Bay of Bengal

A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal is expected to cause very heavy rainfall in Paschim Medinipur and Jhargram districts, while South 24 Parganas and Purba Medinipur will experience heavy downpours until July 28.

Fishermen along the north Andhra coast are advised to stay ashore due to a depression forming over the Bay of Bengal. Minister Kinjarapu Atchannaidu instructed boat owners to check communication devices before any authorized sea movement.

A new geopolitical contestation between China and India is emerging in the Bay of Bengal, as highlighted by India's National Maritime Security Strategy 2026 (INMSS-2026), which identifies the eastern Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal as long-term arenas of competition. Global attention remains focused on Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, and the Russia-Ukraine war.

Over 500 people are feared dead after two boats carrying Rohingya refugees capsized in the Bay of Bengal, according to officials. The incident involves Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya minority.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal will intensify and move northwestward, bringing more rain to Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal over the next 12 hours.

Over 500 Rohingya refugees are feared dead after two boats capsized in the Bay of Bengal, with one sinking off Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady coast on July 8. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) expressed grave concern, citing dangerous monsoon conditions and ongoing risks for stateless Rohingya fleeing persecution.

More than 500 people are feared dead after two boats carrying Rohingya refugees from Myanmar capsized in the Bay of Bengal. U.N. agencies reported the incident involving the persecuted Rohingya minority.

More than 500 people are feared dead after two boats carrying Rohingya refugees capsized in the Bay of Bengal. The International Organization for Migration and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees expressed grave concern over the potential loss of life, highlighting the dangerous monsoon conditions and lack of sustainable solutions for stateless Rohingya refugees.

A moderate earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred in the Bay of Bengal off the Andhra Pradesh coast at 05:05:46 IST. The quake had a depth of 10 km and an epicenter at 16.805° N, 84.381° E, and has been classified as 'Reviewed' by the NCS.

El Nino may reduce cyclones in the Bay of Bengal, where tropical cyclones often cause widespread damage through strong winds, heavy rainfall, and storm surges.

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) forecasts rain, thunderstorms, and windstorms across northern and central regions, with urban flooding concerns in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Moist currents from the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal, combined with a westerly wave, will affect multiple provinces from Monday night to Wednesday, while Sindh remains mostly dry with isolated storms.

North Andhra region experienced light showers due to a well-marked low-pressure system over the north-west Bay of Bengal. Rayalaseema is expected to remain dry until June 9.

The India Meteorological Department issued a red alert for heavy rains in South 24 Parganas and Purba Medinipur districts of West Bengal due to a developing low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal. The weather system is moving closer to the West Bengal-Odisha coast.

Pakistan has launched a new Chinese-built stealth submarine, PNS Hangor, as part of a fleet of eight, signaling a return to the Bay of Bengal after a 1971 incident where India sank a Pakistani submarine.