On whether cloud seeding was a permanent solution, the IIT Kanpur professor explained that it was alike natural rains and helps in settling down suspended dust and particulate matters present in the environment.
The man died as the wall of his house collapsed and a slab fell on him when heavy rains in Kerala's Santhanpara village triggered a landslide on Sunday, police said.
Light to moderate rainfall has occurred at a few places over the districts of South Coastal Odisha and at one or two places over the rest of the districts of Odisha, IMD Bhubaneswar, scientist Sanjeeb Dwivedi said on Sunday.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted an 'orange alert' for Pathanamthitta and Idukki districts today, indicating a very heavy rainfall from 6 cm to 20 cm.
With the onset of northeast monsoon, a heavy downpour is witnessed across several districts in Tamil Nadu. The Indian Meteorological Department issued an 'orange alert' in several districts due to the heavy rains battering the state.
Schools have been shut in nine districts namely, Chennai,
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted of two fresh weather disturbances in Himachal Pradesh and according to the Met Center, Shimla, there will fresh snowfall in higher reaches of the state in the next 24 hours.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday distributed compensation of Rs 8.97 crore to 1162 families affected by the disaster caused by recent heavy rains and landslides in Bilaspur district under the 'Punrvaas' scheme.
Meanwhile, the Severe Cyclonic Storm 'TEJ' over coastal Yemen weakened into cyclonic storm at 1130 IST on October 24, the MeT Department stated on Tuesday that it will move further west-northwestwards and weaken into a depression during next six hours.
Ajatshatru Singh, one of the trustees of Dharmarth Trust which manages the temple, while talking to ANI said that at around 9:30 am, lightning struck the old temple amid rains. Since the structure is made of old bricks it collapsed as it was raining for the last 3-4 days.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast more rain and snow during the next 24 hours in the state after the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh experienced snowfall while the plains received scattered rains on Monday.