New Delhi: Parts of north India, including Delhi, received heavy showers on Saturday as the southwest monsoon advanced further into central and northern India, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The monsoon this year had set over Kerala on schedule June 1 and advanced fast, covering the southern, eastern and central states within two weeks.
In northern India, pre-monsoon showers for the last three days have brought respite from the sweltering heat.
The southwest monsoon reached Himachal Pradesh Saturday, 10 days in advance, with most of the hill state experiencing moderate to heavy rainfall, the meteorological office in Shimla said.
Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and parts of Delhi have also been receiving showers....
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05:34 AM, Jun 16, 2013
New Delhi: In a good news for farmers, monsoon has hit North India a week ahead of its schedule and it is likely to cover the entire country before the slated date of July 15. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the country will receive 101 per cent of the long-term average rainfall in July and 96 per cent in August. For the country as a whole, monsoon has...
09:28 AM, Jun 15, 2013
New Delhi: As temperatures zoom northwards, the wait for south-west monsoon could be a bit longer with the weatherman saying the annual rains would arrive in Kerala only next week. "There is no further progress as yet," India Meteorological Department's (IMD) chief forecaster D Sivananda Pai told reporters when asked about the progress of monsoon. Weather scientists said conditions were becoming favourable for further advance of monsoon over some parts...
10:14 AM, May 26, 2013
A low intensity earthquake hit Jaipur and adjoining areas this evening. The quake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale struck at 6:32 PM and lasted for about three seconds. ...
09:19 PM, Dec 20, 2012
New Delhi: Monsoon rains will not be enough to save the country from its first drought in three years, the weather office said on Thursday as it forecast that the El Nino weather pattern would reduce rains again in the second half of the June to September season. India, one of the world's largest food producers and consumers with a population of 1.2 billion, last suffered a drought in 2009,...
07:16 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
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
New Delhi: India's monsoon rains are likely to hit the southern Kerala coast in two days, a top weather official said on Monday, easing concerns about the onset delay threatening plantings of summer crops such as rice, soybean and cotton in the farm-dependent economy. The annual rains are crucial for farm output and economic growth as about 55 percent of the south Asian nation's arable land is rain-fed, and farm...
01:59 PM, Jun 04, 2012
New Delhi: Monsoon will hit the Kerala coast on time on June 1, setting the stage for the four-month annual rainfall season crucial for India's agri-based economy. "The date of onset of southwest monsoon over Kerala is likely to be on June 1 with a model error of four days," India Meteorological Department announced in New Delhi on Tuesday. Stage is set for the onset of monsoon in South Andaman...
05:51 PM, May 15, 2012
New Delhi: India's monsoon is likely to have average rainfall in 2012 despite fears the El Nino weather pattern may emerge in the second half of the season, the country's top weather official said, pointing to a third straight year without drought. The June-September monsoon, vital for agricultural output and economic growth, irrigates around 60 per cent of farms in India, the world's second-biggest producer of rice, wheat, sugar and...
05:38 PM, Apr 17, 2012
Ahmedabad: Fishermen in south Gujarat have been advised not to venture into sea for the next 24 hours as rough weather and strong winds will prevail along and off south coasts in the state, local Met department said. Strong winds with speed of 45-55 km per hour and reaching occasionally upto 65 km per hour, would continue along and off Maharashtra and south Gujarat coasts during the next 24 hours,...
05:17 PM, Jun 12, 2011
Chennai: The Nicobar Islands were rocked by an earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale at 12.57 pm on Friday, an India Meteorological Department official said. There were no reports of loss of life or property. "It was of moderate intensity, and initially there are no reports of any damage or casualty," the official said. The chain of islands in the Bay of Bengal is earthquake prone. An earthquake of...
04:46 PM, Jun 03, 2011
New Delhi: The stage is set for a grand entry of south-west monsoon in Andamans and in quick succession in Kerala, raising hopes for a favourable season for millions of farmers across the country. "Conditions are favourable for setting in of the south-west monsoon over Andaman Sea during the next 24-48 hours," the India Meteorological Department said in New Delhi on Saturday evening. The weatherman said that conditions were also...
07:26 PM, May 28, 2011
The weather woes in North India are slightly different this year. ...
09:55 PM, Nov 07, 2009
The rainfall for the country has been 24 per cent less than average. ...
08:12 PM, Oct 01, 2009
The monsoon is bringing much respite from the summer heat. ...
04:37 PM, May 24, 2009
