'Deficient monsoon puts 4 states, 5 crops at highest risk'

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 19, 2015, 19:53

As many as four states, which contribute more than one-third of total foodgrains production, and five crops totals to one-fourth of total output are most hurt by deficient rains, a rating agency said Wednesday.

After prices of onion, pulses shoot up on deficient rains

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 19, 2015, 13:28

Much to the discomfort of consumers, retail prices of key pulses and onions have risen sharply in most parts of the country in view of likely shortfall in kharif production of lentils following deficient rains.

Will not allow prices of food items to rise: Govt

Last Updated: Thursday, July 2, 2015, 19:48

The government on Thursday said it will not allow prices of essential food items to increase due to the impact of possible deficient monsoon this year.

'Plans for agri sector & inflation must to fight weak monsoon'

Last Updated: Friday, June 19, 2015, 18:26

Meteorology Department predicting deficient monsoon for the second year, the government will have to prepare a contingency plan for the farm sector and at the same time work on managing inflation, India Ratings said Friday.

Citigroup pegs India's GDP growth at 7.9% this fiscal

Last Updated: Thursday, June 11, 2015, 15:21

According to the global financial services major, investment and consumption uptick is likely to result in a growth pick-up from 7.3 percent in 2014-15.

'Contingency plan soon to deal with deficient monsoon'

Last Updated: Thursday, June 4, 2015, 16:44

Under the contingency plan, the government proposes to use the Rs 500-crore price stabilisation fund to ensure availability of essential commodities at reasonable cost.

Deficient monsoon can hit sales in rural market: Maruti Suzuki

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 3, 2015, 18:04

"Yes, the deficient monsoon prediction is a cause of worry. Sales could be affected in some parts, specially in the rural market," Maruti Suzuki India Managing Director and CEO Kenichi Ayukawa told reporters here.

Goverment talks of contingency plan to tackle power woes

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 3, 2015, 16:15

"Today, we have stocks which can run these power plants for almost 20-22 days continously...," the minister said, adding that the buffer stock has been built up. "Power plants are ready to produce more. They have sufficient capacity in the system. Sufficient contingency plans have been drawn up," the minister said.

'Disinvestment target of Rs 69,500 crore looks daunting'

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 3, 2015, 16:01

Downturn in the stock markets on fears of a deficient monsoon and the impending hike in interest rates in the US will make it difficult for the government to meet its ambitious disinvestment target of Rs 69,500 crore for the current fiscal.

Bad monsoon to pose problems in taming inflation: PM

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 15, 2012, 09:01

Deficient monsoon will pose some difficulty in controlling inflation, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday.

Poor monsoon to pull down economic growth to 6%: Montek

Last Updated: Friday, August 3, 2012, 16:25

Deficient monsoon is likely to pull down the economic growth in the current fiscal to about six percent, from 6.5 percent a year ago, the Planning Commission said Friday.