Monsoon forecast lifts FMCG, auto firms’ hopes of rural consumption While the El Nino impact could be felt in the second half of the monsoon season, the IMD said that… 2 years agoApril 11, 2023
Normal or below-normal? IMD and Skymet’s forecasts are divided, but agriculture must not remain hostage to the vagaries of the monsoon 2 years agoApril 11, 2023
Coming monsoon to be below normal at 94% of benchmark: Skymet IMD to release forecast today 2 years agoApril 10, 2023
India to get below-average monsoon this year in risk to economy India — still reeling from the after-effects of last year’s tormenting heat waves that slashed its wheat output and forced… 2 years ago
The El Nino factor This could cloud prospects of a fifth consecutive bountiful southwest monsoon. 3 years agoMarch 3, 2023
Monsoon’s retreat Erratic rainfall pattern should dictate change in kharif cropping. 3 years agoOctober 3, 2022
Uneven rain may lead to fall in Kharif crop output, high food prices The decline in Kharif crops is led by rice, with a 6.1 per cent on-year slump in produce. The stunted… 3 years agoOctober 2, 2022
Monsoon 6.5% above normal, distribution patchy States which received surplus rainfall against the benchmark include Telangana (46%), Tamil Nadu (45%), Rajasthan (36%), Karnataka (40%), Gujarat (27%),… 3 years agoSeptember 30, 2022
Monsoon starts withdrawal, rainfall distribution uneven During the monsoon season, the country receives more than 70% of the annual rainfall, which play a crucial role in… 3 years agoSeptember 21, 2022
What ‘normal monsoon’ means Good monsoons mean good news, but this doesn’t buffer agri-prices from the impact of other factors 3 years agoSeptember 4, 2022
Pan-India rainfall above normal; deficit in east & NE Rainfall deficiency in eastern states — Uttar Pradesh (-44%), Bihar (-38%), West Bengal (-18%) and Jharkhand (-26%) — hit paddy… 3 years agoSeptember 3, 2022
IMD predicts ‘above normal’ monsoon rain in September North-east, east & northwest get deficient rainfall, while south, west & central India surplus rainfall 3 years agoSeptember 1, 2022
India’s GDP growth to slow down in coming two quarters; rate hikes, recession fears, inflation among headwinds Global drags including elevated crude prices, shrinking corporate profitability, tight monetary policies, aggressive rate hikes, recession fears, inflation and diminishing… 3 years agoSeptember 1, 2022
Flood warning for Delhi! Yamuna level nears ‘danger’ mark The Central Water Commission has also warned of a ‘severe’ flood for the Yamuna at the Old Railway Bridge from… 3 years agoAugust 12, 2022
Rainfall takes a breather in Aug, reservoir levels and sowing look to improve going ahead The Reserve Bank of India’s MPC said that domestic economic activity exhibited signs of broadening. 3 years agoAugust 6, 2022
India’s dry monsoon spell could be the next big worry for world’s food supply, global inflation Rice could emerge as the next challenge for global food supply as a shortage of rain in parts of India,… 3 years agoAugust 3, 2022
IMD predicts normal monsoon in Aug-Sept “Rainfall over the country during the August-September period of southwest monsoon season is most likely to be ‘normal’ — 94… 3 years agoAugust 2, 2022
Data Drive: Rice and the rains Even if production of food grains falls, it may not impact retail food inflation much as rainfall doesn’t seem to… 3 years agoJuly 31, 2022
