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Time of India
27-05-2025
- Climate
- Time of India
Rainfall likely to be below normal in NE: IMD
Guwahati: The IMD announced on Tuesday that the southwest monsoon seasonal rainfall from June to Sept is expected to be below normal in northeast India, reaching approximately 94% of the Long Period Average. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Recent days have seen substantial rainfall across the northeast following monsoon arrival. However, excluding Jammu and Kashmir, rainfall deficiency in May persists in four northeastern states — Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura. As of Tuesday in May, Assam and Nagaland received normal rainfall, while Meghalaya experienced excess precipitation. The IMD's subdivision-wise JJAS 2025 Rainfall Probability Forecast released on Tuesday indicates normal rainfall (92-108% of LPA) for the Nagaland-Manipur-Mizoram-Tripura Met sub-division. The forecast predicts below normal rainfall for Arunachal Pradesh (<91% of LPA) and Assam-Meghalaya (<93% of LPA) Met sub-divisions. The nationwide southwest monsoon seasonal rainfall is projected at 106% of the Long Period Average, with a ±4% model error. The IMD indicates this suggests above normal rainfall across the country during the monsoon season (June to Sept) 2025. The updated Long Range Forecast issued on Tuesday projects normal to above normal rainfall across most regions, except parts of northwest and east India, and numerous areas of northeast India where below normal rainfall is anticipated during June to Sept 2025. For June, while most of the country expects normal to above normal monthly rainfall, the northeast anticipates below normal precipitation. Additionally, the IMD forecasts normal to below normal monthly maximum temperatures across most regions, although northeast India is likely to experience above normal temperatures.
Indian Express
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Mock Drill in India Today: Know Timings, States & District List, Rules and Regulations, other details
Following a May 5 directive by the Ministry of Home Affairs amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, several parts of the country are set to conduct mock drill exercises on Wednesday. These drills, codenamed 'Operation Abhyas' will be part of a longer list of civil defence measures that will be observed in 244 districts across India, including that in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Chandigarh. These districts have been designated as civil defence districts based on threat perception. The maximum number of such districts (32) are in West Bengal, followed by Rajasthan (28), Assam (20), Punjab (20) and J&K (20). The mock drills come in the aftermath of the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, which killed 26 people, mostly tourists, last month. They will simulate multiple hostile scenarios — incoming air raids with siren activation and blackout procedures, urban fire emergencies, search and rescue operations, casualty evacuation, temporary hospital setups, and evacuation of civilians to demilitarised zones/bunkers. Here are the timings, and rules and regulations of the mock drills across different cities in the country: In New Delhi, the drills will be held for around three hours between 4 pm and 7 pm. They will take place across all 11 districts in the Capital — five locations per district — covering 660 schools and 40 markets. All authorities concerned — civil defence, police, fire and medical authorities — will be involved in the exercise that will end at night with blackouts and sirens, a report in The Indian Express stated quoting officials. For schools, however, the exercise, which began at 9 am today is currently underway. According to a senior official, respective district magistrates (DMs), who are responsible for leading the drills, will procure sirens that can transmit sound over 4-5 km. Moreover, 500 sirens will be installed across the city to augment the effectiveness of air-raid warning systems. The Delhi Police have, meanwhile, heightened security around tourist areas and marketplaces, especially in Central Delhi and Delhi Cantonment areas. They are also planning to set up a LARD (Long Range Acoustic Device) system at its headquarters near Parliament Street. In Gurgaon, control rooms have been set up at the Mini Secretariat. A staging area for relief and rescue operations has been created at Tau Devi Lal Stadium. A blackout will also be observed later in the evening, according to an official. In Faridabad, the drill will take place at district headquarters, sub-divisional offices, police departments, and hospitals and will involve employees from various government and private agencies. The exercise was held at ten schools and colleges in Ghaziabad at 10 am. Maharashtra: Districts in Maharashtra have been divided into three categories: Category I, which includes Mumbai, Palghar, and Raigad, require full implementation of civil defence programs, whilst Category II (Thane, Nashik, Pune) and Category III (Ratnagiri, Sindhuburg, Aurangabad, Bhusawal) require partial implementation in varying degrees. In Mumbai, the drill will be held in Uran, where the JNPT port is located, and Tarapur, which is the site of a nuclear facility. Karnataka: In Karnataka, Bengaluru, Karwar and Raichur are the districts that fall under Category II. A day earlier, speaking to reporters, Prashant Kumar Thakur, who heads the Home Guards, Civil Defence and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), said the drills will be conducted at 4 pm. Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has directed all departments to remain alert at all times, emphasising Hyderabad's strategic importance in national defense and its role as a base for defense establishments, news agency PTI reported. CM Reddy will also personally oversee the mock drill being conducted this evening, PTI report stated. Kerala: According to a statement issued by the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA), the mock drill will begin at 4 pm, when the alert siren will sound 3 times for 30 seconds. It be conducted between 4.02 p, and 4.29 pm in areas where the siren is heard and even in areas where it is not heard. Tamil Nadu: The exercise will be conducted at the Madras Atomic Power Station in Tamil Nadu's Kalpakkam as well as the Chennai Port Trust campuses at 4 pm. As per an official release by the Tamil Nadu government, 'During this drill, activities will be undertaken in these two vital installations to handle an incoming air raid. The conditions will be simulated to check the preparedness of the systems to handle any kind of emergency.' West Bengal: Mock drills will be conducted at 31 locations in 23 districts of West Bengal on Wednesday. In a meeting with the Union Home Secretary, the West Bengal government informed that the state has 62 satellite phones, 95 sirens in Kolkata and 25-30 sirens in other districts, The Indian Express reported. Security agencies will take part in the drills with no participation of civilians so far, it is learnt. The Chandigarh administration will conduct a mock drill at two locations in the city this evening, and a rehearsal for blackout from 7.30 pm to 7.40 pm, officials informed The Indian Express on Tuesday. During the blackout, the general public, including the shopkeepers and residents in the city, have been requested to switch off their lights. The administration has also requested, through the resident welfare associations, that if someone is outside his/her house, then they should park their vehicles to the side and switch off their vehicle lights. Punjab: In Punjab, the mock drills will be held at the civil defence towns of Amritsar, Bathinda, Ferozepur, Gurdaspur, Batala, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Adampur, Ludhiana, Halwara, Patiala, Pathankot, Barnala, Mohali, Faridkot, Kotkapura, Rupnagar, Bhakra Nangal, Sangrur and Abohar. During the blackout rehearsals, power will be switched off for a stipulated time, and the use of generators or even lighting matches will be prohibited. The large-scale exercise needs to follow certain rules and regulations that every participant must keep in mind at all times. Each selected town/district will receive an air raid warning through appropriate signals by sounding sirens. Following the warning, the general public is requested to seek immediate shelter, draw their curtains, stay indoors, turn off electrical and gas supplies, until further instructions follow. All vehicular traffic in a notified area would have to come to a halt and passenger would be expected to take shelter and other precautionary measures. Restrictions on electricity usage are also an important feature of such mock drill exercises. A government document released in 2003, 'General Principles of Civil Defence in India', highlights that the anxiety levels of the enemy pilot in the cockpit increases if the area is dark. The essential motive of the lighting restrictions is to ensure that no light is visible 'at a height of 5,000 ft. above ground level under normal conditions.' The best way to achieve a high degree of protection is to reduce all public lighting to a minimum, the document stated. 'No direct ray from a street lamp shall be emitted except at a downward slope. Light thrown on the ground shall not be greater than that from a 25 watt bulb at a distance of 20 ft. or an ordinary hurricane lantern at a distance of 6 ft.' Moreover, it also stated, 'no light whether for decoration, advertisement or any other purpose, shall be exhibited on the outside of any building or construction or on any plot of land.' During the hours of darkness, all stationery motor vehicles will have their side and rear lights on, as per the document, whereas no vehicle shall be seen on the road unless complied with provisions detailed in the document. Above all, one needs to stay calm and follow instructions of the DMs of the respective areas. Avoid creating panic during hours of darkness, support your loved ones around in successfully participating in the mock drills.
