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Four metros to get 200 automatic weather stations to improve urban forecasts

New Delhi, Jan. 15 -- The Centre plans to install 200 new Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) across Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Pune in 2026 to strengthen urban weather monitoring and improve forecast ac... Read More


Winter rains to rescue India's wheat crop as record cold wave to ease after 16 January

New Delhi, Jan. 14 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday forecast rain across most of North India and Lakshadweep from 16 January, as a fresh western disturbance hits the Himalayan... Read More


Cold wave to persist for two days, but rabi crops seen largely safe

New Delhi, Jan. 13 -- Cold to severe cold wave conditions are likely to persist over Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, and Odisha for the next two to three days before ea... Read More


India's rabi sowing rises 2.8% to 64.42 million hectares

New Delhi, Jan. 12 -- India's rabi or winter crop sowing in 2025-26 has increased by more than 1.76 million hectares to 64.42 million hectares as on 9 January, according to data released by the minist... Read More


Mint Explainer: Why the draft Pesticides Management Bill, 2025 is important for India

New Delhi, Jan. 12 -- The Centre has released the draft Pesticides Management Bill, 2025, proposing to replace the Insecticides Act of 1968 and the Insecticides Rules, 1971. The move comes after years... Read More


Delhi shivers: Palam records second-coldest January night since 2010

New Delhi, Jan. 11 -- Cold conditions are likely to ease gradually after 14 January, bringing relief to people in North India, especially Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and Uttara... Read More


Cold wave, dense fog to persist across large parts of India for a week: IMD

NEW DELHI, Jan. 9 -- Cold wave and dense fog conditions are set to continue across northwestern, central, and eastern India in the coming days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday... Read More


Cold, dense fog to persist across north India, says IMD

New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- The weather department on Thursday warned of colder and foggier days ahead in large parts of North India as winter conditions intensify, further impacting railway and flight opera... Read More


Only a third of global SMEs are disaster-ready; Indian firms among most exposed

New Delhi, Dec. 31 -- As climate shocks become more frequent and severe, most small businesses remain dangerously unprepared-and Indian enterprises are among the most exposed. Only 35% of small and m... Read More


Floods, low crop prices plague agriculture, India struggles to protect farmers

New Delhi, Dec. 27 -- Dear reader, as 2025, a year of global tumult and volatility, rolls by, Mint's reporters and columnists look around the corner on what is coming in 2026-to help you know what to ... Read More