Kharif sowing lags as Monsoon deficit persists across 52% of India: Report

Jul 07, 2026

Around 52 per cent of the country remains rainfall-deficient despite a recent sequential improvement in monsoon coverage.

Uneven rainfall distribution may cause supply shock in crop prices: ICICI Bank Report

Jul 23, 2025

The report highlighted that crop damage in certain regions, where rainfall has been deficient, could lead to upward pressure on prices.

Monsoon rainfall had been normal during June 2022: Centre

Jul 27, 2022

New Delhi [India], July 27 : The monsoon rainfall had been normal during June 2022, for the country as a whole, as per the...

Deficient Rainfall: PM Asks 10 Ministries to work in tandem, prepare contingency plan

Jul 01, 2026

According to sources, the Prime Minister held a detailed discussion on the impact of below-normal rainfall and stressed the need for a coordinated, whole-of-government...

Sikkim faces worst monsoon shortfall in five years with 35% rainfall deficit

Jul 08, 2025

GN Raha, Director of the Meteorological Centre Gangtok, confirmed that five of the six districts in the Himalayan state have received deficient rainfall, sparking...

Karnataka govt to ask for new distress formula in sharing Cauvery water: D K Shivakumar

Sep 29, 2023

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said on Friday that the state will ask the Cauvery Management Authority (CWMA) to devise a new formula...