India Meteorological Department

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Why India Needs a Network to Monitor Soil Moisture Around the Country

Raghu Murtugudde 22/03/2020

India shouldn't underestimate the role of soil moisture in...

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Swachh Bharat, open defecation, Gandhi Jayanti, sanitation, toilets, manual scavenging, Chennai water shortage, Marathwada, Patna floods, drought, monsoon rain, India Meteorological Department, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nainital Lake, urban flooding,

Even If Data Is Legit, Swachh Bharat Will Have Failed Its Open Defecation Goal

Omair Ahmad 30/09/2019

The Indian approach to ridding the country of open...

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Extreme Rainfall Ravages Mumbai, Chennai and Parts of Telangana

The Wire Staff 19/09/2019

Mumbai has already recorded the highest amount of rainfall 3,467.6...

cloud seeding, climate geoengineering, weather modification, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Varshadhare, India Meteorological Department, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, CAIPEEX, hygroscopic seeding, glaciogenic seeding, potassium chloride, calcium chloride,

Karnataka’s Cloud-Seeding Plan Needs More Science, Less Politics

Mohit M. Rao 18/09/2019

Thanks to Karnataka and Maharashtra, India currently has the...

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Interview: Coming Soon, Impact-Based Weather Forecasts By IMD

Mayank Aggarwal 29/08/2019

Over the next five years the Met department is...

Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Kamal Nath, Devendra Fadnavis, India Meteorological Department, Chhindwara, Nagpur, monsoon rainfall, water shortage, Machagora dam, Totladoh dam, rainwater harvesting, Vidarbha, Akola, Yavatmal, Central Water Commission, Nagpur Municipal Corporation, drinking water, potable water, severe drought, climate change,

With Rain Playing Truant in Central India, an Inter-State Water Dispute Brews

Nivedita Khandekar 13/08/2019

Nagpur and Chhindwara, home districts of the chief ministers...

Kerala floods, Wayanad, Rahul Gandhi, Pinarayi Vijayan, National Disaster Response Force, Chennai regiment, Kochi, Kerala, Malappuram, Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel, CPI (M), Madhav Gadgil, Gadgil report, Amit Shah, Prime Minister Narendra Modi,

Death Toll Rises to 22 As Heavy Rains Lash Kerala

Red alert has been issued in nine districts with...