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India’s heat exposes a fragile grid as energy crunch deepensIndia is bracing for an intense summer with heat waves set to persist. Power grids are under immense pressure due to rising demand and ener...- Tea stocks rally up to 16% as tea prices likely to soar furtherTea stocks soar as prices spike due to heatwave and floods, reaching new highs. India's struggling tea industry could benefit from the surg...
- India's May tea output falls 30%, lowest level in over a decadeIndia's tea production fell 30% in May to 90.92 million kg, its lowest level in over a decade, largely due to heat and insufficient rainfal...
- India headed for driest August in over 100 years, summer crops at riskIndia is experiencing its driest August in over 100 years due, in part, to the El Nino weather pattern, according to sources. Weather offic...
- Jharkhand inches towards drought-like situation due to scant rainfall: OfficialsJharkhand is inching towards a drought-like situation due to 45 per cent rain deficit, leading to around 85 per cent of the arable land in ...
- Chinese cities brace for floods as heat scorches inland regionsBeijing and other cities braced for severe flooding on Friday as summer storms rolled across many parts of China, while inland regions bake...
- Why Indian farmers worry despite 'average' monsoon rainsWhile average monsoon rains are ordinarily good for Indian farmers, uneven distribution this year has created new worries. Vegetables such ...
- Heavy rain lashes 11 Odisha districts as IMD forecasts formation of fresh low-pressure areaTwo places - Banki in Cuttack district and Khandapara in Nayagarh - received very heavy rainfall of 140 mm and 117.4 mm respectively in 24 ...
- Scant rains to dent India's cotton output, exports: Trade bodyThe western state's fibre output is estimated to drop 14.3 percent from a year earlier to 9 million bales in the new marketing season that ...
- Indian economy suffers $3 billion loss from recent floods-Aon BenfieldIndia suffered a $3 billion loss to its economy from severe rainfall and flooding in November and early December, reinsurance broker Aon Be...
- South West Monsoon weakens over RajasthanMonsoon was active in northern region of the state covering Sikar, Jhunjhunu, Churu districts as low to moderate rains occurred, director o...
- Scanty rainfall may affect election results in poll-bound BiharPolitical parties in the state have started a blame game on whether the Modi govt or Nitish Kumar dispensation in the state is responsible.
- Turmeric futures down on higher carry-forward stocksAt the NCDEX, turmeric for delivery in April fell by Rs 26, or 0.42 pc, to Rs 6,174 per quintal, with an open interest of 27,815 lots.
- Turmeric futures down on profit-bookingTurmeric prices fell by Rs 20 to Rs 6,670 per quintal in futures trade today as speculators trimmed their positions amid weak export demand.
- Turmeric futures down on ample stocks, sluggish exportsTurmeric prices fell by Rs 124 to Rs 6,514 per quintal in futures trade today, due to higher stocks and weak spot and exports demand.
- Turmeric futures fall 2.18% on mounting stocks, weak exportsTurmeric prices fell by 2.18 per cent to Rs 6,728 per quintal in futures trading today largely on mounting stocks and subdued exports.
- Festival and marriage season push up price of cardamomCardamom prices gained by 10% this week on good demand.
- Rain-starved Bhakra to cut down supplyStarved of rains, the fast-drying Bhakra from Thursday will reduce water released for irrigation by as much as 5,000 cusecs.
- Met: More bad news in store on monsoon in PuneMet department has little solace to offer on the revival of monsoon in Pune.
- Below normal NE monsoon bad news on inflationEfforts to rein in inflation may suffer yet another setback with the north-east monsoon recorded to be 21% below normal in 2006.
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