The India Meteorological Department (IMD) expects the monsoon trough to shift to normal position on Thursday amid an ongoing bout of frequent north to south oscillations.

The Government plans to conduct a major oceanic survey in the country's territorial waters, including parts of the Bay of Bengal, Gulf of Cambay and Andaman Sea, to look for prospects of under-sea

KOLKATA, 18 JULY: The state government has requested All India Radio (AIR) to undertake a survey to examine the transmission capacity of Kolkata-A-Channel, after reports that fishermen in the Bay of Bengal on the Indian side are receiving signals from a Bangladesh radio instead of the AIR.

Such a survey is required because it was pointed out by fishermen that they are not getting weather warnin

Scientists Believe The Compound They Stumbled Upon Off The Rameswaram Coast Will Help Treat TB, HIV

Chennai: For years, scientists at the Tuberculosis Research Centre (TRC) here have been digging in deserts and under the sea hoping to unearth chemical compounds that had the potential to be developed into drugs to fight tuberculosis.

India today successfully test-fired indigenously built surface-to-surface nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur on Sea in Orissa.

The missile, capable of carrying a pay-load of 500-1000 kg for hitting installations at ranges of up to 350 km, reached the designated target in the Bay of Bengal with high accuracy (less than 10 metres deviation from th

The cabinet committee on economic affairs at a meeting on Monday approved the proposal to sign the Production Sharing Contract with ConocoPhillips for oil and gas exploration and extraction in the Bay of Bengal, said Cabinet Division joint secretary Mohammad Nurul Karim.

Petrobangla will now send the proposal to the energy ministry for final approval of the prime minister who also holds the cha

India is launching a major experiment to unravel meteorological mysteries that cause violent cyclones in the Bay of Bengal.

Bhubaneswar: Most parts of the northern and southern Odisha are likely to experience widespread rainfall during the next 48 hours under the influence of a cyclonic ring Bay of Bengal, Met office sources said on Sunday.

Most parts of Odisha witnessed widespread rains for the last two days.
Meanwhile, rainfall recorded in the last 24 hours was highest in Cuttack with 65.2 mm followed by Balasore