VISAKHAPATNAM: The low pressure system in Bay of Bengal, which appeared as a deep depression on Tuesday, is expected to surface as a cyclonic storm, Hudhud, on Wednesday (October 8).

VISAKHAPATNAM: A cyclonic storm is brewing in the Bay of Bengal and is expected to hit the Odisha coast by October 12, Met officials said.

Water Resources Minister Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud on Monday said the government will go to the international arbitration if it fails to realise the fair share of water from common rivers throu

Odisha received 56% less rain by the end of June, according a rainfall report of India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday.

The El Nino is not the only factor that tripped monsoon rains in India during June, according to a lead scientist with a research group Japanese national forecaster Jamstec.

India will need to be wary of an ‘active West Pacific typhoon (cyclone)’ for year 2014 as storms generated in seawaters next to the Bay of Bengal could affect the monsoon system here.

A prolonged heat wave, abetted by a slow moving monsoon, has prompted the Odisha Government to extend the summer vacation of educational institutions in the State.

The monsoon is expected to arrive in Pune on Monday , according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).