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July 15, 2025 5:22 PM

IMD strengthens India’s weather preparedness with accurate forecasts

As extreme weather events grow more frequent and unpredictable due to climate change, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) is expanding its capabilities to make India a weather-resilient nation. With its legacy dating back to 1875, the IMD, under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, has become the b...

July 15, 2025 5:18 PM

Monsoon remains central to India’s economy, culture, climate resilience

As India braces for another active monsoon season, experts are once again highlighting the monsoon’s critical role in shaping the country’s economic and cultural life. Often referred to as the lifeline of India, the monsoon rains impact agriculture, water availability, power generation, and the ...

July 15, 2025 5:16 PM

Adapting to a shifting Monsoon: India’s new climate challenge

The Indian monsoon, long considered a stable feature of the subcontinent's climate, is undergoing major changes due to climate change. While overall annual rainfall has not shown a consistent trend at the national level, significant regional shifts and rising extremes are now evident. Dr. Rajeevan ...

July 15, 2025 3:17 PM

Heavy rainfall continues across India; light showers likely in Delhi-NCR

A depression over central parts of northern Rajasthan and a well-marked low-pressure area over northern Jharkhand and adjoining southern Bihar have intensified rainfall activity across several regions of India. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rains over Ra...

July 10, 2025 3:25 PM

Heavy rainfall likely to continue over northwest, central India: IMD

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday said that heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to continue over northwest India for the next 2 to 3 days and over central India for the next 4 to 5 days. According to the latest IMD update, regions likely to witness very heavy rainfall today i...

July 10, 2025 3:18 PM

Rivers in southwest China breach warning levels, with thousands evacuated

The levels of 25 rivers in southwestern China exceeded safe levels on Thursday, state media said, after more than 10,000 people were evacuated as the remnants of former typhoon Danas converged with East Asian monsoon rains. Extreme rainfall and severe flooding, which meteorologists link to climate ...

July 15, 2025 9:44 AM

Heatwaves, droughts and wildfires costing Europe billions each year

Extreme heat and worsening drought situations are gripping large parts of Europe, sparking wildfires, triggering red alerts and intensifying global calls for effective climate actions. Driven by climate change, scientists warn, these conditions signal a new era of drought, threatening food security,...