Arabian sea

Pakistan and China on Monday launched a major drill in the North Arabian Sea with an aim to increase inter-operability and strategic cooperation between their two navies. read more

The Arabian Sea region is strategically important for India as major ports including Kandla, Okha , Mumbai, Nhava Sheva (Navi Mumbai), Mormugão, New Mangalore, and Kochi are located there. read more

During pre-monsoon, there have been two cyclonic disturbances in the Arabian Sea against the normal of one per year while one in the Bay of Bengal only. This is the maximum number of cyclonic disturbances observed in the Arabian Sea, according to IM... read more

The suburbs and south Mumbai both recorded 1.2mm of rain between 5.30am and 9.30am on Thursday. The weather bureau said the weather was likely to clear up by the weekend. read more

A distress call was received on December 3 and seven Merchant Vessels transiting through the area responded to the Coast Guard Maritime Rescue Centre and were requested to provide assistance to the distressed fishing boats in the vicinity till the arrival... read more

The city’s geography and future is being threatened by rising sea levels as an outcome of global warming read more

The weather bureau on Monday announced that the cyclone (at maximum speed of 100-110 km\/hour) will make a landfall between Diu and Porbandar around midnight of November 6 and early hours of November 7 as a ‘severe cyclone’. read more

Under the influence of cyclone Maha, the Konkan coast, including Mumbai, is likely to get isolated very light to light showers between Friday and Saturday, the weather bureau said. read more

A report by the American organisation Climate Central shows that coastal cities might be inundated sooner than estimated read more

The second system might further intensify into a cyclone over three days. With Kyarr likely to dissipate only on November 2, the two cyclones might co-exist on the Arabian Sea. read more

Light intermittent showers were recorded throughout Saturday, with 2.2 mm rain in south Mumbai and 1.2 mm in the suburbs between 8.30am and 5.30pm read more

Across Goa, power lines snapped, trees were uprooted including along the capital city’s arterial Dayanand Bandodkar Marg,and the police were pressed in to rescue those marooned in low-lying areas of the state. read more

By Friday afternoon, this low pressure system is likely to intensify further into a cyclonic storm, to be named Kyarr, which will continue moving north, and towards the Maharashtra coast till Friday evening, IMD said. read more

The withdrawal this year was delayed due to anticyclonic movement over the Arabian sea. read more

The first incident happened in Rajkot, where a car with four people on board was swept away by a strong water current in the inundated causeway over Fofal river. read more