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
2025 Polestar 3 Long Range Single Motor Goes the Distance
If you are seeking an EV with over 300 miles of range, you live where the roads are free of snow and ice, and you want to save a chunk of money, Polestar has a solution in the new Polestar 3 Long Range Single Motor. Yes, that's how the automaker refers to it. And the range payoff is mighty indeed. How does 350 miles sound? To get that figure, you do have to opt for the 21-inch wheels, which are better for efficiency than the 20-inch wheels (with 342 miles of rated range) or the 22-inchers (333 miles). Goldilocks would understand. As the name implies, the Long Range gets the same upsized 107.0-kWh battery as the Dual Motor, but its range is superior—the thriftiest Dual Motor earns an EPA range rating of 315 miles, with the Dual Motor Performance Pack checking in with just 279 miles. The Long Range can hit a 250-kW peak charging speed on a DC fast-charger, and Volvo quotes 30 minutes for a 10 to 80 percent fill. The big battery helps explain the heft of the Polestar 3. The Dual Motor we tested weighs 5700 pounds, and the Single Motor should come in at about 5350 pounds. The Single Motor part of the 3's name is fairly self-evident, but we did say "free of snow and ice" for a reason. This machine deletes the front motor, which is great for weight distribution and basic dynamics but probably isn't the best choice for those who have a real winter. It also means it has less power, of course, but even in all-wheel-drive models, the rear-mounted motor does the brunt of the work. It makes 295 horsepower and a rather useful 361 lb-ft of torque, so even without the Dual Motor's 483 horsepower, you won't be struggling at highway on-ramps. You also won't be replicating the 3.9-second 60-mph time we saw from the 510-hp 2025 Polestar 3 Performance Launch Edition. We haven't strapped on test equipment yet, but based on the 5.5-second sprint to 60 mph from the 4516-pound 2024 Polestar 2 Plus equipped with a similar powertrain, we'll posit that 6.5 seconds to 60 mph might be the ticket for the Single Motor. In the real world, the single-motor Polestar 3 has plenty of get-up-and-go, and the considerable torque means it's pretty punchy for the first 30 mph. Sure, it may run out breath a lot sooner than its counterparts with two motors, but the Single Motor's reduced top speed—it's trimmed from 132 mph to 112 mph—probably won't factor into most commutes. The Single Motor's approximately 350-pound weight advantage stems from more than just deleting the front motor. The Dual Motor uses liquid-cooled permanent-magnet AC motors at each end, so it needs a clutch to disconnect its rear motor because it cruises on front-wheel drive. That clutch is not needed here, and the rear motor's torque-vectoring capability is also jettisoned. The Single Motor also drops pounds via simplified suspension hardware: The Single Motor gets steel springs instead of height-adjustable air springs, and it uses passive dampers instead of adaptive ones. You can certainly feel less weight on the nose, and the Single Motor turns in crisply. The suspension is perhaps more keenly tuned because the engineers had only one spec to worry about. And they used frequency-dependent dampers, which is a geeky way of saying that the 3 can react appropriately to a variety of road conditions from small cracks to coarse surfaces and large potholes. But the adjustable steering is slightly disappointing. The middle of the three settings delivers the proper amount of effort; the others are too light or too heavy. But the on-center valley is too broad, and you don't perceive any feedback from the tires at lower speeds. It's close but not quite precise enough. The rest of the car is pure Polestar 3. Weird unlabeled steering-wheel buttons that you use to set the mirrors and steering position? Check. A two-button driver's-side window switch that you must toggle to control the rear windows? Yep. Weird tall-wagon-but-it's-really-an-SUV styling? You betcha. This last bit may be the coolest aspect of the Polestar 3. It is an SUV, but it comes across as a low-slung vehicle that some might deem a wagon. It has space aplenty in both rows, and it is airy and open inside, yet it has a compellingly low roofline. The rakish roof means that cargo volume suffers a bit, however, with 18 cubic feet of cargo volume with the rear seats up and 47 cubic feet with them folded. Besides its sometimes confusing hardware, the Polestar 3's software can deliver its own flummoxing idiosyncrasies. For instance, there's a big button that seems to turn off lane-departure warnings, but the steering still gives you a nudge if you touch the lines—which is especially irksome when you plan to do that intentionally. And the shared dash screen can be frustrating when the driver and the passenger are trying to do different things at the same time. This makes a good case for HVAC controls being stand-alone buttons rather than taking over the entire screen. As for the cost, the Polestar 3 Single Motor Long Range comes in at $68,900. And while tariffs might affect supply-chain costs, this car wouldn't be hit with the 25 percent import tariff because it's built in South Carolina. It's available to order now, and the main option is the $5500 Plus package, which includes heated rear seats, a heated steering wheel, heated washer nozzles, soft-close doors, active noise cancellation, and a Bowers & Wilkins stereo with 25 speakers and Dolby Atmos. You can also order the all-important 21-inch wheels for $1200 or spend a little more and get them in the Pro pack along with some black and gold trim for $2100. Either way, make sure you get the 21-inch wheels to get the maximum range. That headlining 350-mile range is the primary reason we'd consider the Long Range Single Motor over the 483-hp Dual Motor and the 510-hp Performance Pack. You Might Also Like Car and Driver's 10 Best Cars through the Decades How to Buy or Lease a New Car Lightning Lap Legends: Chevrolet Camaro vs. Ford Mustang!
