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It is likely to cross the north Odisha and West Bengal coasts between Paradip and Sagar Island around forenoon or noon on Monday.

Monsoon revives: IMD warns of extremely heavy rainfall across eastern, central India

July 27, 2026 11:32 am

The depression, centred over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining Odisha-West Bengal coasts on Sunday morning, is expected to move northwestwards and intensify into a deep depression within the next 24 hours.

School to remain closed in J&K till July 26

School Holidays: Jammu-Kashmir, Himachal, Uttarakhand shut schools as IMD predicts heavy rainfall

July 22, 2026 7:21 pm

Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Sakina Ittoo declared on Tuesday that the school holidays of all the schools in the Kashmir Division and Winter Zones of Jammu Division have been extended till July 26 in view of the severe weather alerts in the regions.

IMD: Dry conditions to prevail in most parts until month end

July 17, 2026 4:01 am

The IMD had forecast below-normal rainfall (about 94 per cent of the long period average) over the country during July.

The first week of July is likely to bring fairly widespread rains in most parts of the country, it said. (File)

Week-long rain break in most parts of country

July 13, 2026 9:57 pm

On Sunday, many areas in Meghalaya recorded extremely heavy rain. The Met department has forecast similar intense spells over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Nagaland and Mizoram until Wednesday.

Rains News LIVE Updates: IMD forecasts rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds in Delhi till Friday

July 04, 2026 9:12 pm

Rains Forecast Today LIVE News Updates: The IMD has also issued an 'orange' alert for Nainital and Bageshwar districts of Uttarakhand, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall in isolated areas on Friday.

Heavy rain lashed Kolkata, bringing relief from the hot and humid weather.

Rain forecast in Delhi, Mumbai; red alert in Bengal as Monsoon pushes on amid El Niño

June 26, 2026 11:49 am

Forecasts suggest the El Niño pattern is likely to strengthen further during the southwest monsoon season.

Monsoon update: Mumbai gets more rain, heatwave persists across Central India

June 23, 2026 2:34 pm

Conditions remain favourable for its further progress into the remaining parts of Maharashtra, including Mumbai, as well as additional areas of Telangana, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar over the next two days.

As El Niño looms, guard against food inflation

June 23, 2026 1:23 am

The government must keep the import window open, which is preferable to knee-jerk export bans/restrictions on farm produce as resorted to in the past. Simultaneously, there is a need to protect farmers against prevented/failed sowing or yield loss through expedited crop surveys and insurance payments.

A woman crosses street through a dust storm accompanied by rain in Jammu

Western disturbance to bring rain, thunderstorms to Delhi-NCR; IMD issues Yellow alert

June 12, 2026 10:22 am

Delhi, Noida, Gurugram Weather Update: Delhi's maximum temperature is forecast to remain around 34-36 degree celsius on June 12 and 35-37 degree celsius on June 13, which is actually below normal for this time of year.

Likely below-normal monsoon is a warning: India must heed water stress

This year’s likely below-normal monsoon is one more warning: India must pay heed to water stress

May 01, 2026 6:03 am

Civilisations have flourished and perished because of water. India has been witness to that itself. Therefore, we will be doing ourselves a big favour if we do not treat water conservation and management as an avoidable luxury but as an existential necessity.