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New Delhi: A low pressure area over Lakshadweep and the Arabian Sea will gradually intensify into a cyclonic storm by May 16 (Sunday), the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday. The IMD also issued heavy rain warning for…

New Delhi: Bracing for the upcoming cyclone season from October to December, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday reviewed the preparedness in a pre-cyclone exercise meeting, reported The New Indian Express…

Mumbai: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday announced that Cyclone Nisarga has started the landfall process south of Alibag in Maharashtra's Raigad district. The process will continue for 3 hours. Wind speeds have…

Mumbai: Cyclone Nisarga has intensified into a severe cyclonic storm and is 200km away from Mumbai. According to the India Meteorological Department, Mumbai, the cyclone is moving northeasterly towards Alibag in Raigad, where it is…

Cyclone Amphan and now Nisarga.  What is it that is making India vulnerable to such calamities?  The only answer that researchers have to this phenomena is: Unplanned urban development and destruction of mangrove forests. They contributed…

New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday warned of another cyclone brewing in the Arabian sea. The preliminary low-pressure area formed this morning off the Kerala coast could strengthen around Lakshadweep over the…

Bhubaneswar: Super Cyclone Amphan has weakened slightly over the past six hours. However, it is still the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane with wind speed of 220kph, and still expected to make a potentially catastrophic landfall near…

New Delhi: Even as cyclone Amphan moves towards the east coast of the country, the onset of southwest monsoon in Kerala has been delayed by four days. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), monsoon will be hitting the…

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday forecast the formation of a low pressure area over southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining south Andaman Sea. It is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm by May 16…

‘Shaheen’, ‘Gulab’, ‘Tej’, ‘Agni' and ‘Aag’ are among 169 names for future cyclones which will originate from Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea. The names have been decided by 13 countries. The earliest list, compiled in 2004, will be exhausted…