New Delhi With heavy rains lashing eastern parts of the country during last few days, the paddy sowing activities are expected to get a boost during next few weeks, a top agricultural scientist said.

Heavy rainfall in West Bengal, Assam and Orissa has resulted in key paddy growing regions starting their sowing operations.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the eastern an

Rain and storm lashed the Capital again on Friday evening bringing some relief to the citizens from the sultry weather. A total of 12.6 mm of rainfall was recorded till 5-30 p.m.

The weatherman, however, clarified that the rain could not be classified as

AHMEDABAD: Several parts of the city experienced showers on Wednesday night with the weatherman forecasting monsoon to reach Ahmedabad a couple of days earlier than expected.

PANJIM: Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Ashwani Kumar on Sunday said that the ministry aims to cover over 14 lakh fishermen, who would be able to get the prediction of weather forecast via short messaging service (SMS) and voice mail facility, in next five years.
Addressing media persons, Kumar said ministry through Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has introduced a servic

After the heavy and incessant rains on Saturday which led to water-logging and traffic congestion across the city, minor showers continued to lash the city on Sunday.

While the suburban Santacruz weather station recorded a rainfall of 26 mm, the Colaba weather station recorded a rainfall of 12 mm.

According to the Indian Meteorological department (IMD), the next 24 hours will also see some s

The loss of life and property in the cloudburst in Doda district last evening could have been averted had the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) taken timely steps and installed modern weather forecasting equipment in the state.

Even after the cloudburst of Leh last year in which nearly 179 persons were killed and about 400 injured, the state office of the IMD continues to be without any eq

With climate change a real concern, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has found that, since 1980, temperatures have been increasing in Punjab and Haryana while there is a decrease in rainfall in both states.

India's annual monsoon rains have hit the southern state of Kerala two days earlier than expected, weather officials said on Sunday, boosting prospects for a harvest that could spur Asia's third-largest economy.

The July-September monsoon irrigates 60 percent of India's farms and good rains will brighten hopes for a bumper harvest that should ease high food prices and boost the purchasing power

Pune: The southwest monsoon has not kept its date with the Andamans yet but the Met department maintains that is no cause for concern.

Predicting monsoon arrival no longer an easy task for IMD PANJIM, The atmosphere was always a chaotic system. But predicting the arrival of Goa monsoons has just got more unpredictable in the last few years, according to K V Singh, Director, India Meteorological Department, Altinho.