Page 24 - Rainfall

Outlook for agri input players improves as monsoon deficit is wiped out

Companies likely to post high single-digit growth during Q2 compared to a decline during June quarter

Uneven rains impact rice sowing, area under crop shrinks by 2 mn hectares

Rice has been sown on 50 million hectares as on August 23, about 23% lower than area covered during same period last year

Nearly half of the country saw excess rain in August, says IMD

This was second consecutive month the country recorded above normal rainfall

Overall rains in excess, but unsteady distribution may play spoilsport

The welcome recovery in July and August notwithstanding, rainfall has not been uniformly spread across regions and time

Uneven rain in large parts of country disrupts sowing pattern: CARE Ratings

Rice cropping down 37% in ongoing Kharif season, as 25% meteorological subdivisions record excess rainfall while 20% are deficient

Yamuna breaches danger mark; death toll mounts to 37 in north India

Heavy rain battered Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, claiming 37 lives so far

Alert in Punjab as Bhakra dam releases water, Yamuna nears danger mark

In Rajasthan, hundreds of people were shifted to safer places

Kerala floods claim 42 lives, 100,000 in relief camps; UAE issues advisory

In 988 relief camps across the state, 107,699 persons have been shifted. In the worst affected Wayanad, 24,990 persons are in such camps

Rain lashes India, but skewed across regions: CRISIL's Drip index

Several states and crops grapple with deficient rains

Rains wreak havoc in Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha: Top 10 updates

The flood situation remains grim in southern Maharashtra and northern Karnataka, where the swollen Krishna, Ghataprabha and Malaprabha rivers are wreaking a havoc

With plenty of rainfall, why India is on world's most water-stressed list

within India, all nine states and union territories that report the worst water stress lie in the Indo-Gangetic plain, which has a web of big and small rivers and lakes

Rains catch up, but key areas still face shortfall: CRISIL Drip index

As of July 31, rainfall from the southwest monsoon was 9% below the long period average

Heavy rainfall throws life out of gear in Vadodara; airport operations shut

Vadodara city received a staggering 442 mm of rainfall in just 12 hours on Wednesday

By 2024, we intend to achieve 90% accuracy in detecting heavy rain: IMD DG

He said that IMD has impact-based forecast in all districts now

Southwest monsoon covers entire India, arrives 4 days behind schedule

Of the 36 meteorological subdivisions, 21 had deficit rain and 15 had normal

Delhi got 46% less rain during July 1-9, not much expected in next 3 days

Since the onset of monsoon on July 5, the Safdarjung Observatory, which provides official figures for the city, has recorded 25.4 mm of rainfall

Delay in monsoon pushes rainfall deficiency to 45% in first 9 days of June

The rainfall deficiency in June could be higher due to the sluggish pace of the monsoon and a weak El Niño, a phenomenon associated with heating of Pacific waters

In pics: Heavy rain wreak havoc across India, Yamuna crosses danger mark

More than 1500 people have been killed in India due to landslide, storm and flood this year

Over 39 per cent of country receives excess rainfall

Over 39 per cent of country receives excess rainfall

40% districts in South India received deficient rainfall, says IMD data

The worst hit state by deficient rainfall in South India was Tamil Nadu, according to the IMD data