October 28, 2025 9:11 pm
The cloud-seeding operation is part of a pilot project led by IIT-Kanpur to tackle air pollution. Two trials were held at 12.15 pm and 3.55 pm
October 03, 2025 11:48 am
The authorities have directed people to be prepared for extreme weather events, including possible floods and landslides, across North India till Wednesday as rare event delays monsoon withdrawal.
October 03, 2025 2:18 pm
The area where Devender drowned on Tuesday is part of a much bigger drain, which the locals call the ‘Mehrauli Nullah’. It empties into the bigger Badarpur drain, before reaching the Yamuna river. Most of the drain is cemented, with shops and houses built on it.
September 24, 2025 1:20 am
Two people were electrocuted in Kolkata on Tuesday as heavy rainfall since Monday night brought life to a standstill, flooding city streets, as well as railway and Metro tracks.
September 23, 2025 10:24 am
The rain returned to Pune just as the city was ready for Navratri and Durga Puja, the biggest festival of the Bengali community.
September 11, 2025 8:28 pm
In the absence of showers, temperatures soared significantly across the city. On Thursday, maximum temperatures touched 31.5 degrees in the suburbs, while in the island city division, temperatures spiked to 31.2 degrees as rain continued to elude the city.
September 09, 2025 8:51 pm
Calling the current campaign a temporary relief measure, the Mayor stressed the need for a complete overhaul of the sewerage and drainage system, which, according to him, would require more than Rs 200 crore. He said he has already written to the government for the necessary funding.
September 02, 2025 2:28 pm
The Punjab and Haryana HC cautioned the petitioner that unnecessary litigation could distract authorities from urgent relief efforts.
September 02, 2025 9:24 am
These incidents are neither new nor surprising. Year after year, every monsoon season, rains submerge urban centres — from Ludhiana and Amritsar to Mohali and Jalandhar — and fields in rural Punjab.
September 01, 2025 2:30 am
The country received 743.1 mm of rainfall between June 1 and August 31, about 6 per cent above the long-period average of 700.7 mm, according to IMD data.
November 17, 2015 3:12 pm
Heavy rains that sank Chennai city in 24 hours was the highest rainfall in the last 10 years.



