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May 28, 2025 3:22 PM

Above-normal monsoon to boost farm output, ease inflation: report

The India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) forecast of an above-normal monsoon is expected to drive higher agricultural production and rural demand, while helping to keep inflation under control, according to a Crisil report released on Wednesday. The IMD has predicted above-normal rainfall during the southwest monsoon season (June to September), estimating it at 106 per cent of the long-period average (LPA). “If the forecast—which would mark the second consecutive year of an above-norm...

May 27, 2025 4:55 PM

India retains forecast of above average monsoon rains

India is likely to see above average monsoon rains for the second straight year in 2025, the government said on Tuesday, retaining the forecast it gave last month. The monsoon is expected to total 106% of the long-term average this year, said M. Ravichandran, secretary in the Ministry of Earth Sciences. The India Meteorological Department defines average or normal rainfall as ranging between 96% and 104% of a 50-year average of 87 cm (35 inches) for the four-month season from June to September...

April 15, 2025 6:32 PM

India forecasts above average monsoon rains in boost to crop output, economy

India is likely to see above-average monsoon rains for the second straight year in 2025, the government said on Tuesday, raising expectations of higher farm and economic growth in Asia's third-biggest economy. The monsoon delivers nearly 70% of the rain needed to water crops and recharge reservoirs and aquifers. With nearly half of the country's farmland without any irrigation, it depends on the June-September rains to grow a number of crops. Good rains will help to bring down food prices, to ...

September 28, 2024 1:31 PM

Nepal rains bring floods, landslides that kill 10, with seven missing

Incessant rains in Nepal have unleashed floods and landslides that killed at least 10 people with seven missing during the last 24 hours, while disrupting transport, officials said on Saturday. Most rivers in the Himalayan nation have swollen, spilling over roads and bridges, authorities said, after nearly a week's delay in the retreat of South Asia's annual monsoon rains brought torrential downpours across the region. Police were working to clear debris and re-open roads to traffic after land...

September 26, 2024 3:02 PM

Kanti Highway blocked by landslide as monsoon rains persist across Nepal

The Kanti Highway, a key route linking Hetauda to Kathmandu in Bagmati Province, has been blocked by landslides following heavy rainfall overnight. The landslide occurred in the Bakaiya rural municipality of Makwanpur, leading to a complete halt in traffic. Authorities are working to clear the debris and reopen the highway as soon as possible. Nepal’s Department of Hydrology and Meteorology has reported that the ongoing monsoon is likely to bring light to moderate rainfall, accompanied by thu...

June 27, 2024 6:15 PM

Monsoon set to cover entire nation on schedule: IMD

India's annual monsoon has covered more than three-fourths of the country and is poised to envelop the entire nation on schedule for the planting season, despite earlier delays this month, according to two officials from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday. Summer rains, crucial for economic growth in Asia's third-largest economy, typically begin in the south around June 1 and spread nationwide by July 8, allowing farmers to sow crops like rice, cotton, soybeans, and sugarcane...

September 16, 2024 4:37 PM

Monsoon advances, set to bring relief from heatwave

Monsoon is advancing after stalling for more than a week and rains are set to cover central parts of the country in the next few days, bringing relief from the heatwave in the grain-growing northern plains, two senior weather officials said. Summer rains, critical for economic growth in Asia's third-largest economy, usually begin in the south around June 1 before spreading nationwide by July 8, allowing farmers to plant crops such as rice, cotton, soybeans, and sugarcane. "Monsoon is reviving....

June 7, 2024 12:22 PM

IMD issues yellow alert for rain and thunderstorms in central and southern regions

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued yellow alert warnings for rain, thunderstorms, and lightning in many parts of the country, including the central and southern regions, over the next four days. According to the IMD, the southwest monsoon has further advanced into more areas, including the central Arabian Sea, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, and most of the Bay of Bengal. Light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning is expect...

June 5, 2024 12:45 PM

Mumbai: Pre-monsoon rain lashes several parts of city

The heavy pre-monsoon rains lashed several areas of Mumbai such as Dadar, Chembur, Kandiwali, Goregaon, Borivali, etc. on Wednesday morning. The arrival of pre-monsoon rains has provided a significant respite from the heat for the people of the city. According to data from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the Dadar and Kandivali areas of the city have received approximately 4 millimetres of rainfall. Meanwhile, the heavy rains caused waterloggin...

September 16, 2024 5:45 PM

Monsoon rains arrive early in Kerala

Monsoon rains hit India's southernmost Kerala coast a few days earlier than expected on Thursday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said, boosting prospects for bumper harvests that could spur farm and economic growth in Asia's third-largest economy. Summer rains usually begin to lash coastal Kerala state around June 1 and spread across the whole country by mid-July, triggering the planting of crops such as rice, corn, cotton, soybeans and sugarcane. The monsoon, the lifeblood of the c...