IMD predicts above-normal monsoon this year

[ad_1] The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday said the south-west monsoon, which accounts for about 70 per cent of India’s annual rainfall, will be above normal, said M Ravichandran, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences.The spatial distribution will be normal...

Assam first flush tea output likely to be 40% lower due to scanty rainfall

[ad_1] Scanty rainfall in Assam has badly hit the start of the new tea season. Tea producers in the country’s top-producing State are a worried lot now as they are expecting production of Assam first flush tea to be lower...

Rains delay India’s wheat harvest, put off procurement

[ad_1] Wheat procurement by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) is yet to start due to low arrival of the crop in the market following recent rains which delayed the harvest. Now that Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan both have declared...

India to see warmer start to summer in 2024, says IMD

[ad_1] India is likely to see above-normal maximum and minimum temperatures in most parts of the country in the March to May period, IMD director-general Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said at a press conference. Heatwave conditions are not expected over north and...