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Super El Nino: Will It Crush India's 2026 Monsoon or Spare It Once Again?
An evolving El Nino frequently brings drier conditions and risks mild drought, whereas a decaying phase may deliver deficient rains
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India's Monsoon Seen Slightly Down; Dryness For Parts Of Australia: Forecaster
India's monsoon rains are expected to be slightly below normal this year, while parts of Australia's eastern grain belt could be drier as an El Nino weather pattern may develop in the second half of 2018, a private U.S.-based weather forecaster said.
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Monsoon Rainfall Below Average, Less Than Forecast: Weather Office
Rainfall in this year's annual monsoon season was below average and less than forecast, with some crop-growing central and northern states receiving less rain than needed, the weather office said today as the rainy season ended
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Monsoon Likely To Gain Momentum, Advance Further: Met Department
After a making a slow progress, the southwest monsoon is expected to gain momentum and advance further into several parts of drought-hit Maharashtra and central India.
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Drought-Hit Marathwada: Monsoon Delayed, Farmers Frantic
Where is the monsoon? A question that cotton farmer Govardhan Ghadage thought was already answered with the Met Department's positive forecast. But with pre monsoon showers too vanishing in drought hit Marathwada's Beed district, Mr Ghadage is fearing the worst. As seeds worth Rs 15,000 that have already been sown are now at risk.
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Exclusive: Centre Stonewalls NDTV's RTI Queries On Drought Measures
The severe drought that has gripped the countryside was no flash in the pan; when the monsoon of 2015 recorded poor rainfall, it should have set the alarm bells ringing for policymakers at least a year ago.
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Frequent Monsoon and Drought Years in Coming Decades: Scientists
The rapid warming of the equatorial Indian Ocean region and cooling of atmosphere over the Eurasian continent centered around China would lead to frequent monsoon and drought years in the coming decades, according to scientists.
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Goverment Allays Apprehension About Drought-Like Situation
With monsoon picking up momentum, government today allayed apprehensions about deficit in rainfall, saying things are looking a "little more optimistic" and a drought-like situtation is unlikely.
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In KCR's Constituency, Hopeless Farmers are Taking a Drastic Way Out
In Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's constituency - Gajwel in Andhra Pradesh's Medak district -- three farmers have killed themselves in the last three weeks after their crop failed due to the dry monsoon.
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Don't Panic, No Shortages of Food Items: Finance Minister After Price Rise Meet
The NDA government, which has been confronted with the spectre of spiralling prices of food items soon after its advent to power at the Centre, today sought to allay fears of any shortages, and said there were enough stocks to deal with any situation.
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How Government Plans to be Drought-Ready: 10 Points
A sub-normal monsoon has given rise to the possibility of drought in parts of the country, but the government is ready to tackle it. The Narendra Modi government has prepped a contingency.
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Poor Rainfall Could Cause Drought-Like Conditions in Parts of West India: Agriculture Minister
After the driest June in years, the BJP-led government - set to present its first Budget next week - is in crisis mode to combat a weak monsoon and rising prices. The price of the staple onion, for long an issue of political sensitivity, is expected to keep rising.
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Gujarat Farmers Hope for Rains, Government Prepares for Drought
Hundreds of farmers in Gujarat are waiting anxiously for the monsoon, which is nowhere to be seen even two weeks past its due date.
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Ministers' group meet on drought, approves Rs 1,900cr package to states
Concerned over poor monsoon in more than half of the country, the Centre today announced a slew of measures, including a relief package of about Rs 2,000 crore to states facing drought-like situation and 50 per cent diesel subsidy to farmers to save standing kharif crops.
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Drought situation will affect economy: Pranab
The monsoons have picked up this week, but it's probably too little too late.
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Super El Nino: Will It Crush India's 2026 Monsoon or Spare It Once Again?
An evolving El Nino frequently brings drier conditions and risks mild drought, whereas a decaying phase may deliver deficient rains
-
India's Monsoon Seen Slightly Down; Dryness For Parts Of Australia: Forecaster
India's monsoon rains are expected to be slightly below normal this year, while parts of Australia's eastern grain belt could be drier as an El Nino weather pattern may develop in the second half of 2018, a private U.S.-based weather forecaster said.
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Monsoon Rainfall Below Average, Less Than Forecast: Weather Office
Rainfall in this year's annual monsoon season was below average and less than forecast, with some crop-growing central and northern states receiving less rain than needed, the weather office said today as the rainy season ended
-
Monsoon Likely To Gain Momentum, Advance Further: Met Department
After a making a slow progress, the southwest monsoon is expected to gain momentum and advance further into several parts of drought-hit Maharashtra and central India.
-
Drought-Hit Marathwada: Monsoon Delayed, Farmers Frantic
Where is the monsoon? A question that cotton farmer Govardhan Ghadage thought was already answered with the Met Department's positive forecast. But with pre monsoon showers too vanishing in drought hit Marathwada's Beed district, Mr Ghadage is fearing the worst. As seeds worth Rs 15,000 that have already been sown are now at risk.
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Exclusive: Centre Stonewalls NDTV's RTI Queries On Drought Measures
The severe drought that has gripped the countryside was no flash in the pan; when the monsoon of 2015 recorded poor rainfall, it should have set the alarm bells ringing for policymakers at least a year ago.
-
Frequent Monsoon and Drought Years in Coming Decades: Scientists
The rapid warming of the equatorial Indian Ocean region and cooling of atmosphere over the Eurasian continent centered around China would lead to frequent monsoon and drought years in the coming decades, according to scientists.
-
Goverment Allays Apprehension About Drought-Like Situation
With monsoon picking up momentum, government today allayed apprehensions about deficit in rainfall, saying things are looking a "little more optimistic" and a drought-like situtation is unlikely.
-
In KCR's Constituency, Hopeless Farmers are Taking a Drastic Way Out
In Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's constituency - Gajwel in Andhra Pradesh's Medak district -- three farmers have killed themselves in the last three weeks after their crop failed due to the dry monsoon.
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Don't Panic, No Shortages of Food Items: Finance Minister After Price Rise Meet
The NDA government, which has been confronted with the spectre of spiralling prices of food items soon after its advent to power at the Centre, today sought to allay fears of any shortages, and said there were enough stocks to deal with any situation.
-
How Government Plans to be Drought-Ready: 10 Points
A sub-normal monsoon has given rise to the possibility of drought in parts of the country, but the government is ready to tackle it. The Narendra Modi government has prepped a contingency.
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Poor Rainfall Could Cause Drought-Like Conditions in Parts of West India: Agriculture Minister
After the driest June in years, the BJP-led government - set to present its first Budget next week - is in crisis mode to combat a weak monsoon and rising prices. The price of the staple onion, for long an issue of political sensitivity, is expected to keep rising.
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Gujarat Farmers Hope for Rains, Government Prepares for Drought
Hundreds of farmers in Gujarat are waiting anxiously for the monsoon, which is nowhere to be seen even two weeks past its due date.
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Ministers' group meet on drought, approves Rs 1,900cr package to states
Concerned over poor monsoon in more than half of the country, the Centre today announced a slew of measures, including a relief package of about Rs 2,000 crore to states facing drought-like situation and 50 per cent diesel subsidy to farmers to save standing kharif crops.
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Drought situation will affect economy: Pranab
The monsoons have picked up this week, but it's probably too little too late.
