Page 5 - Monsoon In India
Monsoon rains cover entire India but still 5% down on average so far
The progress of the monsoon, which delivers about 70% of the country's annual rainfall, is crucial for rice output and exports from India
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IMD predicts heavy to very heavy rainfall in most parts of India for 3 days
According to the Indian Meteorological Department, here is a breakdown of what each state can expect on the weather front today, June 30, 2022
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Monsoon likely to advance into Gangetic West Bengal by Friday, says IMD
The much-awaited southwest monsoon is likely to advance into parts of Gangetic West Bengal bringing down high day and night temperatures and humidity in the region
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Will good monsoons enable RBI go slow on rate hikes this year?
RBI expects the inflation-inflicted pain to last for three more quarters as it raised the repo rate. However, the forecast of normal monsoon may take pressure off the RBI as it will cool off inflation
Conditions favour further advance of southwest monsoon in next 48 hrs: IMD
The IMD has a set criterion for declaring the onset of SW monsoon over Kerala that are dependent on factors such as rainfall, wind field and Outgoing Longwave Radiation (OLR)
Will a better monsoon provide some relief from inflation woes?
A sustained rise in crude oil prices led to inflation. Should Indians resign to the fact that food prices and retail inflation will continue to stay high? Or, will rain gods provide some relief?
India's monsoon rainfall forecast to be above average in September
Monsoon rains were 10% above average in June
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Rains cause waterlogging in national capital, traffic movement affected
Rains lashed many parts of the national capital and its neighboring areas on Wednesday morning, leading to waterlogging and traffic snarls in parts of the city
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Rains back in Mumbai after break, cause landslide and water-logging
The southwest monsoon has again become active in Mumbai after a long gap, bringing heavy rains to the city and neighbouring areas and causing a landslide
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IMD predicts light to moderate rains in Delhi, parts of UP, Haryana
Thunderstorm along with light to moderate intensity rain would occur in the national capital and parts of adjoining states Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on Monday
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Monsoon hits Delhi-NCR, covers entire nation after five-day delay
On Tuesday, several parts of the NCR received rainfall following which the IMD declared monsoon's arrival in Delhi
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Improve weather models
IMD's failures raise questions about monsoon predictions
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Monsoon forecasting: Is it like predicting the unpredictable for IMD?
IMD, the agency mandated with the job of forecasting weather, seems to be going haywire with its predictions. Listen to the podcast to know about IMD's faulty forecast system
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Conditions ripe for onset of monsoon over Kerela on June 3, says IMD
Conditions are ripe for the southwest monsoon to make an onset over Kerala on June 3 after missing its normal onset date, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday
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Rains may pick up in the next few days over north and south India: IMD
The steady monsoon progress has spurred sowing of kharif crops and till last week, acreage was almost 21 per cent more than the same period last
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Onset of monsoon over Kerala likely to get delayed by 4 days: IMD
The onset of monsoon over Kerala marks the official commencement of the four-month rainfall season in the country
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Monsoon cheer
India must grab some of the space vacated by China
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Late southwest monsoon surge limits kharif season production shortfall
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
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Rain fury in Kerala: Death toll climbs to 76; over 280,000 in relief camps
n many camps, people observed a low key Eid festival with well wishers bringing in food and new clothes for the inmates
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India's monsoon rain below average for fifth straight week, says IMD
India received 6% less rainfall than the 50-year average in the week ended on July 3
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