Netherlands councilors call for fines for wrong weather forecasts
July 16th, 2012 - 8:40 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Amsterdam, July 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Local lawmakers in Netherlands are pushing for a law in the country which will make wrong weather prediction by meteorologists very expensive. The councillors are proposing that ... Read more...
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Monsoon to hit in four-five days: Minister
July 5th, 2012 - 5:32 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) While acknowledging that there was a "margin of error" in weather predictions, Minister of State for Science and Technology Ashwani Kumar said Wednesday that pre-monsoon ... Read more...
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Rain likely in Delhi Thursday (Lead)
July 5th, 2012 - 5:32 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Overcast skies and humidity made Wednesday hot and sticky in the national capital with the maximum temperature five notches up at 41.2 degrees Celsius. However, ... Read more...
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Mamata pushes for better implementation of welfare schemes
May 24th, 2011 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday met officials and discussed issues linked to development, the public distribution system and law and order, and directed ... Read more...
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Californians Fear ‘ARkStorm’
January 18th, 2011 - 7:25 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Jan 18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Californians seem to have lost their calm ever since the prediction of a catastrophic storm broke out. It is not only the storm that is posing ... Read more...
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No rains during Commonwealth Games: Prithviraj Chavan
September 23rd, 2010 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) Allaying fears that rains may play spoilsport during the Commonwealth Games, Science and Technology Minister Prithviraj Chavan Thursday said that weather predictions show that it would not ... Read more...
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India launches integrated weather forecasting system
September 23rd, 2010 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) India Thursday launched an integrated forecasting and communication system for making accurate meteorological predictions that will place the country at par with the best technologies available anywhere ... Read more...
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Farmer’s Almanac Forecasts Mild Winter Ahead
August 31st, 2010 - 8:53 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Lewiston, Maine, Aug 31, (THAINDIAN NEWS) If the chilling weather of the winter season is a factor that you really loath about the season then here is a piece of ... Read more...
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Finnish firm may help weather forecasting during Commonwealth Games
June 15th, 2010 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
By Rahul Dass
Helsinki, June 15 (IANS) A Finnish company that supplied equipment for real-time weather predictions for the Beijing Olympics is the lowest bidder for a similar project for the Indian capital ... Read more...
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The Eddie Aikau Invitational Surfing Contest Likely To Be Held Today
December 8th, 2009 - 8:29 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Hawaii, Dec.08, (THAINDIAN NEWS) All the participants as well as the spectators at the Eddie Aikau Invitational surf competition are keeping their fingers crossed so that the much anticipated surfing ... Read more...
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India’s per capita energy consumption is ‘lowest’: Chavan
July 27th, 2009 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Minister of State for Earth Sciences Prithviraj Chavan Monday said India's per capita energy consumption was "the lowest" in the world and the nation "can defend its ... Read more...
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Pier Corbyn Predicts This Year’s US Weather
June 25th, 2009 - 9:46 pm ICT by GD
In an age where technology is pacing at a steady rate, weather prediction still remains a major challenge. However, with the help of modern instruments and satellites, exact weather prediction has made ... Read more...
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Indian space agency to map the moon
October 22nd, 2008 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) Oct 22 (IANS) The Indian space agency will map the entire surface of the moon in two years, a top official said here Wednesday, hours after the launch of ... Read more...
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Soon, a safer air traffic control system that will require no human input
September 4th, 2008 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 4 (ANI): A group of researchers are working on an air traffic control system that will not require any human input, for all variables including weather conditions as well ... Read more...
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For Maharashtra farmers, urbanised weather predictions hold no meaning
May 25th, 2008 - 7:08 pm ICT by admin
Bhedval Village (Buldana) (Maharasthtra), May 25 (ANI): While people in cities refer to media reports to have an idea about the weather in the days ahead, farmers in Bhedwal village of ... Read more...
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