"The temperature is rising, so to give relief to the people, we have installed green nets at some places on the road so that the people standing at the traffic signals can get some relief and at the same time, we are spraying water with our smoke guns so that a little coolness spreads on the
As temperature soars and heat wave kicks in, Dr Neeraj Nishchal, professor in the Department of Medicine at AIIMS, New Delhi, advised the public to exercise caution during peak heat hours to prevent heat-related illnesses.
Moderate thunderstorm with gusty wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph and lightning and light to moderate rain are likely to affect some parts of districts of Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Koraput, Rayagada, Kandhamal within next three hours, said a release issued by the India Meteorological Department at
The state education department in Himachal Pradesh decided to change the timings of the schools for classes 1 to 12 after the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a heatwave warning for several districts on Monday.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a severe heatwave red alert warning for the states of Punjab and Haryana and the capital, Chandigarh. The warning comes as temperatures soar across Northwest India, with IMD predicting continued heatwave to severe heatwave conditions ov
According to the Meteorological Centre in Shimla, the heat wave is likely to continue in isolated pockets in the districts of Una, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Solan, Sirmaur, Kangra, and Shimla districts of Himachal Pradesh for the next 4 to 5 days.
Taking to its social media handle, the IMD posted, "Today, heat wave to severe heat wave conditions were observed in some parts of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat. Heat wave conditions in many parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, and Delhi; in isolated pockets of Madhya Pradesh."
The IMD has issued an orange alert today for Pathanamthitta, Idukki and Malappuram and a yellow alert has been issued for Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad, Kozhikode and Wayanad.
Southwest Monsoon is very likely to advance into South Andaman Sea, some parts of Southeast Bay of Bengal and Nicobar Islands around May 19, the IMD said.
"Southwest Monsoon is very likely to advance into South Andaman Sea, some parts of Southeast Bay of Bengal and Nicobar Islands around 19th May, 2024," the IMD said in a post on 'X'.