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May 13, 2025 2:48 PM

Heavy rainfall likely in Tamil Nadu from Wednesday: Weather department

The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai has forecast a significant increase in rainfall activity across Tamil Nadu starting Wednesday, May 14, with heavy showers expected to lash districts along the Western Ghats and interior regions for at least three consecutive days. Until then, larg...

April 28, 2025 1:00 PM

Heatwave set to intensify across Rajasthan; warns meteorological department

The heatwave gripping parts of Rajasthan is expected to intensify over the next few days, the Meteorological Department has warned. With the recent impact of western disturbances having subsided, heatwave conditions are likely to worsen across many districts, officials said. The Meteorological Cent...

April 23, 2025 1:13 PM

Centre urges states/UTs to safeguard workers from extreme heatwave conditions

Amid rising temperatures and growing concerns over extreme heatwave conditions across the country, the Ministry of Labour and Employment has written to the Chief Secretaries and Administrators of all States and Union Territories, urging them to implement effective measures to protect workers and lab...

April 3, 2025 11:52 AM

CAQM invokes stage I of GRAP in Delhi-NCR as air quality declines

The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has reimposed Stage I of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) in Delhi-NCR with immediate effect after the region's Air Quality Index (AQI) slipped into the 'poor' category on Wednesday. The decision was based on the daily average AQI provided by t...

February 6, 2025 6:23 PM

Western disturbance triggers temperature drop across North India: IMD

A significant temperature drop has been observed across North India due to a western disturbance currently positioned over North Pakistan, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) reported on Thursday. The western disturbance, along with its associated trough, has been gradually moving eastward, i...

January 14, 2025 11:30 AM

IMD’s 150th Foundation Day: PM Modi to launch ‘Mission Mausam’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday will launch ‘Mission Mausam’, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at making India a weather-ready and climate-smart nation, as part of the celebrations marking the 150th Foundation Day of the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The event, set to take pla...