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A man carrying an umbrella runs as he crosses a busy road during heavy rains in Kolkata

India Likely To Get Average Monsoon Rains in 2022: Skymet

Rajendra Jadhav 12/04/2022

Monsoon rains are expected to be 98% of the...

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Raining Cats and Dogs in September? Blame Arctic Sea-Ice Loss.

Raghu Murtugudde 22/09/2021

The continuation of the Arctic sea-ice loss in summer...

FILE PHOTO: A man rows his boat in the tributary waters of Vembanad Lake against the backdrop of pre-monsoon clouds on the outskirts of Kochi

IMD Forecasts Monsoon Rains To Be Average in 2021

Rajendra Jadhav and Mayank Bhardwaj 17/04/2021

Average rainfall is defined as 96-104% of a 50-year...

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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...

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A Journey Through the Clouds to Improve India’s Monsoon Forecast

Sahana Ghosh 08/03/2020

An Indo-UK project that involved aircraft-based measurements over land...

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IMD Predicts ‘Near Normal’ Southwest Monsoon

Sunderarajan Padmanabhan 16/04/2019

The IMD issues its operational forecast for the southwest...

Women take shelter under an umbrella during monsoon showers in New Delhi July 12, 2007. Credit: Reuters/Vijay Mathur

IMD Predicts Normal Rainfall for Monsoon This Year

Sunderarajan Padmanabhan 16/04/2018

If the forecast comes true, it will augur well...