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Cyclone Nisarga lay 70km southeast of Mumbai and 60 km west of Pune. This could arguably be the first time that a cyclone was getting so close to Pune

Before Nisarga, Cyclone Vayu had formed in the Arabian Sea between June 10 and 17 last year. So far, a total of 26 cyclones are recorded in June between 1891 and 2020.

Cyclone Nisarga Tracker: It is headed towards the coastline of north Maharashtra and south Gujarat. It is likely to hit the coastline today.

The country receives over 70 per cent of its annual rainfall from this season between June and September. This year, the IMD has forecast a normal monsoon for the country.

India Meteorological Department has turned on its cyclone-watch over a low pressure system that formed on Sunday.

Every year, Mumbai receives very heavy rain within a short time, which usually brings the city to a halt. Urban flooding is common in the city from June to September, resulting in the crippling of traffic, railways and airlines.

This year, the monsoon will hit Kerala only around June 5, a delay of five days from normal.

Heatwave in India: A heatwave spell generally lasts for a minimum of four days. On some occasions, it can extend up to seven or ten days. A look at how this breaks trends, Cyclone Amphan's role, and what is expected to follow.

This is only the first discovered Fast Blue Transient Object (FBOT) in the radio frequency wavelength, showing presence of hydrogen.

Touching 50 degrees, Churu in Rajasthan was the hottest city in India on Tuesday. The recorded maximum temperature was seven degrees above normal at this time of the year.

The IMD has warned against a spike in maximum temperatures over Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Vidarbha in Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, North Interior Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

As on Tuesday afternoon, Super Cyclone Amphan is expected to make landfall along Digha in West Bengal and Hatiya islands in Bangladesh, and maintain a wind speed ranging between 155 – 165km / hr gusting to 195km / hr on May 20.

A 10 per cent budget from the State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF) has been allotted towards procurement of services from these private agencies.

Normally, the onset date over Kerala is June 1. However, since 2015, the monsoon has not made a timely arrival. Monsoon onsets during 2015, 2016 and 2019 took place sometime in the first week of June.

Last month, the Union government had proposed to credit Rs 500 to women Jan Dhan account holders after many of them lost jobs and livelihood. However, the study found that of the 592 participants, only nine per cent from Maharashtra and 12 per cent from Gujarat owned Jan Dhan accounts

The programme will aim at sharing the best practices and habits for good health and hygiene and promoting scientific temperament among the masses through community participation at the grassroots.

A group led by physicists Umakant Rapol and Sunil Nair said they were inspired by the Bharucha ventilator.

The hottest April day recorded over Pune this year saw the mercury climb to 38.7 degrees Celsius. The day remained fairly cloudy with high levels of humidity.

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