Windy morning in Delhi, rains expected
August 13th, 2012 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) With parts of the city receiving light rains overnight, it was a windy morning in the capital Monday. The Met office has said the city ... Read more...
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Punjab seeks Rs.2,380 crore package for monsoon failure
August 2nd, 2012 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Aug 2 (IANS) Upset with the central government over the state not being given anything in the recently-announced Rs.1,900 crore package for states with deficient rainfall this year, ... Read more...
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11 Odisha districts record deficit rain
July 31st, 2012 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 31 (IANS) Eleven of Odisha's 30 districts have recorded deficit rainfall this monsoon, impacting on paddy cultivation that is crucial for the economy of the state, officials said ... Read more...
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Poor rain hits paddy transplantation in Bihar
July 30th, 2012 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 30 (IANS) Inadequate rains have hit paddy cultivation in Bihar as less than 50 percent transplantation of the target area had taken place till date this Kharif season, leaving ... Read more...
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Jharkhand offers Rs.410 crore relief package to farmers
July 30th, 2012 - 2:11 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, July 30 (IANS) In view of the looming drought situation in Jharkhand, the state government has announced a Rs.410 crore relief package for farmers, an official said Monday.The ... Read more...
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Humid morning in Delhi, showers expected
July 29th, 2012 - 11:40 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) The capital woke up to a hot and cloudy Sunday morning with the minimum temperature settling a notch above average at 27.9 degrees Celsius. ... Read more...
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Cloudy Saturday in Delhi, rains expected Sunday (Lead)
July 28th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Delhi had a cloudy, humid Saturday with the maximum temperature creeping a notch above the average to 35.4 degrees Celsius. Similar weather is likely Sunday, ... Read more...
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Widespread rains in Andhra revive farmers’ hopes
July 21st, 2012 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 21 (IANS) Widespread rains in Andhra Pradesh since Friday have improved the situation, overcoming the deficit rainfall this monsoon and bringing cheers to farmers, officials said.The incessant ... Read more...
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Delhi has dry, hot Friday; Saturday may bring showers (Lead)
July 21st, 2012 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Delhi missed out on rains Friday, like the entire week despite the weather office's forecast of heavy rains last week-end, and suffered a day of ... Read more...
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Rain eludes Delhi Sunday, 43 percent deficit so far (Lead)
July 15th, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Delhi had the sun playing hide and seek Sunday but no rain fell and the the maximum temperature rose three notches above average to 37 ... Read more...
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Monsoon plays truant, government’s fingers crossed
July 13th, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Delayed monsoon in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh is worrying the government with prices of fruit and vegetables up 50 percent in 10 days and ... Read more...
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Rains brings hope to Bihar farmers
July 9th, 2012 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 9 (IANS) Millions of farmers in Bihar can now breathe a sigh of relief as moderate to heavy rains in the last few days have brought a ray ... Read more...
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Fear of drought haunts Bihar again
July 3rd, 2012 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 3 (IANS) The spectre of drought is looming large over Bihar, something that state officials have acknowledged."If the monsoon fails the state in the first two weeks of July, ... Read more...
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14 percent rainfall deficit in July
August 25th, 2011 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) The countrywide rainfall during July was 14 percent deficient with the largest shortfall in Delhi, Haryana and Chandigarh, the Lok Sabha was informed Thursday.Minister of ... Read more...
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Good rainfall allays fear of drought in Bihar
August 10th, 2011 - 2:54 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 10 (IANS) After two consecutive years of drought, thousands of farmers in Bihar are happy. Heavy rains have ended the fear of another drought year.As Bihar recorded a ... Read more...
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Women in Bihar plough fields, sing to please rains gods
July 29th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 29 (IANS) Women in Bihar's Buxar district are performing a curious ritual to reduce the rain deficit in the state -- ploughing fields, singing and dancing at ... Read more...
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Monsoon brings hope for Bihar’s drought-hit farmers
June 24th, 2011 - 11:38 am ICT by IANS
Patna/Raghunathpur/Hajipur, June 24 (IANS) Mahesh Sharma is a happy man. A farmer in Naubatpur near Patna, he was pushed into near destitution after facing two consecutive years of drought. But ... Read more...
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Monsoon arrives in parched Bihar
June 18th, 2011 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 18 (IANS) The wait for rains in drought-hit Bihar is finally over. With rains lashing Patna and several other areas, the weather office said Saturday that the state ... Read more...
