Monsoon, the lifeline of Indian agriculture, on Wednesday covered the entire country but the rains are still deficient by 23 per cent, a top official of India Meteorological Department said.

Rains drenched almost all parts of Northern region as eight persons were washed away in a flash flood in Himachal Pradesh.

National capital welcomed a rainy weekend with over 40 mm of rains in the f

Poor rains in India's key pulse-producing southern and western states have affected sowing and could trim output in the 2012-13 year that began on July 1, the agriculture minister said on Friday.

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Ending Delhiites' long wait, monsoon showers lashed the capital on Friday after a delay of eight days bringing relief from scorching heat but those on roads in evening hours were at the receiving end

Poor rains in India's key pulse-producing southern and western states have affected sowing and could trim output in the 2012-13 year that began on July 1, the agriculture minister said on Friday.

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Having been let down by the southwest monsoon, coupled with non-release of water from Mettur dam on the customary date of June 12 for delta irrigation this year, farmers in the region, whose kuruvai c

The Reserve Bank of India would pay more attention to the progress of the south west monsoon as it goes into its 'policy date', RBI Deputy Governor Subir Gokharn said on Wednesday.

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Farming is being hindered as rains continue to play truant, with nearly half the state reeling under a drought-like situation. The total cultivated area in the state this year is 18.32 lakh hectares (

India's monsoons should improve next week, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said on Tuesday, as concerns grow that the progress of the crucial June-to-September rains has halted and has hit the sowin

Allying apprehensions over the possibility of deficit rainfall in the monsoon season, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Monday said it is too early to reach the conclusi