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Anjali Marar

Science Journalist at The Indian Express

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  • 2 weeks ago | indianexpress.com | Anjali Marar

    They say one cannot erect a great building on a weak foundation. And definitely not, when it’s the world’s highest railway bridge — now a distinction given to the Chenab Railway Bridge — inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday. The Chenab bridge remains one of the highest points in the career of Madhavi Latha G, a professor of civil engineering at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru.

  • 2 weeks ago | indianexpress.com | Anjali Marar

    This year, May was not about sweltering heat and extreme temperatures but rain and floods. India experienced the wettest May in 124 years as the country recorded 126.7 mm of rainfall last month, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD). May was unusually wet and marked by the early southwest monsoon onset, which brought bountiful rainfall over southern and eastern India regions over the past 10 days.

  • 2 weeks ago | financialexpress.com | Anjali Marar

    By Anjali MararThe monsoon core zone, which covers much of India’s rainfed agricultural land, is expected to receive above-normal rainfall this year. This prediction is not just crucial for agriculture, but also offers a clue to the monsoon estimates for the entire country, explains Anjali MararWhat is the significance of the monsoon core zone?

  • 3 weeks ago | indianexpress.com | Anjali Marar

    Globally, weather forecasters run multiple models by keying-in the latest atmospheric and/or oceanic initial conditions as data feeds. They use high performance computers to run these models which in turn provide output, whose interpretation is issued as weather forecasts. Currently, the IMD operates Coupled Forecasting System (CFS) developed under the Monsoon Mission Project. The original model framework of CFS was developed by US-based National Center for Environmental Prediction.

  • 3 weeks ago | indianexpress.com | Anjali Marar

    The India Meteorological Department (IMD) declared the monsoon onset over Kerala on Saturday (May 24), eight days ahead of its normal date schedule of June 1. The onset marks the beginning of the four-month, June-September southwest monsoon season over India, which brings more than 70 per cent of the country’s annual rainfall. This makes the date a significant event in India’s economic calendar. When is the onset of monsoon declared?

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Anjali Marar @LittleMurthy
7 Jun 25

Meet Madhavi Latha G, civil engineer @iiscbangalore who sealed the onsite fractures and joints to secure the foundation of the #ChenabRailway bridge https://t.co/jpnXfbfXfh

Anjali Marar
Anjali Marar @LittleMurthy
5 Jun 25

The youngest was 14 and the oldest 26 years. Big dreams of these young lives brutally cut short. https://t.co/u6buyaxDlP

Anjali Marar
Anjali Marar @LittleMurthy
5 Jun 25

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