The sowing trend so far points to a better kharif crop this year, although the output would also depend on how rains perform in the rest of...

The fast pace of sowing raised hopes that the total sown area could touch the 2013-level, when a good monsoon had led to 6 per cent more ra...

Private weather forecaster Skymet may revise its monsoon forecast by the end of this month as it expects July rains to be less than its ear...

The onset of southwest monsoon over Kerala has been delayed from the date forecast by the Met department due to its "sluggish" pace.

Government is taking all steps to tackle any unforeseen situation arising out of below-normal monsoon this year, a top official said today.

India's foodgrains production is estimated to have declined by 5.25 per cent to 251.12 million tonnes in 2014-15 crop year due to poor mons...

The Centre is also planning a new crop cover policy. Last year, the country received 12% less rains, affecting grain, cotton and oilseed ou...

While IMD's predicted monsoon in 2015 would be 93% of the long-term normal, the forecast was 95% for 2014. Both years, El Nino drove the be...

Skymet expects a few dry patches in parts of northwest, central and south India but on the whole it is optimistic of normal rains in 2015.

According to report, damage to Rabi crop due to unseasonal rains shall continue and a major spell of rainfall is expected next month in Nor...

Skymet expects a few dry patches in parts of northwest, central and south India but on the whole it is optimistic of normal rains in 2015.

Despite Goa receiving more than normal rainfall this year, experts feel the erratic dry spells witnessed in between will decrease paddy pro...

Rainfall in the past week was 37% short of normal, bringing an end to a season that began with the driest June, data from the India Meteoro...

As things stand, with three days left in August, the monsoon shortfall fits the Met department's definition of an all-India drought year.

Australian weather department says the phenomenon that curtails monsoon rains is unlikely to be strong this year

Trends in monsoon rainfall will be critical for the overall inflation outlook. While food inflation has softened over the last few months.

The monsoon onset in Delhi today was also a fortnight in advance as the normal date for seasonal rains in the capital in June 29.