PHOTOS: Usagi, 2013's most powerful tropical cyclone

Usagi -- the most powerful tropical cyclone of 2013 -- swept past the Philippines and Taiwan over the weekend but saved the worst of its wrath for neighbouring Hong Kong and China.Reports said......

Tropical Cyclone Jack halts aerial search for MH370

Air search operations to hunt for the crashed MH370 were suspended on Tuesday due to a tropical cyclone heading south over the Indian Ocean, as a robotic mini-submarine neared completion of its......

Cyclone Remal brewing in Bengal, to hit by May 26

A low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal will intensify and reach Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal coasts as a severe cyclonic storm by Sunday evening, the IMD said on Thursday. IMAGE: The......

Tauktae to Fani: A look at India's deadliest cyclones

Cyclone Biparjoy, packing maximum sustained winds with speeds of up to 145 kmph, is swirling towards the Gujarat coast and is expected to make landfall near Jakhau port in Kutch district. With the......

RIL shuts oil, gas field due to cyclone 'Laila'

Reliance Industries has shut crude oil and gas production from its Krishna Godavari basin MA fields in the Bay of Bengal as a precautionary measure to avoid damage from tropical cyclone 'Laila'.......

India's water crisis detrimental to credit health, warns Moody's

Moody's Ratings on Tuesday said India's growing water shortage can disrupt farm and industry sectors and is detrimental to the credit health of the sovereign as rising food inflation and decline in......

What are locusts? And why are they such a big menace?

Swarms of immature pink locusts and adult yellow locusts are currrently active. Not only are fresh locusts swarms expected to arrive in the coming weeks, but even those already present in India......

IMD may deploy cutting-edge tech to forecast weather accurately

IMD has decided to increasingly use cutting-edge technology such as artificial intelligence and machine learning in forecasting. A few days ago, farmers from some 150 villages gathered at a square......

UAE stadiums to be at 70% capacity for T20 World Cup

IMAGE: BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, right, and secretary Jay Shah with the T20 World Cup trophy. Photograph: ICC Stadiums in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will operate at 70% of capacity for......

Avalanches and poor visibility may disrupt Sochi Winter Olympics

Russian meteorologists have no concerns about a shortage of snow for the Winter Olympics in February but believe avalanches and poor visibility could disrupt the Sochi Games.The slopes where ski......