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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…

August 1, 2022 02:40 IST

Last week, the government did not release official data on the progress of paddy sowing citing delay in getting reports from states. Experts say that the paddy sowing window will be over in the next couple days.

Monsoon deficits in Bengal, UP hit paddy sowing

Sowing of pulses, oil seeds and coarse cereals up

July 25, 2022 01:15 IST

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…

July 6, 2022 04:15 IST

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…

July 5, 2022 17:09 IST

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted an intense spell of rainfall along the west coast in the next five days.

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…

June 21, 2022 03:15 IST

With the exception of sugarcane, which has been planted in 4.93 MH area till now which is around 2% more than corresponding period a year ago, sowing of paddy, pulses, oilseeds, coarse cereals and cotton have been lagging compared to last year.

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…

June 18, 2022 02:00 IST

On May 31, the Met department said monsoon rains this year would be more than what it had forecast in April, at 103% of the benchmark long-period average (LPA), with an 81% chance of rainfall being either “normal” or above.

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…

June 17, 2022 02:16 IST

Cumulative deficiency in rain over the south peninsula was reported at 36%, while east and northeast regions have monsoon rainfall deficiency of only 4%. Northwest India and central India have rainfall deficiency of 92% and 82%, respectively.

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…

June 11, 2022 02:15 IST

“Current water level of reservoirs was 107% of the live storage of the corresponding period of last year and 133% of storage of the average of last 10 years,” the commission said.

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,…

June 4, 2022 06:00 IST

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.

June 2, 2022 04:00 IST

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.

May 23, 2022 06:10 IST

Higher food grains output ensures adequate availability in the market and curbs the possibility of spike in prices of commodities. Monsoon rains help boost production of kharif crops such as paddy, coarse cereals, pulses and oilseeds.

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…

April 15, 2022 04:30 IST

Against such headwinds, a less than normal monsoon would have worsened the pain.

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…

April 15, 2022 03:00 IST

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.

August 22, 2019 22:59 IST

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…

April 15, 2016 12:18 IST

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…

Updated: April 13, 2016 16:20 IST

Govt expects good Southwest monsoon this year

Met Department’s predictions will be out later this month, giving a clear picture of monsoon.

April 11, 2016 16:08 IST

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…

September 21, 2015 00:24 IST

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