The Independent
27-03-2025
- Automotive
- The Independent
New budget-friendly MG S5 EV undercuts SUV rivals
The latest MG SUV model, oddly named MG S5 EV, has just arrived in the UK with prices starting at just £28,495. That buys you the Standard Range model which gets 211 miles from a 49kWh battery. The Long Range model gets a bigger 64kWh battery for a maximum claimed range of 298 miles, which drops to 288 miles for the sportier-looking Trophy Long Range. Prices rise to £30,995 for the Long Range and £33,495 for the Trophy, which is just £500 more than the entry-level Kia EV3 with its 270 mile range and £145 more than a Skoda Elroq SE L 60 with its 260 mile range. Maximum fast charging speeds are 139kW for the 64kWh battery and 120kW for the 49kWh unit, 10 to 80 per cent rapid charge times of 28 and 24 minutes respectively. The S5 uses an updated version of the MG 4's Modular Scalable Platform with an ultra-thin battery, meaning decent space inside the new SUV. It's the same in the boot with 453-litres of room, rising to 1,441 litres with the seats folded and a two-level boot floor. The styling is less striking than the MG 4 and similar to other recent Chinese SUV arrivals, although MG says the look of the S5 has taken inspiration from the MG Cyberster all-electric roadster. There are some neat details, though, with a chequered flag lighting signature in the LED running lights at the front and back. MG has listened to feedback from MG 4 customers and worked hard to up the quality of the interior and usability of the infotainment. The central screen is 12.8in wide and features faster responses and new graphics, while a row of physical buttons sits underneath for audio, air-con controls and the hazard warning light. A 10.25in driver display sits in front of the sporty steering wheel with a flat top and bottom. Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are both standard, while a range of apps including YouTube, TikTok and Spotify are all built in, too. Interior plastics have also had an upgrade over the MG 4 with more soft-touch materials, dual-tone leather-style seats in the Trophy model, while there are plenty of MG badges also scattered around the cabin. There's also plenty of tech, including a revamped iSmart app, plus a host of driver assistance features under the MG Pilot brand, including adaptive cruise control. There are also five driving modes – Normal, Sport, Comfort, Snow and Custom – and six colours: Black Pearl, Cosmic Silver, Arctic White, Dynamic Red, Camden Grey and Piccadilly Blue.
Yahoo
08-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Electric ferry conversion slowed to restore service by summer
This story was originally published on Gov. Bob Ferguson has announced that the conversion of two of Washington State Ferries' largest vessels to hybrid-electric power will be postponed until after the 2026 World Cup. Seattle is set to host matches starting in mid-June 2026, and the conversion project will resume once the event is over. Ferguson explained that the delay is part of a larger strategy to fully restore ferry service by this summer. Converting the ferries would require them to be out of service for an extended period, disrupting service. The Wenatchee, the first ferry scheduled for conversion, would have been unavailable for at least 22 months if the work had been completed by this summer. The hybrid-electric transition aligns with former Gov. Jay Inslee and the Washington Legislature, as part of WSF's Long Range Plan. More from MyNorthwest: Should we worry about recent Washington earthquakes? Expert explains Washington ferries back in action In the meantime, Washington State Ferries says it will keep vessels in operation, ensuring 18 ferries are running this summer—the highest number since 2019. To provide full domestic service, WSF needs 21 vessels, with 18 in service at any given time, according to the governor's office. WSF has faced challenges with aging vessels, mechanical breakdowns, and staff shortages, leading to canceled sailings and unreliable service. The first two hybrid-electric ferries are now expected to begin service in 2028, with three additional ferries to follow by 2030, as outlined in WSF's project overview. More from MyNorthwest: MOPOP debuts newest exhibition 'Asian Comics: Evolution of an Art Form'
