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RAINFALL STATISTICS BIHAR
Over 43 lakh people affected in 14 districts as flood wreaks havoc in BiharOver 43 lakh people are affected by Bihar floods across fourteen districts. Several rivers, including the Ganga, are flowing above their da...- Forecast of good monsoon brightens farm prospectsThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted "above-normal" monsoon rains at 106% of the long-period average in 2024, raising ho...
- CM can sack me, I will not step down unless asked by my party : Bihar Agri Min"If the CM wants to meet me and discuss issues raised by me, I will certainly meet him. But I have not received any communication from the ...
- Will Covid crisis in rural India spell disaster for agriculture?The factors that will likely contribute to this scenario include a normal monsoon that has been forecast, steady global demand for Indian f...
- Good news at last! Rains to be normal this yearFarmers suffered a bad monsoon last year because rainfall was very uneven, starting very late and causing floods towards the end of the sea...
- Rice planting still on, output likely to cross 100 million tonnesDespite excessive rains and floods damaging crops in some parts of the country, the government is expecting a bumper output of food grains ...
- Is climate change the culprit behind floods and farming woes?From the floods of Houston to those in Gujarat, from Niger to Mumbai, climate change may not be the central trigger, but it may be aggravat...
- Good rainfall to bring rebound in pulses, kharif harvestCultivation of pulses has expanded 41 per cent this year, which should calm soaring prices, latest official data shows.
- How Gram Panchayat Development Plan is changing the villages of IndiaA year after government decided to empower panchayats, success stories are pouring in from villages. Mantra behind the movement is, 'your m...
- Timely boost: Indian economy grows 7.4% in September quarter, running faster than ChinaIndia’s economic growth picked up pace in the second quarter of the fiscal, helped by strong manufacturing and signs of revival in investme...
- Monkey menace reached 'epic' proportions in the country: CSE reportCSE said monkeys have been causing extensive damage to agriculture in India which was already facing low productivity due to extreme weathe...
- If one takes agriculture as index of inclusive development, Gujarat’s agrarian miracle stands outRaj (9.6%), Chh'garh (8.9%), MP (7.4%) and Jharkhand (6.9%) have registered impressive growth of almost 7% or higher over a decade-long per...
- Heavy rains damage soybean crops in Madhya Pradesh, cardamom and pepper in KeralaThe good news is that if extreme conditions ebb, the food output can leap as total area under kharif crops has jumped 18% to 748 lakh hecta...
- IMD predicts normal monsoon, food inflation may ease: AnalystsWith the agricultural sector of the economy benefitting, the overall economic scenario may also witness a pick up.
- Private weather services firm forecasts normal monsoonThe monsoon prediction by Skymet comes a week ahead of the long-range forecast of the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
- Monsoon revives, crop yields still lowerThe monsoon has revived significantly in the past week, but the government is anxiously monitoring the situation as crop yields may still b...
- Drought effect: Asset creation gathers paceThere is a silver lining to the drought that hit India in 2009-10. Although it sapped the country's growth, it led to an almost doubling of...
- Hybrids push corn yields up 250%Multinational seed companies are helping Indian farmers push up corn yields 250% with hybrid technology.
- Drought clouds Nitish government's good performanceDrought usually means electoral defeat for incumbent governments. So does double-digit inflation.
- Truant rains check sowing progressThe country has received 14% less rains than the long-period average (LPA) till Thursday since the beginning of the monsoon season on June ...
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