Monsoon

Small Businesses, Farmers Push Demand In Pandemic-Hit Economy

Business | Reuters | Sunday November 29, 2020

Increased demand for air travel and hotel stays by small business owners accompanied by rise in rural incomes and spending after two good monsoons helping COVID-19-hit economy

Opinion: The Centre Miscalculated Farmer Rage And Frustration

Opinion | K.C. Singh | Saturday November 28, 2020

Farmers' protests over the hurriedly passed Farm Bills in the Lok Sabha's monsoon session have been brewing since September. The union government made half-hearted attempts to engage their leaders, failing initially when farmers' representatives objected to being received by bureaucrats and not the concerned minister. The distrust level worsened af...

50-Fold Gain In 5 Years Under Monsoon Mission Plan For Farm Sector: Study

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 3, 2020

Investments of nearly Rs 1,000 crore on the National Monsoon Mission and the High Performance Computing programme of the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) over the past five years have generated economic benefits worth Rs 50,000 crore for farmers, livestock rearers and fishermen, a survey has shown.

Assam's Kaziranga Reopens Today After Longest Shutdown In Its History

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Wednesday October 21, 2020

Assam's iconic Kaziranga National Park reopened today for tourists with all COVID-19 safety norms in place. The almost seven-month-long closure since March because of coronavirus lockdown and then the monsoon has been the longest in its 112-year history.

Punjab, Haryana Record Less Than Normal Rainfall As Monsoon Retreats

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 1, 2020

The south-west monsoon has withdrawn from Punjab and Haryana, leaving the two states with deficit rainfall, the meteorological department said on Thursday. Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, also received 7 per cent less rain, an official of Chandigarh's Meteorological Department said.

India Received Above Normal Monsoon Rainfall This Year: Weather Officials

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 1, 2020

The country received above normal monsoon rainfall during the four-month season for the second consecutive year and recorded the third highest precipitation in the last 30 years, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said.

India Received "Above Normal" Monsoon Rainfall This Year: Met Office

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 30, 2020

Monsoon 2020: The country received "above normal" monsoon during the four-month monsoon season, recording the second highest precipitation in the last 30 years, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday.

Monsoon Rains Above Average For Second Straight Year

Business | Reuters | Wednesday September 30, 2020

The 9 per cent above-average rainfall replenished reservoirs and built up ground water, helping assuage water shortages in pockets of the country of 1.3 billion people.

Monsoon Withdraws From Delhi; City Records 20 Per Cent Less Rainfall

India News | PTI | Wednesday September 30, 2020

Delhi Monsoon Update: The monsoon withdrew from the city on Wednesday. Delhi recorded 20 per cent less rainfall this season, the India Meteorological Department said. The wind system had reached the national capital on June 25, two days earlier than normal, and stayed five days longer than usual.

Amid Stir On Farm Bills, Centre Advances Crop Procurement Dates By 2 Days

India News | Reported by HImanshu Shekhar Mishra, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday September 28, 2020

Procurement of rice and paddy will begin two days ahead of time, the government said today in a signal to agitated farmers, who held a countrywide protest against the new farm laws today, backed by the opposition Congress. The usual date of procurement of monsoon crops is October 1 across the country.

Monsoon Retreat Begins From Parts Of North India: Weather Department

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 28, 2020

The southwest monsoon retreated from parts of west Rajasthan and Punjab on Monday, 11 days after his normal withdrawal date, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

Rainy Season To End On Above-Normal Note: Weather Office

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 27, 2020

The southwest monsoon is set to retreat from parts of north India in the next two days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday, while data suggests that the rainy season is most likely to end on an above-normal note.

"Farmers Playing Key Role In Atmanirbhar Bharat": PM Modi On Mann Ki Baat

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Nandini Gupta | Sunday September 27, 2020

Addressing the nation through his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about how the new farm bills, passed in the recently concluded monsoon session of the parliament, would benefit the farmers and help create a self-reliant India.

Delhi's Driest September In 16 Years, Says Met Office

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 24, 2020

Delhi weather news: The city has recorded less than 21 mm rainfall in September, the lowest for the month in 16 years, according to the India Meteorological Department. The national capital has already recorded the last rainfall of this monsoon season and any precipitation is unlikely now, according to the regional weather forecasting centre.

Delhi Might Have Seen Last Rainfall Of This Monsoon Season: Met Office

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 24, 2020

Monsoon 2020: Delhi might have already seen the last rainfall of this monsoon season and any precipitation is unlikely now, the Met department said on Thursday. In the absence of rain, the mercury is likely to rise by a few notches over the next few days. The capital has recorded only three rainy days this September, the lowest since 2016, when it ...