Food production will be higher this year: FM Jaitley

Last Updated: Friday, September 11, 2015, 16:07

Buoyed by reports of 'reasonably good sowing', Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday expressed confidence that the country's food production this year would be much more than last year's despite less than normal rainfall.

Sowing area of kharif paddy & pulses up marginally

Last Updated: Friday, June 19, 2015, 18:51

Area under paddy and pulses coverage has increased marginally to 8.33 lakh hectare and 4.51 lakh hectare so far this kharif season from the year-ago period on further progress in monsoon rainfall.

Monsoon to be normal in June, kharif sowing to pick up: IMD

Last Updated: Thursday, June 18, 2015, 20:56

Monsoon is expected to be normal in June boosting sowing of kharif crops but there are concerns about pick up in rainfall in the next month, a top Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) official said Thursday.

Govt assures of all steps to beat below-normal monsoon

Last Updated: Thursday, May 21, 2015, 15:38

Government is taking all steps to tackle any unforeseen situation arising out of below-normal monsoon this year and states are also alert on the matter, a top official said on Thursday.

Centre asks states to prepare for lower monsoon rains

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 13, 2015, 16:55

With the MeT office indicating a below normal rainfall across the country in the coming monsoon season, the Centre has asked the states to make preparations to deal with the situation and take up works under the rural job scheme MNREGA.

Govt should incentivise farmers for drying grains: Swaminathan

Last Updated: Saturday, April 4, 2015, 18:13

Government should give incentive to farmers for drying the grains affected by unseasonal rainfall and hailstorm, eminent agri scientist M S Swaminathan said on Saturday.

Soon, moving cars could be used to measure rainfall

Last Updated: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 00:01

Project-leader Uwe Haberlandt from University of Hanover in Germany said if moving cars could be used to measure rainfall the network density could be improved dramatically.

Soon, moving cars could be used to measure rainfall

Last Updated: Friday, November 29, 2013, 22:41

Researchers have come up with `RainCars`, an initiative that aims to use GPS-equipped moving cars as devices to measure rainfall.

GPS-enabled cars to measure rainfall

Last Updated: Friday, November 29, 2013, 15:28

German scientists have successfully tested new GPS-equipped moving cars that could be used to measure rainfall.

Cyclone Helen causes heavy crop damage, six deaths in Andhra Pradesh

Last Updated: Saturday, November 23, 2013, 09:07

Cyclone Helen, which crossed Andhra Pradesh coast Friday, has damaged crops on over 1.69 lakh hectares, officials said.

Mercury drops to below 10 degree Celsius in Delhi

Last Updated: Sunday, November 17, 2013, 19:16

Drop in the mercury on Sunday brought the minimum temperature to below the 10 degree Celsius mark for the first time since the onset of winter in the capital.

Geoengineering may drastically reduce `normal` rain and snow

Last Updated: Friday, November 1, 2013, 13:40

A new study has showed that a significant build-up in greenhouse gases in atmosphere can change worldwide precipitation patterns, a widely discussed technological approach to reduce future global warming may also interfere with rainfall and snowfall.