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Pre-monsoon showers cool Bihar
June 13th, 2011 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, June 13 (IANS) Pre-monsoon showers in many parts of Bihar Monday brought much-needed respite from the scorching heat, with the weather office saying the monsoon may arrive in the ... Read more...
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Bihar set for a normal monsoon
June 8th, 2011 - 10:34 am ICT by IANS
Patna, June 8 (IANS) After facing two consecutive drought years, Bihar is set to get a normal monsoon this year -- a good news for the millions of farmers in ... Read more...
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Poor paddy procurement adds to Bihar farmers’ woes
February 18th, 2011 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
By Imran Khan
Patna, Feb 18 (IANS) Surinder Mahato is a worried man. A small farmer on the outskirts of Bihar's capital Patna, he laboured throughout last year's drought to ensure that his ... Read more...
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Slow paddy procurement in drought-hit Bihar
December 27th, 2010 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Dec 27 (IANS) The government agencies in drought-hit Bihar have procured a low of over 7,500 tonnes paddy in the last two months, against the target of 10.5 lakh tonnes this ... Read more...
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Drought-hit Bihar braces for rice scarcity
December 6th, 2010 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Dec 6 (IANS) Bihar is set to face a shortage of rice as paddy output has declined by at least 45 to 50 percent due to this year's drought, an official ... Read more...
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Rains lash parched Bihar
August 24th, 2010 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 24 (IANS) Rains continued to lash Bihar's capital Patna and other parts for the fourth day Tuesday giving relief to people hit by scanty rainfall this year, even as Met ... Read more...
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Nitish unfurls national flag, declares Bihar drought-hit
August 15th, 2010 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 15 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar hoisted the national flag here on Independence Day Sunday and declared that the entire state was drought-hit as the over 30 percent rainfall ... Read more...
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Bihar to declare more districts drought-hit
August 14th, 2010 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 14 (IANS) The Bihar government is likely to declare more districts of the state as drought-hit as over 30 percent rainfall deficit has severely affected paddy crop, an official said ... Read more...
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Drought situation alarming in Bihar, admits central team
August 13th, 2010 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 13 (IANS) A central team visiting drought-hit Bihar has described the situation as alarming, an official said Friday.
The central team visited half a dozen drought-hit districts of the state."The drought ... Read more...
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Drought-hit Bihar farmers’ hopes lie in power supply
August 7th, 2010 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 7 (IANS) In drought-hit Bihar, the hopes of small farmers now lie in the state government's decision to provide uninterrupted power supply to rural areas for at least six hours ... Read more...
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Drought-hit Bihar to seek massive aid
August 5th, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 5 (IANS) Drought-hit Bihar is likely to seek a special financial assistance of Rs.15,000 crore from the central government, an official said Thursday.
The Bihar government Tuesday declared 28 of the ... Read more...
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28 Bihar districts declared drought hit
August 4th, 2010 - 1:14 am ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 3 (IANS) The Bihar government Tuesday declared 28 of the state's 38 districts drought affected due to 20 percent rainfall deficit, an official said.
The decision was taken at a state ... Read more...
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Over 60 percent of Bihar reeling under drought
August 2nd, 2010 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Aug 2 (IANS) With more than 60 percent of Bihar reeling under drought-like conditions and the state recording 20 percent rainfall deficit, the government is set to declare over two dozen ... Read more...
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Bihar stares at drought again
July 30th, 2010 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 30 (IANS) Bihar plans to declare more than two dozen districts drought hit soon, with the state already recording a 20 percent rainfall deficit, officials said Friday.
An official in Chief ... Read more...
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Delhi had monsoon rainfall deficit in June
July 29th, 2010 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Delhi recorded 81 percent deficit rainfall during June, minister of Earth Sciences Prithviraj Chavan said Thursday.
Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha, Chavan said that ... Read more...
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Northeast India records 28 percent deficit rainfall
July 25th, 2010 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala/Guwahati, July 25 (IANS) The northeastern region, comprising eight states, has recorded deficit rainfall during the current monsoon season and this may affect agricultural production, an official said Sunday.
"During the monsoon (since ... Read more...
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Will drought haunt Bihar farmers again?
July 7th, 2010 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Imran Khan
Patna, July 7 (IANS) It's a different year, but little has changed. Farmers in many Bihar districts are a worried lot as scanty monsoon rains have badly affected paddy sowing ... Read more...
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