India

New Delhi: Temperatures are expected to soar over the next few days in Delhi and other parts of the country with the movement of monsoon clouds towards north and northwest India taking a pause. Delhi could again see 40-plus temperatures over the next couple of days though occasional thundershowers could cool the city a bit.

Mumbai There are chances of rains in Mumbai by the weekend, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday. If the southwest monsoon arrives by the weekend, it would be 10 days after its normal arrival.

New Delhi: There is further trouble on the monsoon front. The northward advance of the monsoon is likely to be held up by another week leading to a delay in the sowing of Kharif crops in most of central and north peninsular India.

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Ranchi, June 9: It is rise of the machines to predict the unpredictable.

Amita Verma
June 9: Shakeel Ahmad, a cloud reader from Varanasi has predicted earthquakes in Japan, China, Indonesia and some neighbouring countries within the next two days.

An earthquake is also likely in Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand regions during this period.

A total of six Automatic Climate Centre (ACC) units of the Indian Space Reseach Organisation (ISRO) have been installed at various place in the district. ISRO has plans to install 15 ACCs in the district to provide climatic information to coffee growers.

June 3: The wild plant, Mungari Molaka, has blossomed with 21 flowers this season. The rare occurrence presages a strong monsoon, according to some botanists.

Mumbai The current hot and sultry weather of Mumbai is here to stay, at least for a while, with no monsoon activity at sight on the western coast, the India Meteorology Department (IMD) said on Sunday.

The maximum temperature in Mumbai hovered around 35.5