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Royal Challengers reign again as Kohli anchors title-clinching chaseRoyal Challengers Bengaluru clinched their second IPL title. They defeated Gujarat Titans in the final. Virat Kohli anchored the chase with...
Indian agricultural sector under threat by trifecta of below-Normal Monsoon, El Nino, and West Asia war: ICRAIndia's agriculture sector may face a challenging year ahead amid concerns over weak monsoon, possible El Nino conditions, and fertiliser s...
Rain check! A dry economic switch may add to Indians' war-led shocksAs India braces for an expected below-average monsoon alongside the looming threat of El Niño, concerns mount over a potential inflation sp...
September turns out to be a challenging quarter for Indian FMCG playersIn their September quarter earnings commentaries, top FMCG players like HUL, ITC and Nestle flagged worry over uneven rains, the impact of ...
Normal monsoon forecast eases crop and growth concerns for IndiaHundreds of millions of farmers across Asia’s third-largest economy depend on the annual monsoon to nourish their fields. Ample rains may b...
El Nino may lead to below-normal monsoon, says SkymetPrivate weather forecaster Skymet has predicted a "below-normal" southwest monsoon due to El Nino conditions, potentially leading to a 60% ...
Monsoon 2023 to be below normal amid El Nino threat, forecasts SkymetLikelihood of El Nino is increasing and its probability to become a dominant category during the monsoon is growing large, says Skymet. Goi...
Softening food prices to cool inflation but elevated core remains a concern: HSBC reportFood prices, which were one of the major contributors of higher inflation, are expected to cool due to return of global supplies, higher re...
States asked to be ready for rain shortfallThe June-September monsoon rainfall this year is expected to be 96% of the long-term average, with a 5% error margin, as per the weather of...
Review plans to handle poor rains: Centre to statesIndia Meteorological Department (IMD) has projected normal southwest monsoon in its first stage forecast for 2017. An updated forecast will...
India's January-March quarter growth to be around 7.1%: DBSAccording to DBS, slow private sector capex spending and a stressed banking sector will weigh on the Indian economy's growth potential this...
India's GDP likely to expand by 7.7% in FY17: NCAERNCAER today projected India's economic growth rate to improve marginally to 7.7 per cent in 2016-17 against the backdrop of IMD's forecast ...
Below-average monsoon takes toll on auto, FMCG stocksShares of auto, consumer-oriented firms, and agri-related firms, could slip as a below-average monsoon this year may hurt their QEs.
Deficient monsoon may impact outlook for both kharif and rabi crop: India RatingsEven though rural demand could remain resilient on account of increase in non-farm jobs, one needs to be cautious of food inflation as impo...
Markets pricing in sub-par monsoon; positives yet to pencil in: Prakash DiwanThe prime minister office (PMO) has been coming out with directives to preempt things, which itself is very positive, says Diwan.
India less dependent on rains now, but a 2nd straight bad monsoon still a risk: Abhijit Sen, JNU"Agriculture's share is becoming less in GDP. Irrigation is expanding, too. To that extent, we are less susceptible to the ups and downs of...
El Nino risks rising in India this year, to hurt food inflation: NomuraAccording to the Japanese brokerage firm Nomura, the possibility of El Nino conditions is developing this year and this could possibly push...
Now, IMD predicts 50% chance of El Nino this yearWhile it is early days yet for El Nino forecasts for this year's summer to be high on reliability , the Pacific Ocean has continued to warm...
FMCG, auto and cement stocks likely to be hit by poor monsoonThe monsoon has got off to its weakest start in five years. If rains stay subdued for the rest of the season, rural incomes will face the s...
Drought fears recede as rains gather pace in July"We are likely to see an increase in the frequency, distribution as well as intensity of rainfall over the next two weeks,"