RBI MPC meet: Central bank likely to maintain status quo on rates, adopt cautious approach amid West Asia crisisExperts anticipate the Reserve Bank of India will maintain its key policy rate at 5.25 percent this week. The central bank is expected to a...
31 May, 2026, 04.42 PM IST
Tantrum of a problem child might cool India's economic engineThe IMD has retained its forecast for a below-normal monsoon in 2026, with El Nino expected to dominate the June-September season and rainf...
30 May, 2026, 12.35 AM IST
India steers boat through a risky channel between war clouds and El NinoIndia faces a challenging global economic outlook for 2026-27. Geopolitical tensions and volatile oil prices are key concerns. However, Ind...
29 May, 2026, 12.47 PM IST
Forget stocks, you can now profit from Mumbai rains! Here's how NCDEX's unique weather futures workNCDEX has launched India’s first exchange-traded weather derivative contract, RAINMUMBAI, allowing traders and businesses to hedge against ...
21 May, 2026, 03.07 PM IST
- NCDEX launches India’s first rainfall-based weather derivatives contract
NCDEX has launched RAINMUMBAI, India’s first SEBI-approved exchange-traded weather derivatives contract based on Mumbai rainfall. Built wit...
20 May, 2026, 08.33 PM IST
NCDEX launches India’s first weather derivatives contract based on Mumbai rainfallNCDEX has announced India’s first SEBI-approved exchange-traded weather derivatives contract, “RAINMUMBAI”, aimed at helping market partici...
20 May, 2026, 04.21 PM IST
Central banks look through inflation until entrenched, no evidence of second-round effects: Dy Gov Poonam GuptaThe Reserve Bank of India is navigating global economic hurdles and geopolitical tensions. Deputy Governor Poonam Gupta explains the centra...
24 Apr, 2026, 09.15 AM IST
Why battery recycling units across India are harmful for children and pregnant womenA new study by Toxics Link reveals alarming lead contamination in soil surrounding battery recycling units across India, with levels signif...
09 Apr, 2026, 02.18 PM IST
Delhi records coldest March day in six years, cleanest air in five months after rain spellDelhi NCR saw cleaner air and colder weather after recent rains. Friday recorded the coldest March day in six years. Temperatures dropped s...
21 Mar, 2026, 09.47 AM IST
With cumulative rainfall of 307.9 mm, Bengaluru records highest rainfall in May so far: IMDBengaluru has witnessed record-breaking rainfall this May. It surpassed previous records, becoming the wettest May ever. The city received ...
26 May, 2025, 09.59 PM IST
Southwest monsoon may begin withdrawing between September 19 and 25, says IMDTypically, the southwest monsoon makes its onset over Kerala by June 1 and covers the entire country by July 8. It starts retreating from n...
13 Sep, 2024, 12.19 AM IST
India recorded below-normal cumulative rainfall in June: IMDThe Met office stated that 12 per cent of the sub-divisional area of the country experienced excess to large excess rainfall, 38 per cent r...
01 Jul, 2024, 04.41 PM IST
Monsoon ends with 'near normal' rainfall as positive factors counter El Nino effect, says IMDAddressing a press conference, IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said that with positive factors countering El Nino, the 2023 monso...
30 Sep, 2023, 08.09 PM IST
Mawsynram and Cherrapunji together get more rainfall in a day than entire country's average in JuneThe rains received both in Mawsynram and Cherrapunji is 30 times the amount of rainfall received by the entire country in June from the cur...
18 Jun, 2022, 12.17 PM IST
Monsoon turns deficient as cumulative rainfall in July remained below 2%This worrying trend comes amidst a weak monsoon phase, which has seen moisture-laden winds remain dormant since June 19. India hasn't seen ...
07 Jul, 2021, 07.56 AM IST
NCDEX to publish two rainfall-based indices on WednesdayThe two indices will only be representative indices of rainfall in the country and won’t be available for trading.
09 Jun, 2020, 09.34 PM IST
Heavy rainfall warning worries Bengal tea belt again“The dry spell caused near 40% downfall in our first flush production,” said Mr. Rajah Banerjee, Chairman of MakaiBari Tea & Trading Co.
14 Jun, 2016, 05.58 PM IST