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MONSOON REVIVAL AUGUST
How El Niño and climate change are reshaping India's monsoonEl Niño explained: The southwest monsoon has regained strength across India after a weak start. Multiple weather systems are now actively i...
Why did market rise today? Sensex gains 520 points, Nifty closes above 24,400. 6 key factorsIndian stock markets surged for a fourth straight day, driven by renewed monsoon hopes following heavy rainfall and a return of foreign ins...
India's economic plot twist comes with one villain stepping aside, another waitingIndia's economic outlook has improved as falling crude oil prices ease inflation, strengthen the balance of payments and prompt economists ...
Default clouds hover over microfinance as industry flags weak monsoonIn the evolving world of India's microfinance sector, fresh credit risks are emerging on the horizon. The dual challenges of an unsteady mo...
Risks cloud hover over microfinanceThe Reserve Bank of India, too, raised concerns over higher inflation due to low average rainfall and supply chain disruptions due to geopo...
Indian retail auto sales rise 9.6% in May; dealers see monsoon-driven demand aheadIndian auto retail sales grew 9.6 percent in May, overcoming heat and fuel price concerns. Passenger vehicles led the surge, with rural mar...
'Holistic' preparations underway for Nashik Kumbh Mela but it's a race against time, say authoritiesNashik is gearing up for the Kumbh Mela with massive infrastructure projects and heritage conservation. Authorities are integrating technol...
RBI MPC: A challenge Shaktikanta Das contained may be resurfacing againIndia's central bank, the RBI, confronts a new inflation challenge. Rising oil prices and supply disruptions threaten to undo recent progre...
India's PV sales increase to highest-ever level in AugustSales of passenger vehicles in India reached a record high last month, driven by strong demand for sports utility vehicles. However, the wh...
Monsoon expected to revive in September: IMDIndia is expected to see a revival of the Southwest Monsoon over the weekend, bringing much-needed rain to central and southern parts of th...
Monsoon revival: IMD issues orange alert for moderate rain in DelhiDelhi has recorded just 63.2 mm rainfall against the normal of 157.1 mm so far this month as the capital and the adjoining regions in north...
Monsoon rainfall likely to be normal this year: IMDIMD in its second stage forecast issued in June had forecast the average rainfall to be 106% of the normal monsoon rainfall of 89 mm (with ...
Monsoon blues: 2014 could be heading for all-India drought yearAs things stand, with three days left in August, the monsoon shortfall fits the Met department's definition of an all-India drought year.
Government allays drought fears as monsoon deficit reducesThe IMD has said rain deficit has come down from 43% on July 13 to 25% on July 23. It also expects that rains will pick up further in Augus...
Late rains should boost rabi crop prospects: RBIAs the monsoon season draws to a close, the RBI today said the late revival of rains should brighten prospects for key rabi crops like whea...
Monsoon clouds reach Jammu and KashmirReservoirs are vital for irrigation both for the current and the winter-sown crops as well as for hydropower generation that seasonally pea...
Drought almost certain now, admits IMDThere is every possibility of 2009 being a “drought year” with weather officials saying that only rainfall 30% in excess of normal for the ...