IMD predicts above average monsoon

This positive news coming after two successive droughts is sure to revive the economy

India to see hotter than normal summer in 2016: IMD

The outlook has also warned of an increased probability of heat waves across the country during the summer as the prevailing El Nino weakens

IMD partners with premier institutes to forecast fog more accurately

Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology and India Meteorological Department have jointly started a project this year to monitor fog

Hailstorm lashes parts of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh

Temperatures dip in a number of places, experts say occurrence good for Rabi crops

Heat waves strike Gujarat, Rajasthan

Met department cautions that the temperature would continue to rise in the months to follow

2012 a drought year, accepts government

Met department delayed fresh monsoon forecast for a fortnight. El Nino is active

A look back at monsoon 2012

Met officials claim accurate predictions of monsoon dates for eight years. Will they be able to do so this time?

India braces for cyclone Nilam

Coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu on high alert

Rainfall pattern changing in India

Uttarakhand receives more rainfall in June than before

Phailin intensifies into 'super' cyclone

Storm winds moving at speed of over 200 km/hr head to districts that bore the brunt of 1999 super cyclone

2013 to be normal monsoon year: IMD

Monsoon arrival date to be announced on May 15

Monsoon arrives early; kills over 30 people in Uttarakhand

Extreme rains over weekend contribute to 68 per cent surplus rainfall in the country

Nepal earthquake: Kathmandu and Pokhara worst hit

Death toll in Himalayan nation crosses 1,000; at least 36 casualties reported in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in India

Why Manipur is flooded

The state's worst flood in recent history raises doubts over the role of dams

On El Nino's track

Down To Earth has been following the current El Nino since July. A lowdown

Indian weather prediction model outdated, imprecise

Parts of India received more than 10 times of normal rains in March, April: IMD

Private weather forecaster predicts normal monsoon for 2015 despite El Nino developing in the eastern Pacific

Will El Nino strike?

Australian Met department says climatic indicators for the phenomenon have eased

Nilam lands at Mahabalipuram on Tamil Nadu coast

Over 4,000 people evacuated to relief camps

Uttarakhand floods: more rains predicted

Light to moderate rain forecast from June 24; will impede ongoing rescue operations

Floods are becoming more complex

96 dams put on high alert in Gujarat

Torrential rains damage dam, inundate eight villages

Pre-monsoon showers bring relief to north India

Monsoon to hit Delhi and other parts of northern India on June 29

IMD predicts normal monsoon this year

El-Nino could emerge later but drought unlikely

IMD rolls out national monsoon mission

Will collaborate with weather research organisations across the world to improve monsoon forecast all over the country