monsoon rains Archives

Maha kharif sowing crosses 1 crore hectares, but delayed monsoon leaves 44 lakh hectares unsown

Maharashtra’s kharif sowing crossed 10 million hectares (70% of normal area), boosted by recent rains but still below last year’s pace. Nearly...

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Edible Oil News in English

Strengthening El Niño threatens India’s oilseed crops

Strengthening El Niño conditions and forecasts of below-normal rainfall threaten India’s rain-fed oilseed and cotton regions despite kharif sowing reaching 53.13 million...

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Rice News in English

Maharashtra kharif sowing at 60% of normal but massively behind last year’s numbers

Maharashtra's Kharif sowing reached 86.92 lakh hectares (60% of normal) by July 13, trailing last year's pace. Heavy rains damaged 6,673 hectares...

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Rice News in English

Nepal : 58 percent paddy plantation in Gorkha

Paddy transplantation in Nepal's district has reached 58% of the 10,500-hectare target, up from 45% by mid-July last year. Authorities expect 95%...

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Rice News in English

El Nino-induced dry spell puts AP’s Kharif at risk

Andhra Pradesh faces severe drought as El Niño weakens the southwest monsoon, threatening 50.51 lakh hectares of crops with delayed Kharif sowing...

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Rice News in English

Nepal : Drought worries Soru farmers as paddy planting is delayed

A prolonged drought in Nepal's Soru Rural Municipality has delayed paddy transplantation and damaged finger millet, maize, wheat and barley crops. With...

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Wheat News in English

Centre urges farmers to shift to short-duration crops amid monsoon deficit

India has intensified contingency measures for the Kharif season as the rainfall deficit improved from 33% in June to 24% in July....

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Sugar News in English

Sugar prices up 6-7% in June amid below-normal rainfall

Domestic sugar prices increased 6–7% over June as delayed monsoon rains raised concerns about sugarcane output, while festive demand recovered after Adhik...