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India`s rice planting gathers pace as monsoon rains revive Indian farmers have planted 23.7 million hectares with summer-sown rice so far, according to the farm ministry's latest data, up 1.71% year-on-year, as crucial monsoon rains revived in July and helped farmers accelerate sowing. Higher rice planting in India, the world's second biggest producer of the grain, will ease concerns about the lower output of the staple. Earlier this month, India ordered a halt to its largest rice export category - a move that will roughly halve shipmen...
India`s rice planting gathers pace as monsoon rains revive
India`s rice planting gathers pace as monsoon rains revive
Source: Reuters
29/07/2023 12:24:03 PM
ICICI Lombard General Insurance`s Special Help Desk for the Escalating Rainfall Scenario in North India We are closely monitoring the current rainfall situation in North India, which has intensified over the past few days. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted "heavy to very heavy" rainfall in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh during the next few days. These continuous rains have significantly impacted normal life and led to several areas experiencing flooding and rising water levels in rivers. We appeal the people to be safe and follow the information...
ICICI Lombard General Insurance`s Special Help Desk for the Escalating Rainfall Scenario in North India
ICICI Lombard General Insurance`s Special Help Desk for the Escalating Rainfall Scenario in North India
Source: PR Agency
20/07/2023 2:13:42 PM
Deficient rainfall, lower sowing to push rice prices higher Deficient rainfall, and consequently lower sowing, will push rice prices higher, Motilal Oswal Financial Services said in a report. The report said that rising global rice prices would further push local prices up, adding that rice constitutes around 4.4 per cent of the overall CPI basket. A deficient monsoon in major rice-producing states (with 49 per cent share), such as West Bengal (11 per cent below normal), Uttar Pradesh (2 per cent), Andhra Pradesh (22 per cent), Odisha (25 per ce...
Deficient rainfall, lower sowing to push rice prices higher
Deficient rainfall, lower sowing to push rice prices higher
Source: IANS
10/07/2023 12:00:15 PM
Slight delay in onset of southwest monsoon over Kerala: IMD The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that a slight delay is expected in the onset of the southwest monsoon over Kerala and it is likely to arrive by June 4. The southwest monsoon normally sets in over Kerala on June 1, with a standard deviation of about 7 days. The monsoon arrived in the southern state on May 29 last year, June 3 in 2021, June 1 in 2020, June 8 in 2019, and May 29 in 2018.  However, IMD chief M Mohapatra has said that the delay is unlikely to impact Khar...
Slight delay in onset of southwest monsoon over Kerala: IMD
Slight delay in onset of southwest monsoon over Kerala: IMD
Source: Accord Fintech
17/05/2023 10:15:16 AM
Forecast for a below-normal monsoon added risk to economy  A below-normal monsoon, which irrigates more than half of Indias farmlands, is an added risk to the economy, raising concerns regarding food production and the ability of the rural economy to prosper, according to a report by Motilal Oswal Financial Services. Skymet expects the upcoming monsoon to be 94 per cent (with an error margin of +/-5 per cent) of the long period average of 868.6 mm for the four-month period from June to September this year amid the El Nino threat. The repo...
Forecast for a below-normal monsoon added risk to economy
Forecast for a below-normal monsoon added risk to economy
Source: IANS
11/04/2023 12:00:37 PM
Astra Microwave Products soars on receiving order from India Meteorological Department Astra Microwave Products is currently trading at Rs. 244.60, up by 5.60 points or 2.34% from its previous closing of Rs. 239.00 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs. 240.00 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 244.60 and Rs. 240.00 respectively. So far 6413 shares were traded on the counter. The BSE group 'A' stock of face value Rs. 2 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 375.15 on 26-Aug-2022 and a 52 week low of Rs. 182.65 on 20-Jun-2022. Last one week high and low of the scrip ...
Astra Microwave Products soars on receiving order from India Meteorological Department
Astra Microwave Products soars on receiving order from India Meteorological Department
Source: Accord Fintech
5/04/2023 9:59:03 AM
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman meets US Treasury Secretary , Japanese and Canadian Finance Ministers ahead of FMCBG meeting Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday held a series of meetings with various dignitaries, including US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki and Canadian Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, discussing an array of issues such as strengthening of multilateral development banks (MDBs), debt related issues and crypto assets. The meeting came just a day before the crucial first 'Finance Ministers and Central Bank...
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman meets US Treasury Secretary , Japanese and Canadian Finance Ministers ahead of FMCBG meeting
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman meets US Treasury Secretary , Japanese and Canadian Finance Ministers ahead of FMCBG meeting
Source: IANS
24/02/2023 9:05:01 AM
India sets up panel to assess impact of higher temperatures on wheat crop India has set up a panel of officials to assess the impact of rising temperatures on the wheat crop, government officials said on Monday, as the weather office warned that above normal temperatures would prevail in key producing states. The world's second biggest wheat producer earlier this month said it's production was likely to rise 4.1% to a record 112.2 million tonnes. However, a lack of winter rains has raised temperatures in some parts of India's northern states where...
