Monsoon ‘above normal’ in first two months Deficient rainfall in Uttar Pradesh (46%), Jharkhand (49%), Bihar (39%) and West Bengal (26%) against the benchmark has adversely impacted… 3 years agoJuly 31, 2022
Monsoon deficits in Bengal, UP hit paddy sowing Sowing of pulses, oil seeds and coarse cereals up 3 years agoJuly 24, 2022
Monsoon picks up pace, deficiency down to 2% of benchmark LPA However, the Met department had stated that cumulative rainfall during July 2022 is most likely to be in the normal… 3 years agoJuly 5, 2022
Monsoon in active phase, cuts overall deficit to 2%, says IMD A good spell of rainfall over the past couple of days has helped reduce the cumulative deficit for the country… 3 years agoJuly 5, 2022
Monsoon moves into more states, cumulative rainfall deficiency declines to 5% from 25% in the last five days The rains will also be well-distributed spatially across the four broad regions and most parts of the country, the agency… 3 years agoJune 20, 2022
Modest start to kharif sowing as monsoon progress tardy Although it’s early days, according to agriculture ministry data, kharif crops till Friday have been sown in 9.96 million hectares… 3 years agoJune 17, 2022
Sluggish progress: Monsoon rainfall 25% below normal so far Private weather forecaster Skymet said, “The entire plains of Northwest India will see some relief from the heat and good… 3 years agoJune 16, 2022
Monsoon enters Goa, parts of Konkan and Karnataka Of the 36 subdivisions of IMD, only five have received normal or excess rainfall while 26 have received deficient or… 3 years agoJune 11, 2022
Monsoon makes sluggish progress, to pick up by June 17 Meanwhile, the average water level in 140 major reservoirs in the country at present is up by 7% on year,… 3 years agoJune 4, 2022
Normal monsoon tidings: Met Dept’s forecast augurs well for economy, but dependence on rains should reduce further Even if the rains are “normal”, some regions experience excess rains while others suffer from drought every year. 3 years agoJune 2, 2022
Comfortable reservoir water levels allay crop loss fears The comfortable water reservoir levels augurs well for forthcoming kharif crops such as paddy, pulses, oilseeds and coarse cereals. 3 years agoMay 23, 2022
IMD predicts normal monsoon at 99% of benchmark long period average Meanwhile, the Central Water Commission data, the water storage level in key 140 reservoirs on Wednesday was 110% of the… 3 years agoApril 15, 2022
A monsoon salve: Normal rainfall could bring relief to the rural economy Some experts even believe that costlier fertiliser could push up food inflation—this has more than doubled in rural areas since… 3 years agoApril 15, 2022
Why a good monsoon may not bring good news for economy Agriculture: A better than average monsoon may not help the government to tide over the economic slowdown. 6 years ago
After slow start to 2016, India Inc pins hopes on monsoon Met department officials are eyeing above average rains from June to September, a boon in particular for consumer goods firms… 9 years ago
Monsoon forecast 2016: Top 7 stocks that will benefit from above normal rains Market experts believe select stocks related to agriculture and rural economy can give good return to investors on good rains… 9 years agoApril 13, 2016
Govt expects good Southwest monsoon this year Met Department’s predictions will be out later this month, giving a clear picture of monsoon. 9 years ago
Monsoon deficit comes down to 14% Widespread rains in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh in the last couple of days have brought down the overall… 10 years agoSeptember 20, 2015
36% deficit rainfall leads to spike in power demand in August, Kotak says new investment need of the hour
Maharashtra reviews drought preparedness, kharif activities, implementation of schemes in case of below normal monsoon
