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...
23 Jun, 2026, 01.31 PM IST
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...
18 Jun, 2026, 02.03 PM IST
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, ...
17 Jun, 2026, 08.06 PM IST
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...
16 Jun, 2026, 07.44 PM IST
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...
15 Jun, 2026, 04.58 PM IST
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...
03 Jun, 2026, 07.27 AM IST
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...
01 Jun, 2026, 06.45 PM IST
Macro, the Mightiest: Why Indiaās 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
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...
28 Apr, 2026, 07.09 AM IST
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...
23 Jun, 2023, 02.55 AM IST
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...
20 Aug, 2017, 12.17 PM IST
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%.
31 Oct, 2016, 12.58 AM IST
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...
23 Sep, 2015, 04.52 PM IST
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...
22 Jul, 2013, 02.25 PM IST
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.
09 Aug, 2012, 05.09 AM IST
- Sharad Pawar-led EGoM on drought likely to meet on August 9
It will be the EGoM's 2nd meeting and the 1st after the weather office officially declared deficient rains this year.
07 Aug, 2012, 04.18 AM IST
- Slow work on Narmada dam might aggravate Gujarat water scarcity
Slow construction work on the canal network of the Narmada dam project might aggravate the water scarcity in Gujarat in the wake of the def...
23 Jul, 2012, 11.46 AM IST