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India to get above-normal rainfall this monsoon, says IMD

India is likely to experience above-normal cumulative rainfall in the 2024 monsoon season with La Nina conditions expected to set in by August-September, the India meteorological department......

Day after Skymet's warning, IMD predicts normal south-west monsoon

In a relief for the agriculture sector, India is expected to get normal rainfall during the southwest monsoon season despite the evolving El Nino conditions, the India meteorological department......

Biden nominates LA Mayor Eric Garcetti as envoy to India

United States President Joe Biden on Friday nominated Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti as his ambassador to India. IMAGE: Eric M Garcetti has been the mayor of the City of Los Angeles since 2013,......

Delhi's average min temp in Dec second-lowest in 15 yrs: IMD

The average minimum temperature in Delhi in December was the second-lowest in 15 years, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).   IMAGE: People sit near a bonfire to warm......

The moments that shaped 2016

'The year in pictures' treks across the globe, looking back on the moments that shaped 2016. From the United States presidential race, to demonetisation in India to the refugee crisis, the news......

What has Arctic weather got to do with Indian monsoon? A lot, actually

Data spanning the years 1951 to 2014 show that temperature and pressure conditions at specific locations in the Arctic region during the pre-monsoon period correlate with the Indian summer monsoon......

The 5 men who will decide how funds get shared by Centre and states

The panel will also recommend a fiscal consolidation road map for the central and state governments, study the impact of GST on the divisible pool, and propose performance-based incentives for......

IMF to appoint Anoop Singh as Asia director

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn has announced his intention to appoint Anoop Singh as Director of the Asia Pacific Department. "There are a number of......

South American soccer heads charged in latest FIFA probe

IMAGE: South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) President Juan Angel Napout speaks during the CONMEBOL congress on March 4, 2015. Photograph: Jorge Adorno/Files/Reuters Soccer bosses from......

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