-Business Standard Heavy Rainfall forecast over the next 24-48 hrs in UP Lucknow: More than a dozen districts have been flooded following heavy rainfall in Uttar Pradesh and the adjoining hilly regions over the past few days, as the toll went up to 325. More than 21 people were reported to have died over the last 48 hours in flood-related incidents, including drowning and wall collapse, across the state, including Shahjahanpur, Amethi...
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Dip in Rupee Value Sees Rice Export Prices Drop
-TheWire.in A drop in rice export rates from the top exporter, India, due to the falling rupee also weighed on demand for the Vietnamese variety. Bengaluru: Rice export prices in India fell this week as the rupee weakened, with the drop in rates from the top exporter also weighing on demand for the Vietnamese variety. Rates for India’s 5% broken parboiled rice fell by $3 per tonne to $389-$393 per tonne this week. “Rupee...
More »Monsoon slips, crops not hit
-The Telegraph New Delhi: The 2018 monsoon rainfall may slip slightly below the normal threshold of 96 per cent of the average, the national weather agency indicated on Friday, but predicted that the rainfall distribution during August and September would be "favourable" for farm operations. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted that rainfall during the second half of the four-month rainy season would be 95 per cent of the average, with a...
More »Flood situation grim in Assam, improves in Jammu & Kashmir
-DD News Flood situation continues to be grim in Assam, Centre assures all possible help; In Jammu & Kashmir, flood situation improves leading to resumption of Amarnath Yatra. The flood situation in Assam continued to remain grim. Over 63,000 people are still affected by the floods across five districts, with the MeT department forecasting more rainfall in the state in the coming days. The death toll stood at 32 with no casualty being...
More »IMD launches systems for probabilistic weather forecasting
-The Indian Express “The new system will tell us the probability of rainfall according to its intensity and volume. This will be colour coded for ease of interpretation,” said IMD Director General KJ Ramesh. New Delhi: The India Met Department (IMD) on Friday launched two “very high resolution” Ensemble Prediction Systems, to generate ten-day probabilistic weather forecasts. In simple terms, the new systems in place can provide Rainfall forecasts with probabilities...
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