In India’s parched heart, high power costs put cooling out of reachIndia's scorching summers strain power grids, forcing costly upgrades. While cities like Nagpur manage peak demand with advanced cooling, m...
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Explained: What is the new VB-G RAM G Act and how will it replace MGNREGA?A new rural employment law, VB-G RAM G Act, will replace MGNREGA on July 1. It guarantees 125 days of work annually, focusing on infrastruc...
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India’s heat wave creates new inflation risks after oil surgeIndia faces inflation risks from severe heat waves and predicted below-normal monsoon rains, exacerbating existing economic pressures from ...
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What It May Mean When Every Meeting Turns Into a Budget DiscussionWhen organizations shift discussions to cost efficiency and resource optimization, employees often perceive this as a signal of impending c...
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10 Apr, 2026, 10.02 AM IST
Uneven rainfall may flare up food inflation: ExpertsAfter a slow start in June, monsoons have accelerated in India, resulting in above-normal cumulative rainfall for July. Economists warn tha...
03 Aug, 2024, 12.53 AM IST
Patchy monsoon rain raises growth and inflation worries in IndiaThe weather pattern, which usually begins its four-month journey from the southern state of Kerala on June 1, stalled for three weeks after...
20 Jul, 2021, 12.34 PM IST
As you sow, so shall you reapThe quality of seeds, fertility of seeds, right manner of sowing, right maintenance, including protection from weeds.
25 Feb, 2013, 04.31 AM IST
Deficit monsoon may pose 'downside risk' to growth outlookAccording to two separate research reports, though seasonal rainfall trend has improved, crop sowing levels have remained lower, which woul...
27 Aug, 2012, 03.44 PM IST
- Major crop production expected to fall by 2.3 pc in FY 13
Major crop output is expected to decline by 2.3 per cent in 2012-13, following poor kharif sowing due to weak progress of the south-west mo...
19 Aug, 2012, 12.42 PM IST
- Onion shortage looms large over country due to patchy monsoon
Decline in area would affect supply of onion during October-December period and could trigger its price rise in the domestic market.
02 Aug, 2012, 12.49 PM IST
- Sowing gathers pace but scanty rains still a worry
Rains in the last one week speeded up the planting of soya bean and rice while sugar cane acreage expanded beyond last year's area.
31 Jul, 2012, 04.41 AM IST
- Turmeric futures climb 3.87 pc on poor sowing
At the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange, turmeric for delivery in September traded Rs 236, or 3.87 per cent, higher at Rs 6,330 ...
23 Jul, 2012, 12.48 PM IST
- Government sets up panel of minister for drought, sowing still lags
With drought looming large, the government has reconstituted an EGoM for effective management drought after the exit of existing panel’s ch...
20 Jul, 2012, 10.45 PM IST
- Deficient rainfall to affect kharif crop and cause price
Deficient rainfall in most part of the country could lead to the increased risks of lower kharif output and rise in prices of agriculture p...
20 Jul, 2012, 06.39 PM IST
- Monsoon not a worry yet, but govt readies plan
Govt decided to present a stiff upper lip, on grim monsoon situation, even while firing on all cylinders to tackle every eventuality, inclu...
26 Jun, 2009, 02.57 AM IST
- Rabi sowing remains subdued; wheat sowing to accelerate
Though progress of Rabi sowing remained subdued in the early weeks of the season, wheat sowing is expected to accelerate in the coming week...
16 Dec, 2007, 02.39 PM IST