Monsoon 2019

Reduced dependence on irrigation due to high soil moisture content could bring down production cost and boost margins

While crops in the ground have been damaged by the monsoon, the rains have replenished reservoirs and ground water reserves, which augurs well for India's rural economy in 2020

Twenty-two districts in Gujarat were hit during the monsoon season

The incidence of heavy downpours is steadily spiking

Heavy rains lashed several parts of the national capital on Thursday evening bringing down the mercury level, officials said. Delhi recorded 35.2 mm rainfall at 8.30 PM and the temperature was recorded at 21.6 degree Celsius, a senior MeT official said. According to the meteorological department, the maximum temperature recorded at 5.30 PM was 34.8 degree Celsius, a notch above the normal, and the minimum 23.8 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal. Humidity levels oscillated between 83 and 55 per cent. Flight operations at Delhi Airport had to be suspended for 24 minutes in the evening due to extremely heavy rains accompanied by strong winds. The weather department has forecast generally cloudy sky with possibility of light rains or drizzle on Friday. The maximum and minimum temperatures on Friday are likely to be around 34 and 24 degrees Celsius respectively, it said.

The rainfall anomaly in the Kaveri basin is part of a larger trend where climate change results in spells of torrential rain interspersed with unusually dry periods

Till Sept 30 this year, India received 968.3 millimeters of rainfall as against a normal of 880.6 millimeters

As many as 13 deaths were also reported on Saturday from Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan in incidents triggered by heavy rains

At least 13 persons have died in rain-related incidents in Patna, Bhagalpur and Kaimur districts of Bihar

The reduced shortfall is largely because of good rainfall after-June, the government's first advanced estimate of 2019-20 foodgrains and commercial crop production has revealed

Rains show little signs of retreat, 5% above average

For lakhs of farmers in Madhya Pradesh, the rain in the last few days has washed away hopes of getting a good harvest

Latest data shows rains have been the most abundant in central India, at 14% above normal, followed by the southern region at 9% above normal

India has witnessed a record food grain output with an overall growth of 15 per cent in the past three years

Operations hit due to heavy rain, fluctuating visibility levels

Rice has been sown on 50 million hectares as on August 23, about 23% lower than area covered during same period last year

With heavy rains pounding Mumbai and its suburbs, the weather department on Wednesday issued a 'red alert' for the city and adjoining areas and asked the authorities to be prepared to handle any situation. Out of the 150 weather stations in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), around 100 recorded over 200 mm rainfall in last 24 hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. "This shows how widespread the rainfall has been over Mumbai. We have issued a red alert for various places, including Mumbai city and suburbs, Thane and Palghar districts, for next 24 hours," an IMD official told PTI. Low pressure over the Bay of Bengal has resulted in torrential showers in Mumbai city, suburbs, Thane and Palghar, he said. "The situation is likely to remain like this for next 24 hours," the official said. The neighbouring Raigad district received almost 300 mm rainfall in last 24 hours, "but going by the progress of clouds, no red alert has been issued there," he said.

This was second consecutive month the country recorded above normal rainfall

The resurgence of the southwest monsoon has improved the chances of healthy agricultural production for this year

Rice cropping down 37% in ongoing Kharif season, as 25% meteorological subdivisions record excess rainfall while 20% are deficient