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Delhi's air quality in 'moderate' category; overall AQI clocks at 162

New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): With the easing of lockdown restrictions and the commencement of vehicular movement in the capital and nearby regions, the pollution level in Delhi docked in the higher end of the 'moderate' category with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) at 162 at 9 am on Saturday.

2020-05-23T04:19:23.850650+00:00 IST

Arunachal Pradesh, Assam likely to receive rainfall: IMD

New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday said that heavy rainfall is likely to batter Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and other North-Eastern states for the next few days.

2020-05-23T03:31:28.945492+00:00 IST

IMD issues cyclone alert for West Bengal, Bangladesh coasts

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 17 (ANI): The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Bhubaneswar on Sunday issued a yellow alert stating that West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts are likely to be affected by cyclonic storm 'AMPHAN' which is brewing over Southeast Bay of Bengal.

2020-05-17T06:44:05.470571+00:00 IST

Cyclone Amphan to intensify into severe cyclonic storm; West Bengal, Odisha likely to receive rainfall: IMD

New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Cyclonic storm 'Amphan' hovering over Southeast Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood is likely to "intensify" further into a "severe cyclonic storm" during next 12 hours and into a very severe cyclonic storm by May 18 morning, predicted the India Meteorological Department on Sunday.

2020-05-17T05:05:13.476464+00:00 IST

Cyclone Amphan likely to intensify into 'severe cyclonic storm' by today evening: IMD

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 16 (ANI): With cyclone Amphan moving towards the east coast of the country, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that with wind speeds reaching up to 55-65 kmph and gusting up to 75 kmph, a cyclone system will form over the Bay of Bengal and is likely to intensify into a 'cyclonic storm' by today evening.

2020-05-16T10:39:30.048351+00:00 IST

Odisha, West Bengal likely to receive rainfall in next few days: IMD Director

New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): A cyclone that is likely to form in the southern Bay of Bengal by Saturday (April 16) evening will bring rainfall to Odisha and West Bengal, said Director General IMD Mrutyunjay Mohapatra.

2020-05-15T09:18:51.824788+00:00 IST

Southwest monsoon over Kerala to be delayed by 4 days, predicts IMD

New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday predicted that the onset of southwest monsoon over Kerala this year is likely to be delayed slightly.

2020-05-15T08:03:44.140451+00:00 IST

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WD likely to cause rainfall over Western Himalayan region: IMD

New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Under the influence of Western Disturbance (WD), Western Himalayan region is likely to receive scattered to fairly widespread rain/thundershowers for the next two days, predicted India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday.

2020-05-15T06:45:26.682965+00:00 IST

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IMD predicts cyclonic storm by May 16

New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued a bulletin forecasting the intensification of a presently developing low-pressure system into a cyclone by May 16 evening.

2020-05-13T09:49:38.405265+00:00 IST

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Western Disturbance likely to cause rainfall in Northeastern states: IMD

New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): Due to the influence of an approaching Western Disturbance (WD), Northeastern states are likely to experience scattered to fairly widespread rain/thundershowers for the next few days, predicted India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday.

2020-05-13T03:37:04.144098+00:00 IST

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Uttarakhand: High mountains including Gangotri covered in snow

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 6 (ANI): Gangotri Dham got covered with sheets of snow after heavy snowfall lashed Uttarkashi region of Uttarakhand on Wednesday.

2020-05-06T17:21:16.129421+00:00 IST

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Western Disturbance causes rainfall over Delhi-NCR

New Delhi [India], May 3 (ANI): Delhi and its adjoining areas such as Gurugram, Noida, Faridabad and Ghaziabad on Sunday witnessed a spell of light showers accompanied by strong gusty winds and thunderstorms.

2020-05-03T03:52:26.459376+00:00 IST

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Rains in Delhi-NCR, more showers likely tomorrow

New Delhi [India], April 26 (ANI): Delhi and its adjoining areas such as Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad and Ghaziabad on Sunday morning witnessed light rains.

2020-04-26T03:05:40.088846+00:00 IST

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WD causes rainfall over Punjab, Assam: IMD

New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): Due to the prevalence of Western Disturbance (WD) over Afghanistan and the neighbourhood, some states like Punjab, Assam, Meghalaya and Nagaland witnessed rainfall in the morning on Saturday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

2020-04-18T06:10:28.203645+00:00 IST

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Western disturbance likely to cause rain over J&K, Himachal: IMD

New Delhi [India], April 16 (ANI): India Meteorological Department ( IMD) on Thursday predicted that due to the prevalence of western disturbance, states such as Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand are likely to receive rain/thundershowers on Friday and Saturday.

2020-04-16T10:02:02.081872+00:00 IST

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Delhi's air quality may deteriorate due to western dust storms: SAFAR

New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has said that the air quality of Delhi could deteriorate on Wednesday due to approaching dust storms from western India.

2020-04-15T03:21:41.241568+00:00 IST

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IMD to issue Long Range Forecast for south-west monsoon season rainfall today

New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) will issue the first stage Long Range Forecast (LRF) for south-west Monsoon season (June-September) rainfall on Wednesday.

2020-04-15T02:59:20.216601+00:00 IST

Environment

Lifting of local dust fouls up Delhi's clean air

New Delhi, [India], April 14 (ANI): Dry and arid conditions as well as "lifting of local dust" have led to a surge in air pollution in Delhi pushing it into the 'moderate' range on Tuesday following a spell of nearly two weeks of clean air in the national capital.

2020-04-14T08:38:00.466786+00:00 IST

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Rains and snow forecast for J-K, Himachal

New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir and adjoining Himachal Pradesh are likley to receive spells of rain and snowfall between March 17 to March 21, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday.

2020-03-18T02:10:06.481655+00:00 IST

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North-west India likely to be dry for next 2 days: IMD

New Delhi [India], Mar 17 (ANI): Dry weather is likely to prevail over the Western Himalayan region and Northwest India during the next 2-3 days, predicted India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday.

2020-03-17T02:10:54.200273+00:00 IST

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Heavy snowfall in Uttarkashi brings normal life to standstill

Uttarkashi (Uttarkashi) [India], Mar 15 (ANI): Normal life was thrown out of gear in Uttarakhand as some of the areas of the state received heavy snowfall on Sunday, affecting road connectivity, electricity and water supply.

2020-03-15T04:32:54.608021+00:00 IST