Cyclone Biparjoy, which has been hovering in the Arabian Sea for the last 9 days, is about to make landfall in the coastal state of Gujarat. As per the Met Department, civil infrastructure is expected to witness major damage in the affected districts. The cyclone is expected to hit districts such as Porbandar, Rajkot, Morbi and Junagarh with a wind speed of 140 kilometres per hour.

At least 24 people are reportedly dead due to lightning strikes in Gujarat and large scale crop losses have been reported in Maharashtra. As per weather experts, an interaction between a western disturbance and the moist winds of Arabian Sea led to heavy rainfall accompanied by lightning and hail storms.

Heat waves scorching parts of India during the summer season is not unheard of but temperature rising above 40 degrees celsius during the middle of March seems to be an unprecedented phenomenon. After a brief respite for a week, the country is now gearing for another episode of intense heat. Here's how climate change is making its presence felt in India' summer season this year.

Son of the soil, Birsa Munda, a revolutionary tribal leader of Jharkhand was born on November 15, 1875. Hailed as the ‘Father of the Earth’, his birthday is also celebrated as Jharkhand Foundation Day.