...
02:40 AM, Jun 27, 2009
It is now official that monsoon will be below normal this year. ...
03:39 AM, Jun 25, 2009
According to the Met Dept Northwest India will experience 15 pc rain deficit. ...
12:52 AM, Jun 25, 2009
The delay in rains has sent alarm bells ringing across north India. ...
12:42 AM, Jun 25, 2009
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