Met Office News
Opinion | A make-believe monsoon magic
Even as PR machinery continues to sell rainy-day romance, we can only ponder the case of Kolkata’s missing monsoonThere is a 50% rainfall deficit in 12 districts in south Bengal, while north Bengal is dealing with floods
5 min read3 Aug 2019Dust storm hits Delhi-NCR, disrupts flight, metro services
Delhi recorded a high of 40.5 degrees Celsius and a low of 30 degrees Celsius on Saturday, according to the MeT office
2 min read9 Jun 2018Delhi smog may clear soon as weather office forecasts light rains later today
Met department forecasts light rainfall in Delhi later in the day, which may clear the smog enveloping the national capital
1 min read11 Nov 2017Ophelia batters England, Scotland after pummeling Ireland
Storm Ophelia is battering Scotland and northern England after leaving three people dead and hundreds of thousands without power in Ireland
1 min read17 Oct 2017Temperature falls as pre-monsoon showers hit several states
Pre-monsoon showers in different parts of the country brought maximum temperatures down, bringing much-needed relief to people
2 min read29 May 2017Meteor suspected as mystery flash lights up Scottish sky
Several drivers caught the sudden flash and streak of light on their dashboard cameras
1 min read1 Mar 2016Heavy rains forecast in Tamil Nadu for next two days
The regional weather office says low pressure over Bay of Bengal will bring heavy rains to Tamil Nadu, Puduchery
1 min read28 Nov 2015Global warming ‘pause’ theory is dead but still twitching
The study says the thermal time-out resulted from ’faulty statistical methods’
3 min read18 Sep 2015Global warming likely to pick up in 2015, 2016: UK weather office
Observations of climate patterns in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans combined with record global temperatures in 2014 suggests likely increase in warming
1 min read14 Sep 2015Iceland puts airlines on high alert after volcanic eruption
The Icelandic Met Office raised the alert over the site to red and flights have been banned below 5,000 feet
2 min read29 Aug 2014Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared