Crash: 'Preliminary Report Will Have Answers'

'A few answers for the reason of the crash will be known -- whether it was a technical fault, design issue, human error etc.' IMAGE: A crane removes the wreckage of the Air India Boeing 787-8......

Heatwave grips North India as mercury nearing 50 deg C

A punishing heatwave continued to scorch parts of northwest and central India on Friday, with 22 locations recording a maximum temperature of 44 degrees Celsius or above. IMAGE: People cover their......

Be Prepared! Heat Waves Coming!

'The intensity and frequency of heatwaves will be much higher than in previous years over Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha.' IMAGE: People shield from the blistering......

NDMA Plans 300 More Heat Action Plans as Mercury Rises

States are mandated to develop and implement 'heat HAPs' for prevention of heat-induced diseases. But most do not go beyond standard advisory on heat prevention. IMAGE: Women covering themselves......

IMD sees no El Nino impact on monsoon

El Nino is often associated with below average warmer, dry weather across Asia Pacific region. Hours after Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology predicted a higher chance of an El Niño......

Can poor monsoons rain on the BSE's parade?

Monsoons have had limited effect on market returns for a given year, report Sachin Mampatta and Sundar Sethuraman. Photograph: Reuters The India Meteorological Department has predicted rains......

Poor monsoon likely to push food prices further

The El Nino risks for this year is rising in India and it could result in sub-par rains, hurting rural demand and food inflation in the country, says a report. According to the Japanese brokerage......

Why Met dept's monsoon forecast goes haywire

The bitter truth that partly explains the IMD's poor credibility is: for nearly a decade now, the weather bureau has been only experimenting with various monsoon prediction recipes, without......

Pakistan-origin cricketer dies after collapsing on ground

IMAGE: Junaid Zafar Khan, who moved to Adelaide from Pakistan in 2013 to work in the IT industry, collapsd on the ground during a local match played in extreme heat. Photograph: BCCI In his 40s,......

Rain threat looms large over Sydney Test

IMAGE: Rain is set to disrupt three days of the fifth and final Test match in Sydney, starting on Friday. Photograph: BCCI/X The fifth and final Test between Australia and India at the Sydney......

Gabba Test headed for a draw?

IMAGE: Play on Day 3 of the 3rd Test at The Gabba was interrupted with intermittent rain on Monday. Photograph: ICC/X The Bureau of Meteorology of Australia has reported on Monday that there are......

Rain washes out Day 1 of India's warm-up match in Canberra

IMAGE: The Manuka Oval in Canberra under covers because of rain. Photograph: Cricket.com.au/X The opening day of India's two-day warm-up match against the Australian Prime Minister's XI at the......

Will Rain Play Spoilsport?

IMAGE: The Adelaide Oval will host the second T20 World Cup semi-final between India and England on Thursday. Photograph: Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images The stage is all set for the second semi-final......