The Agriculture Department has decided to supply sowing seeds of short-duration crop varieties to farmers in the wake of the delay in the onset of monsoon in the State, according to Agriculture Minister N. Cheluvarayaswamy. The Minister, who held a meeting with senior officials of the Agriculture Department on the issues related to the supply … Read more
India is likely to get normal southwest monsoon rains this year, private weather forecaster Skymet stated on Monday, while forecasting the rainfall during the upcoming season at 98% of the benchmark 50-year average, with an error margin of +/-5%. The forecaster saw a 65% chance that the country would get normal rainfall in the June-September … Read more
The IMD has forecast moderate-to-heavy rainfall and thundershowers during this week. (Photo credit: PTI) Delhi witnessed extreme weather conditions in July, oscillating between heat waves and heavy rainfall that saw temperatures dip significantly below normal. There were heat waves on five days as the city recorded temperatures between 41 and 43 degrees Celsius. This weather … Read more
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government Saturday asked the Tamil Nadu government to release water from Mullaperiyar through the tunnel to Vaigai Dam in a phased manner when the water level reaches 136 feet in view of the heavy rains received by the Idukki district. In a letter, Kerala Chief Secretary Vishwas Mehta asked his Tamil Nadu … Read more