India sets up panel to assess impact of higher temperatures on wheat crop
India sets up panel to assess impact of higher temperatures on wheat crop
Source: Reuters
21/02/2023 9:02:46 AM
Dry weather, mainly clear, partly cloudy sky likely in J&K The India Meteorological Department on Thursday forecast dry weather with mainly clear to partly cloudy sky in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. "Weather is likely to remain dry in J&K with mainly clear to partly cloudy sky in J&K during the next 24 hours", an official said. Meanwhile, Srinagar recorded 1.2 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam minus 3.4 and Gulmarg minus 3.6 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature this morning. Drass town in Ladakh region had minu...
Dry weather, mainly clear, partly cloudy sky likely in J&K
Dry weather, mainly clear, partly cloudy sky likely in J&K
Source: IANS
17/11/2022 12:22:58 PM
Pulses, rice, oilseeds Kharif sown acreage down The Kharif crop sowing is marginally lower in terms of acreage compared to last year, said Bank of Baroda in a report. "Deficient rains in parts of the Gangetic belt has impacted acreage of rice and pulses. The dip in sowing activity has also prompted the government to curtail export of rice and needs further monitoring, with IMD (Indian Meteorological Department) predicting likelihood of extended seasonal showers before the withdrawal of Southwest Monsoon," the report notes. ...
Pulses, rice, oilseeds Kharif sown acreage down
Pulses, rice, oilseeds Kharif sown acreage down
Source: IANS
10/09/2022 8:55:47 AM
IMD predicts rain in Tamil Nadu from Monday till Thursday The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted isolated rain with thunderstorms in many parts of Tamil Nadu from Monday to Thursday. Meanwhile, heavy rain is likely to lash Kanniyakumari, Tirunelveli, Tenkasi, Theni, Erode, Nilgiris, Dharmapuri, and Salem districts. The IMD said that a cyclonic circulation over Tamil Nadu is the reason for the widespread rain in the state. Winds at a speed of 40-50 kph are likely to prevail over the Comorin area, Gulf of Mannar, South Tamil ...
IMD predicts rain in Tamil Nadu from Monday till Thursday
IMD predicts rain in Tamil Nadu from Monday till Thursday
Source: IANS
1/08/2022 12:10:55 PM
India`s critical July monsoon rains expected between 94% to 106% India is likely to receive monsoon rainfall between 94% to 106% of a long-term average in July, the state-run India Meteorological Department said on Friday, the most crucial month for the planting of critical crops such as rice and soybeans. The weather office defines average, or normal, rainfall as between 96% and 104% of a 50-year average of 87 cm (35 inches) for the entire four-month season beginning in June. Rains between 90% to 96% are considered below average. India received 8% l...
India`s critical July monsoon rains expected between 94% to 106%
India`s critical July monsoon rains expected between 94% to 106%
Source: Reuters
1/07/2022 1:46:38 PM
Rice, pulses, oilseeds witness less sowing; only sugarcane up As large parts of India remained monsoon deficit, Kharif 2022 witnessed lesser area under rice, pulses, and oilseeds while only sugarcane area is up compared to 2021 with a decline of 8.66 lakh Hectare in total area sown, government data said on Saturday. A total of 99.63 lakh Ha area has been sown during the Kharif 2022 season compared to 108.29 lakh Ha in 2021, i.e. minus 8 per cent as on Saturday, June 18. Rice is sown over 8.73 lakh Ha, compared to 12.52 lakh Ha in 2021, which is 3....
Rice, pulses, oilseeds witness less sowing; only sugarcane up
Rice, pulses, oilseeds witness less sowing; only sugarcane up
Source: IANS
19/06/2022 9:14:37 AM
Mainly clear to partly cloudy weather likely in Jammu and Kashmir The MeT department on Sunday said that mainly clear to partly cloudy weather is likely during the next 24 hours. Srinagar recorded 16.3 degrees Celsius temperature, Pahalgam 10.6 degrees and Gulmarg 7.5 degrees as the minimum temperature. Drass in Ladakh registered 5.8 degrees, Leh 7.3 degrees and Kargil 11.4 degrees as the minimum temperature. Jammu recorded 29.1 degrees, Katra 27.4 degrees, Batote 18.5 degrees, Banihal 16.6 degrees and Bhaderwah 14.4 degrees as the minimum temperat...
