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Climate-resilient farming in the age of extremesAs extreme weather events become more frequent and less predictable, the future of Indian agriculture will depend on how effectively it com...- Erratic rain pushes rice prices up to 20% in last 10 daysErratic rainfall is also seen affecting crops like moong, urad and soya bean. As on July 10, the sowing of pulses and soya bean was down by...
- Scanty rains hit kharif crop sowing"Farmers in several parts of the country, where there is a deficiency of rainfall, are in a wait-and-see situation," said Santosh Jhanwar, ...
- Cotton output likely to go up by 20-25%As per the agriculture ministry, kharif cotton sowing is inching up to the levels of the previous year.
- Wheat output may witness marginal squeeze due to weather in NorthWheat-harvesting has trickled up in the current week in Uttar Pradesh, largest producer of the cereal in India. The official wheat procurem...
- Snow, rains to boost Q1 hydropower generationHydropower generation recorded a drop of 17.5% and 16% in months of April and May, respectively, due to scanty rains and less snowfall in t...
- Drought looms over Rajasthan as 23 districts got deficit rainsSince June 1 this year, Rajasthan received 130.63 mm of rainfall as against 280 mm in the corresponding months of 2013, and this time it is...
- Vasundhara Raje asks officials to gear up for possible droughtTo maintain the water supply and irrigation requirements, the state government had already sent a contingency plan costing Rs 504 crore to ...
- Rubber output, consumption to fall short of board estimatesNatural rubber production and consumption to fall short of Rubber Board's projections for 2012-13 due to scanty rains and declining automob...
- Hybrid seed industry growth may drop due to scanty rainsScanty rains in cotton-growing regions of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu have washed away hopes of hybrid seeds growth in the country.
- Scanty rains to escalate inflationary pressures: CrisilRatings agency Crisil today said the shortfall will have an adverse impact on headline inflation and push it beyond estimates.
- Activists fear scanty rains will effect ecological balance of Coimbatore's wetlandsGreen activists are apprehensive that the scanty rains may erode the delicate ecological balance of the city's wetlands.
- Less than normal rains in over 70% of countryAlmost 70% of the country has got less than normal rains so far in the season, data released by the Indian Meteorological Department showed.
- 69 pc India gets deficient rains; monsoon to miss Delhi dateNearly two-thirds of the country have received deficient or scanty rains this season as monsoon appeared set to miss its date with Delhi.
- Kharif output to fall by 20%, but don't panic: FMFinance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said that there was no panic situation in food security although indications are that kharif ...
- Scanty rains no dampener for commexesThe patched monsoons have not only increased prices of agri commodities, but also raised the trading volumes of commodity exchanges.
- Big, medium or marginal, all Vidarbha farmers are on edgeVijay Tiwari's first paddy crop has been completely destroyed due to scanty rains. Now, he is going in for a second sowing in spite of the ...
- Some areas in UP likely to be declared drought hitGovernment officials say that an estimated 50% of the crops sown in at least 17 districts has been destroyed due to the adverse climatic co...
- Guar hits the roof on scanty rainsThe price is already up by Rs 200 per quintal in July. Further, high demand for guar seed by-products is also keeping the prices firm.
- It’s raining, but not enoughThe rain gods have continued to disappoint for the second week in a row, with the average quantum of rainfall well below expected.
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