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Heavy rainfall in TN, southern Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry: IMD in the wake
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI on Friday, IMD Director General of Meteorology Dr Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said the cyclonic storm is presently centred over coastal areas of Sri Lanka and adjoining parts of the southwest Bay of Bengal, around 480 km south of Chennai, and is moving in a north-northwestward di
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India's First Weather Derivative aims to protect farmers from weather vol
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Highlighting the potential benefits of the recent Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange (NCDEX) and the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Dr Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General of IMD, said the collaboration would provide critical
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IMD rules out El Niño but warns of scorching summer, more heatwave days
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
"We are not expecting El Niño conditions during the monsoon season. April- June to be hotter than usual, with more heatwave days likely in many states," said IMD Director General Dr Mrutyunjay Mohapatra on Monday.
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IMD celebrates 150 years of service; DG says "By 2047 IMD to forecast warn
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is celebrating the completion of 150 years of its service to the country by organising a series of events this month.
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"Climate change restricts weather forecasts, taken steps to overcome those
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
India Meteorological Department (IMD), Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, on Tuesday highlighted the challenges posed by climate change to the weather forecasters, saying that the ongoing phenomenon has led to extreme weather conditions in the world.
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Ice-melting process causing sea-level rise, coastal areas facing problems
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Raising concern over climate change DGM, IMD, Dr Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said that an ice-melting process in polar regions is causing sea-level rise and coastal areas are facing problems, especially during cyclones.
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Tetra Pak Reaffirms Commitment with Bal Vikas Dhara to Improve the Lives o
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 22: In a heartwarming event that highlighted the power of collaboration and commitment, Bal Vikas Dhara, a pioneering non-governmental organization, and Tetra Pak, a global leader in food processing and packaging solutions, inaugurated a new library at the Asha Ki Kir
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IMD predicts above normal rainfall this monsoon, heatwave to decline from
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Director General of Meteorology, IMD, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said, "The South West Monsoon rainfall over the country as a whole is likely to be 106 per cent of the long-period average with a model error of 4 per cent. Thus, above-normal rainfall is most likely over the country as a whole," Moh
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Cyclone Remal likely to cause heavy rains in West Bengal, coastal parts of
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Heavy to very heavy rainfall, accompanied by strong winds is likely to lash West Bengal and Coastal areas of North Odisha under the influence of Cyclone 'Remal' which is predicted to form over the east-central Bay of Bengal by the morning of May 25, according to the India Meteorological D
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Lok Sabha polls: Election Commission holds meeting to discuss measures to
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, along with ECs Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu chaired the meeting.
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IMD conducts Pre-Cyclone Exercise for April-June 2024
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) conducted the Pre-Cyclone Exercise for the season April-June 2024 under the chairmanship of Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General, IMD in hybrid mode at Mausam Bhavan in New Delhi on Wednesday.
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IMD conducts Pre-Cyclone Exercise for April-June 2024
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The exercise was part of a biennial exercise conducted to take stock of the preparedness of various stakeholders in disaster management during the pre-cyclone season and post-cyclone season.
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