NEW DELHI: Delhi airport on Wednesday issued an advisory alerting passengers about potential disruptions to flights that are not CAT III compliant due to low-visibility conditions. Travellers are advised to contact their respective airlines for updated flight information.A thin layer of fog blanketed parts of Delhi this morning, with the minimum temperature recorded at 9°C….
NEW DELHI: This October was the warmest on record in the country, breaking the previous high of 1951, the Met office said Friday. Central India (Madhya Pradesh, parts of Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh) led the mean temperature chart for October, becoming the warmest on record, too, whereas northwest India, which includes Delhi-NCR, became the second warmest…
NEW DELHI: Three people were rescued from a submerged vehicle due to heavy rains in Madurai on Sunday. The region experienced significant rainfall on Friday and Saturday, leading to waterlogging and overflowing waterbodies.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) initially issued an orange alert for coastal areas like Kanyakumari and Tuticorin but later downgraded it to yellow…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday declared that the 2024 monsoon season witnessed 7.6 per cent more rainfall than normal. Rajasthan, Gujarat, west Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh were the regions that received excess rainfall, according to the IMD data.Additionally, the weather agency announced that several regions in central, southern…
NEW DELHI: Indian weather scientists hope to have enough expertise in the next five years to not only enhance rain but also suppress it, along with hail and lightning, in certain areas at will.This means, if Delhi or any other city wants to suppress rains during, say, I-Day celebrations, scientists would be able to do…
NEW DELHI: Severe flooding has struck Andhra Pradesh on Thursday due to heavy rainfall, submerging roads and houses. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported that a land-based cyclone caused intense precipitation within a 24-hour period. The extreme weather was driven by moisture from the Arabian Sea and heat from the eastern regions of the country.Relief…
NEW DELHI: Heavy rains over the weekend caused widespread flooding across Gujarat, blocking state highways and village roads, the continuous downpour over the past 48 hours inundated low-lying areas, disrupted daily life and hindered traffic flow, officials said.Several hundred people were evacuated and moved to safer locations from the districts of Valsad and Navsari as…
Kerala government refuted on Wednesday Union home minister Amit Shah‘s statement in Parliament that central agencies had issued advance extreme weather warnings for Wayanad, where rain-triggered landslides early Tuesday killed more than 160 people.Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said Shah’s remarks were “inconsistent with the facts”. The area where the disaster hit, only an orange alert…
NEW DELHI: Delhi education minister Atishi announced on Wednesday that all schools in the national capital, both government and private, will remain closed on Thursday due to heavy rainfall that has led to waterlogging in many areas, causing significant disruptions for commuters.Heavy rain lashed most parts of Delhi-NCR on Wednesday evening, resulting in flooded roads…
NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Delhi and other NCR regions, effective until 9pm today.Heavy rainfall was reported in key locations such as Parliament and Pant Marg.The rainfall caused heavy traffic congestion and waterlogging in several regions.Flight AI918 from Dubai to Delhi, and UK998 from Pune to Delhi,…
