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Kharif sowing drops 22.7% as weak monsoon delays planting across IndiaPaddy (rice), the main kharif crop, saw a decline of 25.17% to 2.57 million hectares. Despite the government's push to plant legumes and oi...- Seed stocks adequate, but last-mile delivery remains critical: FSIIIndian seed companies are holding substantial surplus stock for the upcoming kharif season, aiming to mitigate potential losses from a weak...
- India's FY27 growth likely to slow down to 6.6% on energy stress, sub-par monsoon: S&PIndia's economic growth is projected to slow to 6.6% in the current fiscal year, according to S&P Global Ratings. This slowdown is attribut...
- Slowing rural incomes could weigh on consumer demand: Dhananjay SinhaHeadline rural wage growth in India is misleading, with underlying increases significantly lower than reported. Rising inflation, reverse m...
- El Nino fear pushes farmers in Srikakulam and Vizianagaram towards water-saving paddy methodsFarmers in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts are shifting to water-saving rice farming techniques. Facing potential El...
- Maharashtra advises farmers to do fodder planning to avoid a potential shortage due to El NinoMaharashtra farmers are urged to plan for fodder shortages due to El Nino. The Animal Husbandry Department advises cultivating nutritious, ...
- El Nino to hit 9-10 states severely; Chouhan calls for district-level contingency plans for KharifAgriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has directed coordinated meetings with district officials and agricultural agencies in 9-10 stat...
- US-Iran peace deal brings relief, but India turns to a risk at homeIndia just got a near-term macroeconomic breather from a US-Iran peace deal. However, early monsoon weakness and potential El Niño conditio...
- Weather update: Kerala braces for monsoon arrival as IMD issues orange alerts; Delhi-NCR set for rain and thunderstormsThe southwest monsoon is set to arrive in Kerala around June 4, bringing very heavy rainfall and orange alerts for several districts. Meanw...
- Southwest monsoon likely to reach Kerala in next 2-3 days: IMDThe southwest monsoon is set to reach Kerala within the next two to three days. The India Meteorological Department forecasts a below-norma...
- 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 ...
- Weaker monsoon prediction, Iran war cloud growth outlookIndia's rural economy is faced with potential challenges. A weaker monsoon and rising farm costs from the Iran war could impact growth this...
- Insufficient rainfall in many parts of India could hit kharif crop sowingAs per IMD, 47% of the 716 districts from where the weather office gets its data recorded a 'large deficiency' of rainfall till June 22 whi...
- Deficit rains in one-fourth of country; IMD hopes recoveryAccording to the IMD, there is five per cent overall shortfall in rains across the country, but the deficiency is more in 26 per cent of th...
- Severe drought looming over KeralaFrom June 1 this year to September 30, Kerala received 1,352.3 mm rains against the normal rainfall of 2039.7 mm, a deficiency of 34%.
- India's monsoon deficiency has dropped by 3 per cent: IMDAccording to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the overall monsoon deficiency which was around 16 per cent until last week has now...
- Surplus rains in Punjab, Chandigarh; deficient in HaryanaBetween June 1-July 17, Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states had received 355.8 mm of rains as against a normal of 281.1 mm, wi...
- Monsoon rains likely to weaken in the next 24-48 hoursHeavy rains, which recently triggered flash floods & claimed many lives, are likely to ease, bringing respite to the flood-hit areas.
- Sharad Pawar-led EGoM on drought likely to meet on August 9It will be the EGoM's 2nd meeting and the 1st after the weather office officially declared deficient rains this year.
- Slow work on Narmada dam might aggravate Gujarat water scarcitySlow construction work on the canal network of the Narmada dam project might aggravate the water scarcity in Gujarat in the wake of the def...
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