On the occasion of the 135th Foundation Day of the indian meteorological department (IMD), minister for science and technology and earth sciences Prithviraj Chavan inaugurated India's first mega computer (IBM P6) which will go long away in providing accurate weather predictions.

Two months after warnings about cyclonic storm

P. Sunderarajan

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The India Meteorological Department is set to introduce an additional feature to its forecasts during monsoon.

Shailesh Nayak, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, said here on Tuesday that from this year, farmers would also get forecasts of active and break phases of monsoon 10-15 days in advance.

P. Venugopal

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With the problem of climate change now turning into an increasing reality, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) is working on the development of a model that can forecast the subtleties of the phenomenon with a fair degree of accuracy into the next five or 10 years, according to Secretary to the Ministry of Earth Sciences Shailesh Naik.

Pune Refusing to put the blame on the officers of India Meteorology Department (IMD) for the wide deviation in the prediction of rains, Minister of State for Earth Sciences Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday said it would be inappropriate to pull up someone for weather prediction.

Some worrying incidents of climate change: By 2050, the per capita share of water will reduce from 2290 to 1550 cubic metre per person in India, marking the country with all its water resources as a water scarce country.

A thousand miles away from Copenhagen, climate change experts in Delhi spoke on the way changes in climate have affected the economy of the country.

Mumbai The evening nip in the air was interrupted by a slight moisture incursion on Thursday as the temperature in the city rose by a degree to 19

New Delhi: With the minimum temperature falling to 10.7 degrees Celsius for the second time this week, the lowest in the season, Delhiites have formally declared winter. The maximum fell to 24.2 degrees Celsius, four degrees below normal. The Met department said this was due to snowfall in Himachal and Kashmir. Delhi

The IMD overlooked and ignored data on Cyclone Phyan, leading to the loss of almost a hundred lives, says SUJAY GUPTA

Pune Koyna dam region has registered up to 20 aftershocks after Saturday