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Northeastern states fear floods amid pre-monsoon rainsPre monsoon rains have started ringing alarm bell in North East region and adjoining northern half of Bengal, two of the worst flood hit ar...
Pre-Monsoon raindrops started ringing alarm bellPre monsoon Raindrops have started ringing alarm bell in North East region and adjoining northern half of West Bengal.
Tea yet to find insurance coverage against adverse weather conditionsAfter remaining almost dry during entire winter till 25th March, Darjeeling hills and Sub Himalayan West Bengal has started witnessing a su...
High valued 'First Flush' of tea feared to get hampered due to the prevailing adverse weather pattern"This low humidity may significantly delay breaking of buds and growth of new leaf hampering first flush," said Darjeeling planters.
Russian Air Chief holds talks with top Indian defence brassRussian Air Force Chief Colonel Gen Viktor Nikolaevich Bondarev today held talks with top Indian defence officials after arriving here on t...
Near 25% of national potato yield is under jeopardyWest Bengal produces around 9.5 Million Ton of potato, around 25% of national yield, that is under jeopardy.
Monsoon started casting dark shadow on northern West BengalNorthern West Bengal, despite les than long term average volume of rainfall, has gone under large scale flooding.
- Unprecedented cold wave brings great worry for agri dependent northern part of West Bengal
If continues for over a week more, the chill wave can become disastrous for the whole region's agriculture and thus economy- feel experts.
- Experts may prescribe alternate varieties to arrest heavy crop loss
Heavy and continuous rain in Sub Himalayn West Bengal has pushed back kharif and subsequent rabi crop season for at least 1 month developin...
- North Bengal apprehends heavy loss in Kharif as well as Rabi crop due to ongoing heavy rain
Heavy downpour since 1st June in Sub Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim is going to cause heavy loss in Kharif crop production in the region.
- Sub Himalayan northern West Bengal under high sedimentation risk
While southern part of West Bengal is suffering from less than normal rainfall, sub Himalayan northern part of the sate has received much h...
- Monsoon raindrops start ringing alarm bell in Northern part of West Bengal
While agencies are busy with ongoing short term measures, scenario of long term flood management in this flood prone region is too bad.