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5 killed in lightning strike in Odisha, CM announces Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia
Bhubaneswar: As many as five persons died in lightning strikes in Odisha's Bargarh and Balangir districts on Wednesday.
Sukhdev Banchor (58), Niroj Kumbhar (25), and Dhanurjya Nayak (45) from Dewandihi village in Bargarh district…
देश के सामने पर्यावरणीय स्वास्थ्य को बचाने की कड़ी चुनौती
हमारे सामुदायिक स्वास्थ्य विशेषज्ञ *डॉ नरेश पुरोहित, (विजिटिंग प्रोफेसर, एनआईआरईएच, भोपाल) पर्यावरण की बढ़ती चुनौतियों पर विस्तृत जानकारी के साथ
IMD forecasts light rain for northern states, heavy rain for south
New Delhi; A Western Disturbance, seen as a cyclonic circulation over Himachal Pradesh and its neighbourhood and an induced cyclonic circulation over Uttar Pradesh, is likely to result in light to moderate rainfall in Delhi - which had…
Weather Contrast: Heavy rainfall likely in Bengal, Assam;
New Delhi; Even as northern India reels under scorching heat, the Met Office has predicted respite for the eastern and northeastern parts of the country, with heavy to very heavy rainfall likely to hit the region till June 20.
The IMD…
22 more succumb to heat stroke in Bihar, met office issues heat alert
Patna: The severe heat waves and high humidity in Bihar claimed 22 lives in the last 24 hours, officials said on Monday.
With the Meteorological Department issuing an alert for heat waves for the next 72 hours, people have been…
Heavy rains likely in Maha, Goa, & K’taka; heatwave to continue in some parts: IMD
New Delhi: India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday said heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to continue over Goa and Konkan, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada and Coastal & North Interior Karnataka on June 10 and 11.…
Heavy rains likely in Maharashtra & Karnataka, another heat wave in Northwest India: IMD
New Delhi: Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over Maharashtra, coastal and northern Karnataka during the next five days while a fresh spell of heat wave conditions is likely to commence over Northwest India from June 9, according to an…
Human-induced warming rose to 1.19 degrees C in last 10 years: Scientists
New Delhi: Human activities are accelerating global warming at record levels, leading to a rise of 1.19 degrees Celsius between 2014 and 2023, according to new research on Wednesday by over 50 leading international scientists.
This is…
Relief for Delhi-NCR from crippling heat soon, says IMD scientist Soma Sen Roy
New Delhi: The entire north India, including the Delhi-NCR, is reeling under an oppressive heat wave with cases of heat stroke being reported from different parts, but respite is likely soon, according to an IMD scientist.
IMD's weather…
Reduction in heat wave intensity in next three days: IMD
IMD said heat wave conditions over northwest, central and east India were likely to continue with reduced intensity during the next three days.
Delhi locality’s 52.9 degrees C temperature reading likely due to error, IMD checking data
New Delhi; The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday that the maximum temperature of 52.9 degrees Celsius recorded by Delhi's Mungeshpur locality's Automatic Weather Station (AWS) is likely to be an error and is being…
गर्मी की लहरों और जलवायु परिवर्तन की वास्तविक स्थिति पर ‘क्लीन एयर पंजाब’ द्वारा…
भारतीय मौसम विभाग (आईएमडी) के सहयोग से आयोजित वार्ता में वैज्ञानिकों और क्लब के अध्यक्ष ने भाग लिया; डाटा किसानों के लाभ के लिए कैसे इस्तेमाल हो यह भी जानकारी दी गई
Sizzling Rajasthan: Phalodi hottest in country at 50-degree C
Jaipur: Phalodi in Rajasthan recorded the maximum temperature in the country on Saturday at 50-degree Celsius.
Jaisalmer at 48.9-degree Celsius was the second hottest place in Rajasthan on Saturday, followed by Barmer (48.8), Bikaner…
India’s reservoirs storage level drop to 24%
The 42 reservoirs in the southern region have a total capacity of 53.334 BCM, with current storage at just 7.455 BCM (14 per cent). This is significantly lower than last year's 25 per cent and the normal 20 per cent.
Severe cyclone forming in Bay of Bengal to make landfall on May 26th night
The system, which lies over central Bay of Bengal, about 810 km south of West Bengal's Canning, is likely to concentrate into a cyclonic storm by May 25 morning, the Met said.
Peak power demand hits season’s high of 235 GW on Wednesday amid severe heat wave
The industry experts are of the view that power demand could soar further and can easily breach the all time high of 243.27 GW recorded in September 2023.
Stifling heat in northwest India to continue for five more days
The Met office also issue a "red" warning for Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and west Rajasthan, stressing the need for "extreme care for vulnerable people".
Experts say coral reef bleaching near record level globally because of ‘crazy’ ocean heat
Ocean temperatures that have gone “crazy haywire” hot, especially in the Atlantic, are close to making the current global coral bleaching event the worst in history. It’s so bad that scientists are hoping for a few hurricanes to cool things…
Climate crisis made crippling April heatwave in South Asia 45 times more likely: Scientists
The team of scientists, called the World Weather Attribution (WWA) group, emphasized that heatwaves intensified by climate change are making life much tougher for people living in poverty across Asia.
Southern India grapples with severe water scarcity as reservoir levels further plunge to 15 pc
The CWC's analysis also indicated a week-on-week decrease in storage levels, affecting not only the southern region but also the nation as a whole.
