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NEW DELHI: Even before the possible threat of El Nino in the latter half, the building up of the negative Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) event over the Indian Ocean is expected to weaken the monsoon. The IOD, which affects the strength of monsoon over the Indian subcontinent, is an irregular oscillation of sea-surface temperatures in which the western Indian Ocean ... Read More »

The toll in the devastating weekend earthquake in Sikkim on Tuesday went up to 40 with five more bodies being recovered during overnight operations from separate places, an official said. Workers recovered the five bodies from various locations in north and east Sikkim, said an official at the central control room in the state capital here. About 300 people were ... Read More »