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The 'little boy' in the Pacific, India's monsoon and the big test aheadIndia's crucial monsoon season has begun sluggishly, with a significant rainfall deficit raising concerns for the farm economy. Delayed sow...- Weak monsoon may drag agri GDP into contractionIndian agriculture is at a crossroads, facing significant hurdles in the coming years. Analysts project little to no growth for agricultura...
- What is El Niño and how does it affect India? Could it bring a drought-like monsoon and higher grocery bills?El Niño conditions are now active in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, raising concerns for India's monsoon. Warmer Pacific waters disrupt weat...
- El Niño clouds loom over kharif crops, farm payA developing El Niño event thousands of miles away poses a significant threat to India's agriculture. This weather phenomenon is linked to ...
- Southwest monsoon likely to reach Kerala around June 4: IMDIMD Monsoon Update: The Southwest Monsoon is expected to arrive in Kerala around June 4. The India Meteorological Department reports favour...
- Dry Days Ahead: Monsoon likely to be below normalIndia anticipates below-average monsoon rains this year, with precipitation expected to be less than 90% of the long-period average. This f...
- 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...
- Govt readies contingency plans to counter El Nino threat to kharif season: Shivraj Singh ChouhanThe Indian government is ready for El Nino's impact on the upcoming kharif crop. Contingency plans are being made for affected districts. T...
- Government fully prepared to tackle El Nino impact on kharif crop: ChouhanThe government is ready for El Nino's impact on the upcoming kharif crop. Contingency plans are being made for affected areas.
- 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 ...
- 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...
- Kharif reset: Farmers may ditch paddy and maize for soybean, pulses amid monsoon fearsAs the kharif season approaches, farmers are leaning towards cultivating oilseeds like soybean and pulses such as urad and masur, primarily...
- Conditions favourable for onset of southwest monsoon over South Bay of Bengal, Andaman: IMDThe southwest monsoon is set to arrive over the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Islands by the week's end. This marks a timely start to India's c...
- Monsoon onset over Andaman around May 20: IMDThe Southwest Monsoon is set to arrive in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands around May 20. India anticipates below-average rainfall this year...
- Kharif paddy sowing rises 12 pc to 365 lakh hectares; acreage of cotton, oilseeds downPaddy sowing during this kharif season has seen a significant increase of 12 per cent, reaching 364.80 lakh hectares compared to last year'...
- Two third of rabi sowing over; wheat, chana acreage gains at the cost of mustardRabi crop sowing is up 1.50% compared to last year, driven by increased wheat and chickpea acreage due to firm prices. However, oilseed sow...
- Winter chill brings warm glow of optimism for rabi cropAn encouraged agriculture ministry said the sowing process of pulses was still on and the overall sown area is likely to be increased.
- Sowing of kharif crops down by 50% so far on poor rainsFarmers had sown summer crops in 62.74 million hectares in the same period of the 2013-14 kharif season, that begins with the onset of sout...
- Mustard seed sowing tepid, extractors see pickup laterDespite a lower acreage in the first phase of sowing, the oil extraction industry is expecting a 20% rise in rabi output this year.
- Bad weather hampers Rabi oilseed cultivationDelayed rainfall and the late arrival of winter are hampering the growth of oilseed crops such as mustard, groundnut and sunflower.
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