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Heavy Rains Forecast Raised Concerns for Kharif Crops
Heavy rains forecast across the central and western regions have raised the fears of crop losses in the last week of September. This year, the retreating monsoon is expected to pick up in most parts of India with heavy rainfall in the farming belts. Impact of Monsoon on Indian Agriculture The Indian economy heavily depends ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: Kharif Crops • Monsoon • Monsoon Mechanism • Retreating Monsoon • South West Monsoon
La Nina to boost South West Monsoon in 2020
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology recently stated that there is 50% of chances for the formation of La Nina in 2020. Highlights According to the researchers at the bureau, the La Nina if formed will boost the South West Monsoon. The Indian Meteorological Department expects an above average monsoon in India in 2020. The IMD ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: El Nino • IMD • La Niña • Monsoon • Pacific Ocean • Rain • South West Monsoon
Third Phase of Gujarat’s “Sujalam Sufalam Jal Sanchay Abhiyan” begins
The Gujarat state government has launched the 3rd edition of the Sujalam Sufalam Jal Sanchay Abhiyan to prepare the water bodies before the monsoon. Background The Sujalam Sufalam Jal Sanchay Abhiyan is a water conservation scheme launched by the Gujarat state government in 2018 after experiencing a weak monsoon. The second edition was launched in ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Agriculture • Desiltation • farming • Gujarat Government • Migrant workers • MNREGA • Monsoon • Sujalam Sufalam Jal Sanchay Abhiyan • Vijay Rupani
FICCI study on Onion Price Rise: India should follow Israel, Brazil
India is witnessing price hikes in retail onion up to Rs 100 per kg currently in November 2019. Government had introduced the TOP-Tomato Onion Potato Scheme in 2018-19 Budget to address this problem. However, the scheme has not taken off well. The FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) on Novmber 8, 2019, ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: Agriculture • Brazil • Climate-Resilient Agriculture • FICCI • Food Inflation • heavy rains • Inflation • israel • Monsoon • Onion Prices
India records highest monsoon rains in 25 years
The IMD (Indian Meteorological Department) said that India received 10% above average monsoon rains in 2019. It is the highest in 25 years. States like Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Karnataka received 35% more rainfall than the normal. It is the highest recorded rains in the history of these states. Heavy rains damaged the summer sown crops like ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Climate change • Disaster • Drought • Floods • Monsoon • South West Monsoon