Need more observatories for better weather forecasts: Kiren Rijiju

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on December 26, 2023

Earth Sciences Minister Kiren Rijiju emphasizes the need for more observatories to improve weather forecasts, especially for extreme rainfall events like those in Tamil Nadu. The IMD celebrates its 150th anniversary next month, and Rijiju unveils the new IMD logo. Rijiju highlights the lack of measures to prevent heavy downpours...

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Kiren Rijiju

Indian politician

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India Meteorological Department

Meteorological agency of the Government of India

Weather update: IMD predicts rain and hailstorms in these states; check full forecast here

Moving westward, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh are also slated to experience rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds until May 12.

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Weather update: Heatwave reigns; IMD predicts rainfall in these states; Check full forecast here

Today, Interior Karnataka is likely to witness heatwave conditions, while East Rajasthan is forecasted to experience them on May 8 and 9.

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East, south peninsula to get rain, thunderstorms next week, IMD predicts

IMD forecasts wet spell, thunderstorms, gusty winds in east, south peninsula till May 9. Cyclonic circulation in northeast Assam, Bihar. Southwesterly winds from..

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Weather update: IMD predicts rainfall, thunderstorms in several states this week; check full forecast

Scattered light to moderate rainfall is also predicted in east Uttar Pradesh, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, and Vidarbha.

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Mumbai: IMD issues 'high sea waves' alert for today; check safety advisory

BMC Commissioner Bhushan Gagarin has instructed civic personnel to collaborate with the police, with beach security guards instructed to prevent people from..

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Tamil Nadu

State in southern India

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2 pet Rottweilers maul 5-year-old in Tamil Nadu; owners arrested

Two full-grown Rottweiler dogs - untethered and aggressive - mauled a five-year-old girl in a park in Chennai's Thousand Lights on Sunday. Her mother, who tried..

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BJP CM will take oath in Odisha on June 10: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday predicted Naveen Patnaik's uninterrupted run since 2000 will end on June 10, when a BJP CM will take oath, evoking sharp..