The forecast of a normal monsoon despite the prevalence of El Nino, adequate availability of seeds and fertilisers and sufficient water in key reservoirs augur well for healthy kharif sowing in India, said the Department of Economic Affairs under Ministry of Finance in its monthly review rep
India has three cropping seasons -- summer, kharif, and rabi. Crops sown during June-July and harvested in October-November are kharif. Crops that are sown during October-November and the produce harvested from January-March depending on maturity is Rabi. Crops produced after rabi but ahe
Speaking to ANI, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director general, Meteorology, India Meteorological Department, said quantitatively, the seasonal (June to September) rainfall over the country during the southwest monsoon, as a whole, is likely to be 96 per cent of the Long Period Average (LPA) wit
According to Skymet, the spread of below normal being 90-95 per cent of LPA. In its earlier foreshadow released on January 4 this year, Skymet assessed the monsoon of 2023 to be sub-par and now retains the same. LPA of rainfall is the rainfall recorded over a particular region for a given in
According to the PM office, Modi was briefed about the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) weather forecast for the next few months and the likelihood of a normal monsoon in the meeting.
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New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Chief Economic Adviser KV Subramanian on Monday said that foodgrain production is expected to reach record levels this year given the prediction of normal monsoon by the IMD and noted that the demand in rural India has been resilient.
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New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): India is expected to have normal monsoon this year with seasonal rainfall likely to be 100 per cent of the Long Period Average (LPA) with a model error of five per cent, IMD said on Wednesday.