Page 10 - Monsoon

Good news: Monsoon showers happiness, kharif sowing increases by 104%

Area under oilseeds increased 525% over last year and the sowing of pulses rose by about 222%. The planting and sowing of paddy, the main crop of the kharif season, has been 35% higher than last year

Monsoon covers entire country much ahead of scheduled date, says IMD

The Southwest monsoon has covered the entire country, way ahead the scheduled date, India Meteorological Department said on Friday.

Monsoon arrives in Delhi, but rainfall activity to be weak for next 3 days

According to weather experts, the earlier than usual arrival of the monsoon in Delhi can be attributed to a cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal

Six Uttarakhand districts likely to receive heavy rain on June 18, 19: IMD

Rainfall likely to be accompanied by strong winds is expected in Nainital and Pithoragarh districts today and tomorrow

M&M: Rural demand, normal monsoons and higher MSP to support volumes

Capital allocation, urban volumes, new regime key factors to be seen

Monsoon rains spread over a third of India, says weather office

The rains are critical for farming, which makes up about 15% of Asia's third-biggest economy at a size of nearly $2 trillion, since about 55% of arable land in the south Asian nation is rain fed.

Monsoon enters Karnataka with widespread rain in coastal, central regions

The southwest monsoon entered the state on Thursday as predicted from Kerala and the Arabian Sea, says Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre Director Srinivas Reddy

Orange alert in four Kerala districts, Monsoon to hit Goa on June 6

The IMD warned of heavy rainfall ranging from 6.4 cm to 11.5 cm to very heavy rainfall of 11.5 cm to 20.4 cm in the areas

IMD raises monsoon forecast the day the rains hit Kerala coast

All regions except East and N-E May get normal rains this year; July will get more rains that August

Pushing rural demand

That would depend on income generation through efficient, fair and transparent marketing of the farm produce, which the government needs to ensure

Top headlines: Cabinet revises MSME definition; monsoon hits Kerala coast

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Low pressure over Arabian Sea to turn into cyclone, hit Guj, Maha coast

The weather forecaster predicted that the sea is likely to be rough to very rough over the southeast & adjoining east-central Arabian Sea and the Lakshadweep area during the next 24 hours

Skymet announces arrival of monsoon over Kerala, but IMD differs

Skymet announces arrival of monsoon over Kerala, but IMD differs

Heavy rains to lash Odisha; Skymet, IMD disagree over monsoon arrival

private agency Skymet Weather announced that the southwest monsoon has arrived in Kerala before its scheduled onset, however, IMD said conditions are not yet ripe for the declaration

Monsoon likely to hit Kerala on June 1, heatwave to recede over north India

The maximum temperatures are likely to recede from Thursday in north India, which is reeling under a severe heatwave, the India Meteorological Department said

Heat wave likely to recede in Central India from May 29 onwards: IMD

The IMD predicted that maximum temepratures in North India likely to recede from May 28

IMD issues red alert for Assam, Meghalaya; heatwave to peak in north India

The IMD predicted that heatwave conditions are slated to peak due to prevailing dry winds blowing over northwest India, central India and adjoining interior parts of eastern India

Rains to cover Andaman & Nicobar 6 days before onset date, says IMD

Monsoon usually covers the Andaman and Nicobar islands around May 20. The onset date for Andaman and Nicobar was revised last month to May 22

A silver lining

Normal monsoon will support rural demand

'Normal' monsoon forecast by IMD brings relief from coronavirus heat

India's southwest monsoon this year is expected to be 'normal' at 100 per cent of the long period average