Environment

July 29, 2026 2:44 PM

Monsoon forecast accuracy improves sharply since 2021, says government

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has significantly improved the accuracy of its long-range monsoon forecasts since adopting an advanced Multi-Model Ensemble (MME) forecasting system in 2021, the government informed Parliament on Wednesday.   In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister ...

July 28, 2026 4:57 PM

Southern Japan rocked by major earthquake, people trapped in mall

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday, knocking out power to thousands of homes, rupturing roads and injuring at least 50 people, including some trapped inside a partially collapsed shopping mall. Speaking to reporters at her office in Tokyo, Japanese Prime ...

July 27, 2026 9:46 AM

Wildfires threaten Bordeaux as France and Spain battle blazes

Wildfires advanced towards the outskirts of the historic French city of Bordeaux, at the heart of the country's winelands, on Sunday as France and Spain battled blazes that have already forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people. About 220,000 people have been evacuated in France, whi...