Agriculture
Drought likely if monsoon fails to pick up now
By By Jagdeep Worah | 20 Jul 2009
All fingers are crossed that the late July rains make up for the shortfall so far. If not, a drought looms over the horizon. Jagdeep Worah reports
Drought likely if monsoon fails to pick up now
By By Jagdeep Worah | 20 Jul 2009
All fingers are crossed that the late July rains make up for the shortfall so far. If not, a drought looms over the horizon. Jagdeep Worah reports
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16 Jul 2009
Wheat, paddy MSP may be hiked: Pranab Mukherjee
15 Jul 2009
El Nino weather pattern developing slowly, but surely
09 Jul 2009
An El Nino weather pattern is developing across the Pacific Basin, according to the Australian government's Bureau of Meteorology- a matter of great concern for India as this phenomenon is usually associated with floods and droughts.
Monsoon ends heat wave in North India
02 Jul 2009
Government clamps down on commodities amid uneasy monsoon
26 Jun 2009
With a delayed and scanty monsoon now official, India will not lift grain export curbs till monsoon trends are clearer
Monsoon may be below normal, say IMD and government
24 Jun 2009
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has downgraded the June-September rainfall forecast, raising fears of below normal monsoon.
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