Last Updated: Sunday, August 26, 2012, 11:07
Early this month, IMD had pegged below normal monsoon in September due to likely warming of the Pacific Ocean, popularly known as the El Nino phenomenon.
Last Updated: Saturday, August 25, 2012, 19:43
5 persons were killed in rain-related incidents in Jammu on Saturday as the monsoon continued to hold sway in many parts of the country`s northern plains.
Last Updated: Wednesday, August 15, 2012, 16:21
The monsoon rains, which have been deficient by about 21 percent this season, are likely to spur prices of food and non-food articles, economic think tank CMIE has said.
Last Updated: Tuesday, August 7, 2012, 16:33
Retail sugar prices have risen by Rs 5 per kg in the past one month and are currently ruling at Rs 39-40 per kg in the national capital amid concerns over lower output this year due to poor monsoon rains.
Last Updated: Friday, August 3, 2012, 21:44
Parts of North India on Friday received rainfall with monsoons remaining active over most states.
Last Updated: Thursday, August 2, 2012, 00:28
India`s crucial monsoon rains have been 31 per cent deficient so far but the weather office has forecast increase in rainfall for peninsular region and fall in temperature for northern region over the next four days.
Last Updated: Monday, July 30, 2012, 22:54
The Reserve Bank Monday said the near-term inflation outlook still remains sticky on the back of weak monsoon, higher support price for farm crops and the falling rupee.
Last Updated: Monday, July 30, 2012, 16:24
The government said it has prepared contingency plans for 320 districts where monsoon rains have been poor, amidst fears of a 20 per cent shortfall in rains in August-September.
Last Updated: Thursday, July 26, 2012, 14:22
Commodity market regulator FMC on Thursday said it would not allow traders to manipulate futures price of agriculture items and could ban its trading if required in the backdrop of poor monsoon rains affecting kharif crops.
Last Updated: Sunday, July 22, 2012, 10:27
According to the IMD, the capital has received a total rainfall of only 88.6mm this monsoon -- 57 percent less than the average for the season.
Last Updated: Friday, July 20, 2012, 21:30
Monsoon is crucial for India`s trillion-dollar agri-based economy as more than half of the country`s farm land depends on the seasonal rains for irrigation.
Last Updated: Tuesday, July 10, 2012, 19:30
The monsoon was active over parts of North India bringing rainfall which kept temperatures at normal and below normal levels across the region.
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