Mainly clear to partly cloudy weather likely in Jammu and Kashmir
Mainly clear to partly cloudy weather likely in Jammu and Kashmir
Source: IANS
12/06/2022 11:52:26 AM
India's crop-nourishing monsoon rains to pick up steam by mid-June NEW DELHI -India's monsoon rains are likely to pick up by mid-June, the chief of the state-run India Meteorological Department (IMD) told Reuters on Wednesday, spurring the sowing of crucial crops such as rice, corn, cotton, soybean, sugarcane and peanuts. "As per our extended range forecast, rainfall activity is likely to increase by June 15," Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director general of the IMD, told Reuters in an interview. "That spell of rainfall is likely to co...
India's crop-nourishing monsoon rains to pick up steam by mid-June
India's crop-nourishing monsoon rains to pick up steam by mid-June
Source: Reuters
9/06/2022 8:10:13 AM
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology signs MoU with Adani Group The Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) at Pune has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Adani Group for collaboration in the field of atmospheric modeling and renewable energy. IITM is an important research agency under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES). "An MoU was signed between IITM and Adani Group (for) collaboration in the field of atmospheric modeling and renewable energy that will work in setting up of weather research and forecasting mesoscal...
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology signs MoU with Adani Group
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology signs MoU with Adani Group
Source: IANS
5/06/2022 9:35:58 AM
MeT asks farmers, tourists in Kashmir to restrict activities for two days The Meteorological Department on Thursday issued an advisory asking farmers to suspend agricultural operations and tourists to avoid shikara (boat) rides on Dal lake and cable car rides in Gulmarg for 2 days because of likely gusty winds and hailstorm on May 19 and 20. The advisory issued by the MeT department said that there is a possibility of light to moderate rain with thunder and lightning accompanied by hailstorm and gusty winds at 30-40 kmph over most parts of Kashmir and isolated p...
MeT asks farmers, tourists in Kashmir to restrict activities for two days
MeT asks farmers, tourists in Kashmir to restrict activities for two days
Source: IANS
19/05/2022 3:35:05 PM
How intense heat waves in North India can harm high BP patients Even as several parts of North India, including the national capital, sizzled due to intense heatwave, high blood pressure patients may be at particular risk, said experts on Monday, ahead of World Hypertension Day, observed annually on May 17. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday reported that some areas in Delhi saw mercury crossing 49 degrees Celsius, while neighbouring Gurugram in Haryana recorded 48.1 degrees Celsius, the highest since 1966. The mercury leaped to a w...
How intense heat waves in North India can harm high BP patients
How intense heat waves in North India can harm high BP patients
Source: IANS
17/05/2022 3:38:56 PM
IMD, IIT Bombay join hands for developing user-friendly weather forecasting apps India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday signed an agreement with IIT Bombay to work together for developing climate solutions for the stakeholders at village, city, and district levels through user-friendly weather forecasting applications. The partnership is expected to yield climate forecast and information-based smart applications for different sectors such as agriculture, farming and irrigation, health, etc. using technologies such as AI and ML, etc, meteorological aviation, ob...
IMD, IIT Bombay join hands for developing user-friendly weather forecasting apps
IMD, IIT Bombay join hands for developing user-friendly weather forecasting apps
Source: IANS
3/05/2022 10:49:31 AM
Power cos' shares attract investors on firm demand outlook Shares of power distribution companies are in demand amid reports of rising electricity consumption in the country. An early onset of summer coupled with rising demand from businesses with Covid-led restrictions being withdrawn across the board also raised the demand for power. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the heatwave spell is likely to continue over northwest India and parts of central India during the next few days, which would subsequently lead to more hou...
Power cos' shares attract investors on firm demand outlook
Power cos' shares attract investors on firm demand outlook
Source: IANS
6/04/2022 8:52:39 PM
Light rain likely in Delhi on Tuesday  The national capital is expected to receive light rain towards the end of Tuesday even as clouds hovered over the city in morning hours. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), as the day proceeds, the maximum temperature is likely to hover around 27 degrees Celsius. A minimum temperature of 11.5 degree Celsius was recorded this morning at the Safdarjung observatory. As per morning update, the city had relative humidity of 90 per cent. The weather was calm as...
Light rain likely in Delhi on Tuesday
Light rain likely in Delhi on Tuesday
Source: IANS
8/02/2022 3:21:06 PM
Heat wave likely over northwest Rajasthan Heat wave condition is expected over isolated pockets of northwest Rajasthan, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday. The weather office made the forecast based on maximum temperature in the region that was noted 45.1 degrees Celsius at Ganganagar (West Rajasthan). It issued a heat wave warning from 5.30 a.m. Wednesday to 5.30 a.m. till June 10. The MET department also warned about maximum temperatures more than 40 degrees Celsius that was also noticed on Tuesday at mos...
Heat wave likely over northwest Rajasthan
Heat wave likely over northwest Rajasthan
Source: IANS
9/06/2021 1:52:34 PM