India’s Southwest monsoon, which brings a majority of rainfall to the country, is expected to be normal this year, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday. M Rajeevan, secretary of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, said the monsoon this year will be 98% of the Long Period Average with an error margin of plus and […]
The sudden rains towards the end of monsoon leading to floods in certain areas of the country may hit harvest ready crops such as cotton, groundnut, moong, tur, maize and even paddy. Areas in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Karnataka are reported to be badly hit by the rains. Preliminary estimates suggest that standing […]
The Indian Meteorology Department (IMD) has put to rest the fears of farmers in central and western regions of India who were worried about damage to crops due to excessive rains last month. After heavy rains in August and amid fears of another year of possible loss of crops like soyabean and tur in Madhya […]
Come October-November, onion prices may skyrocket, like they did last year and around the same time in many of the previous years, exposing the absence of a policy paradigm to ensure price stability of India’s staple vegetable, despite it being a political hot potato, Financial Express reports. Already, wholesale onion prices have nearly doubled within […]
There is a 60 percent chance of a weak La Niña event developing during September to November 2020, according to a new El Niño/La Niña update from the World Meteorological Organization. Despite the tendency for La Niña to have a cooling effect on global temperatures overall, above-average temperatures are expected to be predominant. The El Niño/Southern […]
Global weather forecasters have issued a La Nina alert, indicating high chances of rainfall in India. This will further increase monsoon rainfall and boost India’s rural economy with a record harvest. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) raised its El Niño-Southern Oscillation Outlook to La Niña ALERT status, meaning the chance of a La Niña occurring this […]
Kharif crop sowing has got a headstart as India has been receiving healthy monsoon rainfall this year. Last week, rainfall picked up and the country received above average showers for almost an entire week. Overall through July, India has received above average rainfall so far. The rainfall received in July and August is critical to […]
Vegetable prices have declined about 44 per cent over the past three weeks because of a sharp increase in arrivals of new crops. A new trend of farmers and aggregators supplying directly to consumers is being observed as there has been a reduction in mandi arrivals. The data compiled by the National Horticulture Board showed okra […]
The critical southwest monsoon, which brings rains to a large chunk of the country, is making good progress and is expected to cover a wider swathe of land in coming days, the Ministry of Earth Science said in a statement. It said the monsoon had further advanced into some more parts of south interior Karnataka, […]
The critical southwest monsoon, which feeds the country’s key agriculture sector, hit the shores of the southern Kerala state, keeping its usual date with India and bringing hope for an economy devastated by the coronavirus pandemic. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a statement that widespread rainfall had occurred over Kerala during past 2 […]
