Page 3 - Southwest Monsoon

Patchy rains send inflation jitters, but not everyone's alarmed

For instance, Crisil Research said though there is stress in a couple of states and crops, there is no big reason for alarm

Skymet dilutes southwest monsoon forecast for 2021 to 'below-normal'

Drought possible in Gujarat and West Rajasthan, says private weather forecaster

Kharif acreage almost at last year's level; monsoon to become active again

Monsoon to become active again after August 15

Statsguru: From sowing to tractor sales, measuring monsoon gains

The share of districts with deficient rainfall in 2021 is the lowest over the last six years

Kharif acreage improves further but heavy downpour a cause for concern

Relentless monsoon has damaged standing crops as in many places; heavy impact on pulses in Rajasthan, Maharashtra and parts of UP

Groundnut sowing areas remain stressed, shows CRISIL's DRIP index

At an all-India level, only 27.5% of the groundnut crop area is under irrigation, according to government data

After patchy start, southwest monsoon revival fuels hope for kharif crop

Any production drop could push inflation concerns

As Mumbai slept, rain fury killed 33 people, hit road, rail, air traffic

At least 33 people were killed in different incidents as rain fury rocked Mumbai and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region since midnight, hitting road, rail and air traffic for several hours

Parts of Delhi receive rain; max temperature at 36.4 degrees Celsius

Parts of the national capital received light to moderate rainfall on Sunday as the maximum temperature settled at 36.4 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department said

Rainfall in July 26% deficient so far, says IMD Director General

Rainfall in July has been 26 per cent deficient over the country, IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra informed Earth Sciences Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday

Southwest Monsoon covers entire country after delay of five days: IMD

Southwest Monsoon covered entire country on Tuesday after a delay of five days, India Meteorological Department said

The wait continues: Monsoon reaches Jaisalmer, but gives Delhi a miss

Southwest Monsoon rains reached the desert district of Jaisalmer and Ganganagar, its last outposts, on Monday, but gave Delhi and parts of Haryana a miss

Kharif sowing till July 9 down 10.45% over last year, water levels high

Area under rice (-8.9%), soybean (-11.05%), bajra (-37.83%) and cotton (-17.51%) sees maximum shortfall

Southwest monsoon deficient in 41% of India's 694 districts till July 8

The India Meteorological Department is hopeful that rainfall will revive in the next few days

West coast to see increase in rainfall activity from July 9: IMD

As models forecast a revival of the Southwest Monsoon after a break, the intensity of rainfall over the west coast is likely to increase from July 9

Monsoon to reach remaining parts of north India by July 10: IMD

After a break, Southwest Monsoon is set to revive and spread to remaining parts of north India including Delhi by July 10, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday.

Monsoon likely to reach Delhi around July 10; most delayed in 15 yrs: IMD

The Southwest Monsoon will reach Delhi around July 10 this year, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday, adding it will be the most-delayed monsoon in the capital in the last 15 years.

Monsoon to revive from July 8, may hit Delhi around July 11: Official

After a break, the Southwest Monsoon is again set to enter an active phase, M Rajeevan, Secretary of Ministry of Earth Sciences said on Sunday, noting that forecast models show signs of increasing rain activity from July 8. He said that models indicate the formation of a weather system in the Bay of Bengal. "Monsoon Update: @moesgoi models show signs of revival- increasing rains in South, west coast & East Central India from 8 Jul. "Models also make an early indication of formation of a weather system over BoB by12th & subsequent active monsoon phase," Rajeevan, who has been researching the Southwest Monsoon for more than three decades, tweeted. After a good spell of rains in the first two and half weeks of June, the Southwest Monsoon has not advanced further since June 19. Delhi, Haryana, parts of west Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, west Rajasthan are yet to see the arrival of the monsoon. Asked as to when the monsoon is expected to cover the remaining parts including Delhi, he said .

Widespread rain in Gujarat as southwest monsoon covers entire state

In the last 24 hours ending at 6 am on Saturday, 171 out of Gujarat's total 251 tehsils received rainfall.

Three reasons why farm sector growth may be nearing its LPA in FY22

Farm Sector Growth: Swift progress of southwest monsoon, sharp surge in govt procurement and general uptrend in commodity prices this year could deliver better numbers