Prime Minister to meet Chief Secretaries on delayed monsoon todayAugust 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will meet State Chief Secretaries here today to discuss the drought-like situation in the country.
India has enough foodgrain reserves, says Kamal NathAugust 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Kamal Nath said on Friday that the country has enough foodgrain reserves even in the worst monsoon situation. Nath, however, expressed his concern over the adverse impact of poor monsoon on agricultural activity.
'Ishtiqa' prayers seeking rains performed at Aligarh UniversityJuly 26th, 2009 ALIGARH - A large number of people of the Muslim faith on Saturday offered 'Ishtiqa' or, special prayers seeking an end to the prolonged dry spell from the God, which is affecting general life here. Organised at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), students, professors and local residents, participated in the prayers seeking divine intervention for a good monsoon ahead, which is essential for agriculture and otherwise.
Government will pay special attention to farming: PawarJuly 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government would pay full attention to the farming sector this year as there is a serious drought situation in the country due to insufficient rains, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar told parliament Monday. "In the last four years, we had good produce as there were enough rains.
Not all El Nino weather conditions cause monsoon failureJuly 10th, 2009 PUNE - As the entire country is grappling with a prolonged dry spell due to the delay in the monsoon, an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that not all El Nino weather conditions cause monsoon failure. An El Nino, which means "little boy" in Spanish, is driven by an abnormal warming of the eastern Pacific Ocean, and creates havoc in weather patterns across the Asia-Pacific region.
Pawar warns of draught like situation in North IndiaJuly 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today warned that, North India facing drought-like situation, and states like Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Delhi might face serious problems due to scarcity of rains. Pawar, however, said the Ministry of Agriculture has prepared two contingency plans to face the situation arising from the failure of monsoon.
No drought-like situation, no cause for concern: PawarJune 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Brushing aside fears of a drought, union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar Sunday said that though the monsoon rains have been delayed this year, there is "no drought-like situation". "There is no drought like situation because of the delay in the monsoon and the losses would be compensated in the months of July and August...
Muslims in Bhopal offer special prayers for early rainsJune 27th, 2009 BHOPAL - Muslims in Bhopal offered Namaaz-e-Istasqa (Namaaz to ask for rain) as most of northern India reeled under drought-like situation due to delayed monsoon. Thousands of Muslims gathered at city's Eidgah (an open-air mosque) and offered special prayers seeking early rains.
July-August rains in India crucial for agricultureJune 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Agriculture Secretary T Nanda Kumar has said that rains in the months of July and August are very crucial in deciding India's agricultural output for this year. Briefing the media persons after meeting with Agriculture Secretaries of various states here on Thursday, Kumar said that an action plan has been charted out to tackle any odd situation.
Centre assures its support to States in case monsoon further delayedJune 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Central Government has assured the States of adequate availability of short-duration seeds that may be required in case of further delay in monsoon. Saying monsoon would revive shortly, the Centre has maintained that there is no cause for worry at this moment.
Rituals to appease 'Rain God' in AllahabadJune 25th, 2009 ALLAHABAD - Women ploughed fields and sang songs in a ritual to appease the rain gods in Allahabad. Fervently praying for the timely arrival of the monsoon, people across the country are performing various rituals to appease the rain God.
Met Department predicts below normal rain for JulyJune 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI J - The Metrological Department predicted a below normal rainfall in the month of July, expecting 93 % rainfall, as against 96% predicted earlier for this. Addressing the media, Minister of State for Science and Technology Prithviraj Chavan Said the southwest monsoon is expected to be normal this year.
Prime Minister wants officials to keep an eye on Monsoon delayJune 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - As a delayed monsoon creates concern for farm output, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked officials to monitor the situation closely on everyday basis. Seasonal rains have stopped in the tracks near Mumbai in the absence of a strong surge.
Relief commissioners review monsoon preparednessApril 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Conference of Relief Commissioners and Secretaries of Department of Disaster Management of the States and the Union Territories began here today. The conference is an annual feature, which provides an opportunity to take stock of the preparedness levels of various States and UTs as well as Central Ministries, prior to the ensuing monsoon.
Modi to induct six parliamentary secretariesMarch 2nd, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will Monday expand his cabinet Monday by inducting six parliamentary secretaries. The six to be sworn in as parliamentary secretaries are Lavjibhai Rajani (Mederda, Saurashtra), Yogesh Patel (Vadodara), Surendrasinh Chauhan (Mehandabad), Jayadrat Parmar (Halol), Harshad Vasava and Ishvarbhai Thakor (Rajpipla), sources in the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) in Gandhinagar said.
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