Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

REVEALED: 4 | Rare Historical Photos

How climate change is altering Indian monsoon

Research shows that global warming increases the fluctuations in the monsoon, resulting in both long dry periods and short spells of heavy rains

The Hindu

Rain lashes Odisha as depression forms over Bay of Bengal

Several parts of Odisha had already been witnessing rainfall activities since September 10

The Hindu

Depression may trigger heavy rains on Sunday in Andhra Pradesh

VISAKHAPATNAM: The low-pressure area that has formed over west-central Bay of Bengal now lies as a well-marked low-pressure area over west-central and adjoining Northwest Bay of Bengal off north Andhra Pradesh-south Odisha coasts.

The Times of India

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Five fishermen missing as trawler capsizes in Bay of Bengal

Kakdwip Sub-Divisional Officer Aranya Banerjee said that a Coast Guard team will go to the island on August 20 morning for a rescue operation

The Hindu

Chess Olympiad mascot Thambi gets a macho makeover

A new, viral mural by St+art India in Chennai’s Kamaraj Salai gives the Chess Olympiad mascot, Thambi, a macho makeover

The Hindu

Meteorological Office predicts 70-110 mm rain in Kolkata

KOLKATA/SOUTH 24 PARGANAS: The Met office has predicted heavy showers in Kolkata on August 10 and 11 under the impact of a low-pressure triggered by a cyclonic circulation over northwest Bay of Bengal. The rain may be accompanied by surface wind at a speed of 40-50 km/hr at one or…

The Times of India

Moderate rain, thundershowers likely in Andhra Pradesh in next two days

Low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal may concentrate into a depression, says IMD report

The Hindu

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

IMD forecasts more showers in Odisha till Tuesday

BHUBANESWAR: Monsoon is set to gain in strength with the formation of a fresh low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal on Sunday.

The Times of India

West Bengal: Low pressure may intensify in 24 hours, says Meteorological office

KOLKATA: A low-pressure area has formed over northwest Bay of Bengal off the Bengal-Odisha coasts on Saturday under the impact of a cyclonic circulation. The circulation extends up to a height of 7.6km from the sea-level, said the Met office.

The Times of India

Met department predicts heavy rain in coastal districts of West Bengal

KOLKATA: A low-pressure set to form over northwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal on August 7 is likely to trigger rain in the coastal districts of Bengal, including Kolkata between August 9 and 11.

The Times of India

T.N. proposes monument off Marina beach in honour of Karunanidhi’s contribution to Tamil literature

Visitors would have to use a bridge to reach the 42 metre-tall monument in the Bay of Bengal

The Hindu

Traditional fishermen demand action against use of ring nets in Bay of Bengal

VISAKHAPATNAM: A group of traditional fishermen under the banner of "Ring Valala Vyatireka Ikyavedika" alleged that despite the ban, some fishermen in and around Vizag have been using the ring net in the restricted area of the Bay of Bengal. They also alleged that the ring nets have hit hard…

The Times of India

keralaHeavy rain to continue for 4 more days

The heavy spell of rain lashing the State for the past one week is likely to continue for the next four days under the combined influence of an offshore trough and a low pressure system over the Bay of Bengal.

The Hindu

Change in rain pattern in Kerala: A wet week enough to offset deficit of a dry month

Late surge aided by low pressure over Bay of Bengal and monsoon trough

The Hindu

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Times of India

India registers 8% rainfall shortage in June, lowest after 2 years: IMD

PUNE: June with 152.3mm rainfall had an 8% shortfall this year, making it the lowest precipitation for the country after two years, IMD data shows. The normal quantum is 165.3mm.

The Hindu

How marine heatwave fuelled super cyclone Amphan

Besides surface warming, ocean stratification and warming below the surface also played a role

360info

Risking death to cross the Bay of Bengal

Death is likelier than ever for migrants who travel across the high seas. And yet they persist.

The Times of India

Monsoon progress slows down in Maharashtra, season's rain deficit at 38%

PUNE: The monsoon flow has weakened over the Arabian Sea, stalling its advance over parts of India by almost six days now, a top Met department official from Delhi told TOI on Monday. With the monsoon weakening, the countrywide rainfall deficit for the season has hit 38%, IMD data showed.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Times of India

Conditions not conducive yet for monsoon to hit Kolkata

KOLKATA: Even though monsoon is about set in across north Bengal by Saturday, conditions are yet to turn favourable for the arrival of rains in Gangetic Bengal and Kolkata. Unless a system forms over Bay of Bengal and moisture content in the air builds up further, monsoon currents were unlikely…

France 24

Rohingya refugees face eternal exile in Bangladesh

The ethnic minority Rohingya Muslims suffer severe persecution in Myanmar. Following a deadly crackdown by the Burmese army in 2017, some 740,000 Rohingya fled to neighbouring Bangladesh, where they were settled in the southern town of Cox’s Bazar. Five years on, the town is home to the world’s largest and…

Al Jazeera

At least 17 Rohingya, including children, killed in boat capsize

UNHCR expresses shock and sadness after incident in the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Myanmar.

The Times of India

Heatwave likely in south Bihar, thunderstorm in north: Met

PATNA: Even as southwest monsoon has advanced in some parts of Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal, parts of Bihar, especially southern districts, continue to reel from sweltering heat.

The Hindu

Explained | The science behind twin cyclones

Cyclone Asani, active now in the Bay of Bengal, has a twin — cyclone Karim — in the southern hemisphere. How do we explain this phenomenon?

The Hindu

Watch | How is a cyclone named?

On 8th May, Cyclone Asani developed in the Bay of Bengal. Asani, a name given by Sri Lanka, means ‘wrath’ in Sinhalese.

The Hindu

Asani not to make landfall on Odisha, AP coast: IMD

Kolkata/Bhubaneshwar:

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.