But farmers need strategic market intervention
85%of the country gets normal rains, but Karnataka declares drought
Rural India to see maximum benefit
A delay in the onset of La Niña and unsupportive Indian Ocean Dipole and Madden Julian Oscillation seemed to have made the Met's prediction go awry
Karnataka declares drought in 68 taluks
India's southwest monsoon, that had started withdrawing from parts of west Rajasthan some days ago, will again resume its backward march from next week, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its weekly update on Thursday.The rains so far in the southwest monsoon season, with just 10 days left for the season to end, are estimated to be five per cent below normal, while in southern and eastern parts of the country, are expected to be 10 per cent and 13 per cent below normal.In central India, southwest monsoon from June 1 to September 21 has been three per cent above normal, while in northwest India, comprising of major grain-producing states Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, among others, is estimated to be four per cent below normal.With only 10 days left for monsoon to withdraw, the deficit might not narrow much. IMD officials say monsoon is expected to be 97-98 per cent of the Long Period Average (LPA), which is lower than the previous estimate of 106 per cent of LPA, with an er
Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, also received poor rains this year, with a deficit of 46%
But kharif crops, reservoir levels will not be hit
Fresh shower spell pulls paddy-growing state from severe drought
The rains, so far five per cent below normal, are now likely to withdraw from some more parts of central and north India in the next few days
The country has so far received 5% lower rainfall than normal in the current monsoon season
The country has so far received five per cent lower rainfall than normal in the current monsoon season
The monsoon usually starts withdrawing in the first week of September, but this year it has been delayed by nearly two weeks
Met department says showers may revive from Sept 12 onwards over the central and northern parts of the country
The sowing of kharif crop was five per cent more than normal by August-end because more than half of India's districts received normal rain
India Meteorological Department had forecast monsoon rains at 106% or above normal
However, no impact seen on kharif; sowing almost over
Monsoon from June 1 to August 17 was 606.2 millimetres, which was only normal
Food inflation to subside from current levels
Meteorologists said the slump could push the cumulative monsoon into the negative zone for the first time