Govt weighs herbicide-tolerant BT cotton, glyphosate use as industry pushesThe government is evaluating complex policy decisions on Herbicide-tolerant BT cotton and the widespread application of glyphosate amidst i...
04 Oct, 2024, 05.40 PM IST
Best Raincoats for Men in India for Effortless Monsoon (2024)Are you looking for the best raincoats for men in India to ensure a comfortable monsoon? If so, you should buy a waterproof, durable, and b...
04 Jul, 2024, 09.10 PM IST
At 13 days and 3 hours, Biparjoy longest duration cyclone since 1977: IMDBiparjoy, the first cyclonic storm over the Arabian Sea this year, originated over the southeast Arabian Sea on June 6 and had landfall ove...
26 Jun, 2023, 07.33 PM IST
Cyclone 'Amphan' rolls towards Indian shores, unleashes downpour, flattens dwellingsDespite losing its force a bit since Tuesday, the storm, which was categorised as super cyclone at one point of time, has left the two east...
20 May, 2020, 02.39 PM IST
Cyclone Amphan weakens into 'extremely severe' category, rain lashes several parts of OdishaIn a statement, the IMD said the super cyclonic storm Amphan over Westcentral and adjoining Eastcentral Bay of Bengal moved nearly north-no...
19 May, 2020, 11.46 PM IST
'Amphan' moves closer to Odisha coast, rain lashes several areasIn the morning, 'Amphan' lay centred over west-central Bay of Bengal, about 520 km south of Paradip (Odisha), 670 km south-southwest of Dig...
19 May, 2020, 04.01 PM IST
Doppler effect: Miss a zero, miss motion of waves“In the absence of DWR, IAF was resorting to estimation of the approaching weather by manual visual observation,” the CAG recorded, ironica...
15 Feb, 2019, 08.35 AM IST
CAG highlights shortcomings in safety facilities at forward IAF airfieldsThe CAG also found inadequacies in facilities such as restoration of runways after bombing, modernisation of airfield infrastructure, aircr...
07 Aug, 2018, 09.48 PM IST
Sudden rains in northern India beneficial for wheat crop: DWR"Rains at this stage are beneficial for the wheat crop as it will have a positive impact on overall wheat production," said Indu Sharma, Di...
03 Jan, 2015, 06.01 PM IST
Untimely showers can hurt overall wheat crop yield: Directorate of Wheat ResearchFarm expert advised farmers not to let water stagnate in their fields and also asked them to stop watering their crops to prevent crop dama...
01 Mar, 2014, 02.58 PM IST
Govt research body sees record wheat of 96 mn tons in 2012-13The USDA had recently said that India's wheat output is projected to decline to 87 mn tonnes in 2012-13 due to yield lossses in Punjab and ...
20 Jun, 2013, 03.45 PM IST
India, US to launch joint research collaboration on wheatResearchers are aiming to have first set of climate-resilient varieties in five years, a USAID statement said.
09 Apr, 2013, 10.48 AM IST
- Maha's first Doppler Radar installed in Nagpur
A Doppler Weather Radar (DWR), the first in Maharashtra and the third in the country was installed here for accurate predictions of monsoon...
01 Mar, 2011, 11.24 AM IST
- Cyclone hurtling towards AP, TN coast
Cyclone 'Jal' was on Saturday hurtling towards south-eastern coast between Nellore and Puducherry packing wind speed of 110 km per hour.
06 Nov, 2010, 09.44 PM IST
- Rains in North may recede slowly
Monday’s moderate rainfall across North-West India will probably exacerbate the flood situation in North India.
15 Sep, 2010, 01.16 AM IST
- Centre jittery over meeting wheat yield target in warm weather
An unusually warm January is making the government jittery on whether India will be able to meet its projected wheat target of 79 million t...
03 Feb, 2009, 12.21 AM IST
- 'New wheat varieties can lead to higher output'
Wheat output could cross 80 million tonne provided new varieties are taken to the farmer's field along with speedy reclamation of lands aff...
11 Sep, 2006, 01.20 PM IST