New Delhi: South-west monsoon on Friday made a debut in the Andaman Sea and parts of Bay of Bengal, setting the stage for the four-month rainfall season crucial for India's agriculture-based economy.
"Southwest Monsoon has set in over some parts of south Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea," India Meteorological Department (IMD) said here.
It said conditions were favourable for further advance of monsoon over some more parts of Bay of Bengal during next 2-3 days.
Monsoon is expected to bring its first showers to Kerala on June 3 - a slight delay attributed to the cyclone activity over the Bay of Bengal....
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Monsoon rains may arrive on the southern coast around June 3, the weather office said on Wednesday, a late debut that will raise fears any revival for drought-hit tracts of southern and western farmland could be delayed. The rains, which run from June to September, are vital for the 55 per cent of farmland that is without irrigation in India, one of the world's largest producers and consumers of food....
07:22 PM, May 15, 2013
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08:55 PM, May 13, 2013
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08:32 AM, May 07, 2013
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05:34 PM, Apr 16, 2013
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04:25 PM, Mar 08, 2013
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08:39 AM, Mar 02, 2013
Rains and thundershowers lashed large parts of North India on Saturday leaving two persons dead in Uttar Pradesh while the hill states experienced fresh snowfall keeping the mercury down in the region. ...
08:00 AM, Feb 24, 2013
Light rain accompanied by wind greeted on Delhiites on Friday morning and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast more rain. Temperatures are likely to fall over the next two days. The minimum temperature recorded in the national capital was at 13.9 degrees Celsius. ...
09:57 AM, Feb 23, 2013
Overnight rains added to the winter chill in the capital on Saturday morning. Though the minimum temperature rose three notches above normal at 13.7 degrees Celsius, cold winds accompanied by rain maintained the chill in the air. ...
12:46 PM, Feb 16, 2013
North India woke up to a thick fog on Friday morning, disrupting road, air and rail traffic across north India. The current visibility is just above 50 meters, making it difficult for traffic on the airport runway. ...
09:20 AM, Feb 01, 2013
New Delhi: The Met Department on Tuesday confirmed that the depression over the Bay of Bengal had intensified into a cyclone and that it would hit land by Wednesday afternoon. "Cyclone Nilam will hit the area between Nellore and Nagapattinam by Wednesday evening," IMD Deputy Director MR Ramanan said. The IMD has put the coastal areas in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh on high alert. Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Chennai and...
01:03 PM, Oct 30, 2012
New Delhi: A major cyclone fear looms over Tamil Nadu after a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal, the Met office in Chennai said on Monday. "There is no cyclone alert. However, if the depression intensifies, it could turn into a cyclone," the Met office said. Heavy rains have been forecast in the state on Tuesday. Schools and colleges in Chennai have decided to remain shut while fishermen have...
07:39 AM, Oct 30, 2012
New Delhi: Delayed but heavy rainfall lashed several parts of northern India over the last 48 hours. The national capital on Tuesday evening was lashed by heavy rains for three hours and overnight rains have led to further water-logging and morning traffic is moving slow. For the second consecutive day, commuters in Delhi had a harrowing time as heavy rains flooded roads, causing traffic snarls, while water also entered several...
08:36 AM, Aug 29, 2012
New Delhi: As North India received widespread and heavy rains over the last two days, normal life was brought to a standstill at many places with Rajasthan being the worst hit. The Army had to be called in for rescue and relief work as many districts in Rajasthan received unusually high amount of rainfall leading to the death of 33 people. Delhi and negihbouring areas also received heavy rainfall in...
07:34 AM, Aug 25, 2012
New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday said the rainfall in the country as a whole from August to October will be below normal. Addressing a press conference, IMD Director General Laxman Singh Rathore said the seasonal rainfall in second half of the monsoon season will be deficient. Talking about the probable drought situation in the country, Rathore said there is no uniform definition of drought and it...
11:44 AM, Aug 03, 2012
New Delhi: Monsoon deficiency is expected to narrow down in the coming days with rains likely to improve in the eastern, central and Indo-Gangetic parts of the country, India Meteorological Department said on Thursday. "As of now, deficiency is 22 per cent. The deficiency will fill up in the coming days, as monsoon is likely to improve in the eastern, central and Indo-Gangetic plains," IMD Director General LS Rathore told...
12:48 PM, Jul 26, 2012
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04:01 AM, Jul 20, 2012
New Delhi: Delhi would continue to reel under the searing heat for at least another week as the monsoon would be missing its annual scheduled date of reaching capital - June 29, the weather office said on Thursday. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), till June 28 rains were 71 per cent below average in the city as the monsoon winds had not advanced from Uttar Pradesh over Delhi...
06:10 PM, Jun 28, 2012
Bangalore: The monsoon is the lifeline for India. And this year, it's perceptibly weak. In Kerala, where the monsoon first hits, its tempo has slackened. The state has registered a rain deficit of 20 per cent, and in some some areas as low as 50 per cent. Neighbouring Karnataka too is reeling under a deficit of 51 per cent in 27 of its 30 districts. If rain doesn't reach the...
08:00 AM, Jun 28, 2012
