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.
Acute water crisis in J-K's Rajouri districtJuly 24th, 2009 RAJOURI - Residents in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district are facing acute water crisis due to delay in monsoon. All major sources of water like the rivers, streams and hand pumps have dried up.
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.
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.
Water crisis in PuneJuly 1st, 2009 PUNE - Water crisis looms large over Pune, as delayed arrival of monsoon has lead to the drying up of water in Khadakwasla dam, lone source of water to the city. According to the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) authorities, only 2.23 per cent of water is now available in the dam.
No drought in the country: PawarJune 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Sunday said there is no drought-like situation in the country due to a delay in the onset of monsoon rains. "There is no drought-like situation in the country due to delay in monsoons and the loss would be more than made up for in the rains during July and August," Pawar said.
Dust storms, drizzle in Delhi signal advancing monsoonJune 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Dust storms and drizzle in Delhi and other parts of north India Sunday afternoon that brought some relief from sweltering heat signal an advancing southwest monsoon, according to met officials. "Dust storms and mild thundershowers like what Delhi experienced today are precursors to the advancing monsoon, India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director General Ajit Tyagi told IANS.
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...
Punjab farmers fear low produce due to delayed monsoonJune 27th, 2009 ABOHAR - Farmers in Punjab are worried a lot, as they fear low produce due to delayed monsoon. With only 40 percent of farmland irrigated, most of small farmers rely on the monsoon to water their crops.
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.
Power-water woes: Dikshit warns of tough days aheadJune 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Thursday warned people in the national capital of possible water and power shortages in the coming days, following delay in monsoon. "We are asking people to conserve water and power.
Central and State Agriculture Secretaries to discuss delay in monsoonJune 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Agriculture Secretary T Nanda Kumar will meet Agriculture Secretaries of states on Thursday to discuss the situation arising due to delayed monsoon. Agriculture Secretaries of states like Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh will meet to consider measures to deal with the situation.n Wednesday, Union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, Prithiviraj Chavan has said that the Southwest Monsoon is likely to remain below normal level vis-à-vis the original prediction and conventional rainfall.
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.
Government under pressure if present heat trends continueJune 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI J - The slowdown in the southwestern monsoon, since June7 has put the Government under pressure, as India is likely to face a major agricultural crisis if the present trend in the weather continues. The delayed monsoons may put the livelihood of millions of farmers at risk, as over 60 per cent of Indian agriculture is rain fed.
Mercury to touch 45 degree mark in Delhi TuesdayJune 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhiites are likely to experience a hot day ahead with Met officials predicting the day temperature to hover around 45 degrees Celsius Tuesday. "A heat wave condition continues to prevail over the national capital following hot westerly winds blowing from Rajasthan.
Loading ...