Page 28 - Monsoon

IMD and Skymet differ on specifics of monsoon predictions, again

The big difference in this year's forecast by two agencies has been their inability to assess the rains in the last two months of monsoon season

Skymet counters IMD on monsoon accuracy

Overall shortfall of 5% from normal; states struggle to declare drought

Monsoon relief

IMD needs to upgrade prediction skills

Monsoon to begin return journey from Rajasthan soon

Kharif crop acreage lags last year's

India staring at uncertainty over normal monsoon

With monsoon taking a break, independent weathermen have doubts if the four-month long season would be normal this year. Monsoon has been below normal by 5 per cent till Friday, and has impacted the sowing of kharif crops, with total area under cultivation falling 0.56 per cent till date year-on-year. Only cotton and sugarcane saw a rise in acreage, according to the data released by the agriculture ministry. Overall, the sowing area is 101.38 million hectares against 101.96 million hectares a year ago. Normal monsoon was one of the assumptions in various forecasts of economic growth this financial year. Other than this, the government expenditure was supposed to drive growth. So, if monsoon is below normal, the onus of driving gross domestic product (GDP) growth will fall on the government alone. However, for the first quarter of the current financial year, agriculture may still drive growth as monsoon was above normal in June. GDP growth has been official forecast in the range of ...

Monsoon 16% below normal

If weather men are to be believed the rains are expected to become active over these areas

Normal rainfall in second half of monsoon season: MeT Dept

On the other hand, states like Gujarat, Rajasthan, several parts of Northeast have witnessed floods

Make it count

A good monsoon is not enough to redress farm distress

Monsoon may take a rain check end-July

Lull phase beyond a fortnight could impact standing crops

Monsoon might enter a lull period from July end

No impact on crop seen

Monsoon may reach Delhi in next 3-4 days; cover most parts of North India

The southwest monsoon which reached the country on May 30 well within its normal onset date

Monsoon hits Maharashtra, east India; heat wave likely in North

It has reached West Bengal and is slowly progressing towards northwestern part of country

Monsoon making steady advance into Maharashtra, West Bengal: IMD

Weather agency says, however, there will be no change in max temperatures in next 24 hours

Monsoon is here! Rains arrive at southern Kerala coast and the Northeast

The onset of southwest monsoon over Kerala signals the arrival of monsoon over Indian subcontinent

Monsoon set to strike Kerala today

The earlier prediction for Kerala was June 5, says IMD official M. Mahapatra

Monsoon may hit Kerala before May 30

The normal date of onset of monsoon over Kerala is June 1

Monsoon rains to arrive on southern Kerala coast on May 30, says IMD source

Looks likely to receive higher monsoon rainfall as concern over El Nino weather condition eased

As El-Nino effect eases, monsoon rains expected to be above average: IMD

India defines average, or normal, rainfall as between 96% and 104% of the 50-year average

Centre to states: Review drought preparedness

Around 25-30% of the country's landmass in any given season does not get adequate rainfall

Boost seen for cotton sowing on good realisations, normal monsoon

Production this season has been 34 mn bales, from 33 mn in previous year, though crop area was less