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RAINFALL DEFICIENCY IN OCTOBER
El Nino threat: Centre rolls out kharif contingency plan to shield cropsAgriculture ministry has directed states to prepare district-wise crop strategies, and promote short-duration crops such as pulses, certain...
Rain check! A dry economic switch may add to Indians' war-led shocksAs India braces for an expected below-average monsoon alongside the looming threat of El Niño, concerns mount over a potential inflation sp...
Monsoon withdrawal likely to be delayed, most parts of India to receive above normal rainfall from Oct to Dec: IMDThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said this year’s monsoon withdrawal is likely to be delayed. Most parts of the country are ex...
'Rainfall deficiency in October likely to affect sowing, production of rabi crops'"Late sowing could affect sentiment and exacerbate stickiness in pulses and cereal inflation," said Aditi Nayar, chief economist ICRA, addi...
India sees normal rainfall despite El Nino conditionsThe country received 820 mm of rainfall against the long-period average (LPA) of 868.6 mm, or 94.4% of LPA, the agency said in its final su...
Rainfall in October highest in the month in last 120 years: IMDAccording to data released by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Kerala received 589.9 mm rainfall in October this year, the highes...
Deficient rains to hurt India's 2019-20 sugar productionWorld sugar prices are under pressure as India will begin export of its surplus sugar production. Raw sugar futures have fallen below 10 ce...
Do monsoon rains really matter to economy and marketIn recent times, stock market's reactions to IMD forecasts have been muted.
North East monsoon to be below normal in Tamil Nadu for second consecutive yearAs per IMD records, the 62% rainfall deficiency of NEM 2016 over TN was second to the worst situation that arose in 1876 when the sub divis...
South India likely to get normal to excess rain: Weather Risk ManagementThe forecast for north India, however, is not as promising. The region, which received normal rains last year, could see deficient rainfall...
Severe drought looming over KeralaFrom June 1 this year to September 30, Kerala received 1,352.3 mm rains against the normal rainfall of 2039.7 mm, a deficiency of 34%.
MP govt will provide relief to distressed farmers: ChouhanMadhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today said his government will provide financial assistance to the farmers facing crop ...
Rainfall was 88% of average this year: India Meteorological DepartmentMeanwhile, central India, which includes Maharashtra, and south peninsula are the two regions with least rainfall deficit in the country.
Monsoon set to withdraw from northern, parts of western IndiaThe southwest monsoon, which accounts for more than 70% of India's annual rainfall, is set to withdraw from northern and some western parts...
- How serious is rainfall deficiency for kharif ?
Annual average rainfall is 1160 mm in India out of which 85% is concentrated in 100-120 days of southwest monsoon.
- Turmeric prices marginally up in futures trade
Turmeric prices moved up marginally in futures trading, on speculative buying by traders on reports of deficient rainfall in the producing ...
- Below normal NE monsoon bad news on inflation
Efforts to rein in inflation may suffer yet another setback with the north-east monsoon recorded to be 21% below normal in 2006.