Macro, the Mightiest: Why India’s biggest macro variable still falls from the skyThe 2026 monsoon comes with a clear warning: Rainfall is forecast at 92% of the long-period average, with higher-than-usual probability of ...
24 May, 2026, 06.11 PM IST
El Nino impact: Which stocks will burn & which will fire up as market braces for heat waveIndia faces a strong El Niño, threatening below-normal rainfall and impacting agriculture. While rural-linked sectors like two-wheelers and...
24 Apr, 2026, 09.35 AM IST
Weather risks from possible El Nino and global tensions could pressure inflation in 2026: SBI reportGlobal weather patterns, including a potential El Nino in 2026, coupled with ongoing geopolitical risks impacting energy prices, could adve...
14 Mar, 2026, 11.35 AM IST
Normal rain likely over most parts in September: IMDOne-third of districts have witnessed deficient rainfall, even though the country's cumulative rainfall this monsoon has been slightly abov...
02 Sep, 2022, 12.48 AM IST
Second half of monsoon may see rains turning erratic in IndiaAccording to the latest update from the Bureau of Meteorology, Australia's national weather, climate and water agency, oceanic and atmosphe...
13 May, 2022, 12.25 PM IST
Rainfall recorded in August lowest in 19 years, says India's Meteorological Department"During August 2021, rainfall over the country as a whole was below Long Period Average (LPA) by minus 24 percent. It is also lowest August...
10 Sep, 2021, 02.27 PM IST
Monsoon 2020 could end in normal to above normal category: India Meteorological DepartmentOf the four-month rainfall season, June and August have recorded 17 and 24 per cent more rainfall that normal respectively while July saw 1...
07 Sep, 2020, 07.58 PM IST
El Nino unlikely, boost for southwest monsoon this yearThe southwest monsoon in India is likely to get a boost this year as the India Meteorological Department has predicted that El Nino, which ...
01 Apr, 2020, 11.27 AM IST
Local Indian Ocean phenomenon may bring better rainfall despite El NinoThe phenomenon called Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) refers to the temperature difference between the eastern and western parts of the water bod...
16 May, 2019, 11.41 PM IST
Forecasters differ over El Niño probabilityEl Nino’s possibility receded last month, as reported in ET on April 7. The weather office says this increases the chances of better rainfa...
11 May, 2017, 12.18 AM IST
South Asia to get normal monsoon, says SASCOF forecast"The outlook suggests that during the 2017 southwest monsoon season (June – September), normal rainfall is most likely over much of South A...
26 Apr, 2017, 05.34 PM IST
2015-16 El Nino ends, says Australian Met departmentChanges in the tropical Pacific Ocean and atmosphere, combined with current climate model outlooks, suggest the likelihood of La Nina formi...
24 May, 2016, 12.54 PM IST
El Niño may linger into 2016: Australia Met DepartmentMeteorologists are hopeful of the emergence of a rain-boosting phenomenon, a positive Indian Ocean Dipole, which could offset the impact of...
19 Aug, 2015, 06.33 AM IST
Second successive year of below normal monsoon likely: IMDThe IMD, however, did not predict an overall dry spell like in June, 2009 when the rainy season turned out to be the driest in nearly four ...
22 Apr, 2015, 04.06 PM IST
El Niño may not worsen deficit monsoon miseryAustralian weather department says the phenomenon that curtails monsoon rains is unlikely to be strong this year
15 Jul, 2014, 03.21 PM IST
- Monsoon may weaken earlier than thought
Even before the possible threat of El Nino in the latter half, the building up of the negative Indian Ocean Dipole event over the Indian Oc...
21 Jun, 2012, 05.02 AM IST
- Weather experts predict normal monsoon for South Asia
Weather scientists from seven countries in South Asia meet here every year to arrive at a consensus monsoon forecast for the region.
21 Apr, 2012, 02.17 AM IST