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To boost readiness for cyclones, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has introduced a new, interactive tool called the Cyclone Warning and Marine Weather Services Decision Support System (DSS). Running on a Web Geo...
According to the Central Water Commission (CWC), water storage in 178 key reservoirs dropped to 70% of total capacity by 24 September 2026, lower than the 10-year average of 76.62% and last year's 79%. The southern regio...
Meghalaya, the “Abode of the Clouds,” logged India's highest rainfall deficit in 2026 — 59% below normal as of 15 September. Ten of its 11 districts have deficient or highly deficient rainfall; West Jaintia Hills is wors...
The National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) has introduced RAINCHNNAI, a weather futures contract tied to Northeast monsoon rainfall in Chennai. It is cash-settled and uses official India Meteorological Depar...
At the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) COP17 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, India urged a shift in global drought policy from reacting to crises towards proactive, technology-based resilience. It called for st...
IntroductionTo significantly enhance extreme weather forecasting and disaster mitigation in the ecologically fragile Western Ghats, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced on 13 August 2026 that it will commi...
IntroductionDr. Srinivasa Kumar Tummala, a noted oceanographer and scientist, assumed charge as Secretary of the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Government of India, on 11 August 2026. He succeeds M. Ravichandran. Dr....
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive meteorological advisory, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) strictly and officially issued a fierce absolute heavy rainfall warning for six specific districts...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive constitutional intervention, the Supreme Court of India strictly and officially set aside a batch of Gauhati High Court judgments in the fierce Sabitri Dey or Swasthi...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive meteorological update, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) strictly and officially announced that the Southwest Monsoon has successfully and completely covered...
A new Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has been inaugurated in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. The centre is meant to strengthen weather forecasting and disaster preparedness across northern India. Regional Meteorological Ce...
Climatology and Regional Weather Fronts: Changing Arabian Sea Conditions Push Normal Onset Timeline by Three DaysIn a critical meteorological update driving subcontinental agricultural planning and disaster preparedness,...
