2023-06-22 04:18:27 The Maharashtra government has advised farmers to hold back sowing of kharif crops till the state gets sufficient rainfall. Maharashtra is the top producer of tur or arhar, and sugar, and second largest producer of cotton and soyabeans. The state has received just 11% of the normal June rainfall, and just a little … Read more
2023-06-19 00:43:32 The slow progress of the monsoon has delayed sowing of key kharif crops such as paddy, oilseeds and pulses. Rains arrived late in Kerala and the country as a whole has received deficient rainfall so far, triggering concerns that El Nino would suppress precipitation. “There is a lag of 10-12 days in sowing … Read more
2023-06-07 06:50:02 The South-West monsoon may break over the Kerala coast in the next two days after India Meteorological Department (IMD) assessed conditions as turning favourable. The westerly winds are persistent and have risen to the required heights in the atmosphere. Cloudiness is enhanced over the South-East Arabian Sea and Lakshadweep as well as along … Read more
2023-06-01 04:41:43 Delhi recorded its coolest May in 36 years with excess rainfall bringing the average maximum temperature down to 36.8 degrees Celsius this time, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday. Kuldeep Srivastava, the head of the regional forecasting centre of IMD, said Delhi had recorded an average maximum temperature of 36 degrees … Read more