Monsoon

Rain lashes Hyderabad; IMD issues thunderstorm alert across Telangana

For Hyderabad and nearby regions, the IMD forecast predicts cloudy skies for the next 48 hours.

Rains to the rescue! Economists cheer above-normal monsoon forecast, but heatwaves remain a spoiler

A durable reduction in food inflation, an uptick in rural demand, and support for economic growth amid external headwinds are the likely outcomes of an above-normal monsoon.

What do leading monsoon indicators suggest for this season?

Most forecasts indicate a low likelihood of an El Niño phase in the next three to five months, which should be good for the rural economy

Scorching Summer: Stocks that could benefit from intense heat waves

AC industry sees strong demand, while FMCG and the power sector are likely beneficiaries

Nestle India: Sluggish consumption amid elevated commodity prices

Coffee and cocoa were particularly costlier while prices of cereals and edible oils picked up due to an erratic monsoon

MC Daily Monsoon Tracker: Kharif sowing shows massive rise in Karnataka, Gujarat, Rajasthan

Karnataka pips MP and Maharashtra to emerge as one of the top pulses producers; replaces UP as the third-largest coarse cereals producer

MC Daily Monsoon Tracker: Rainfall surplus widens to the season's highest level of 7.8%

Six of the eight states and union territories in the southern region have got excessive rain

MC Daily Monsoon Tracker: Kharif sowing up 1.8%, paddy acreage widens nearly 4% on higher rainfall

Rainfall surplus widens to the highest level of 7.55 percent as on September 2

Parts of Mumbai could receive heavy rainfall in next 24 hours: IMD

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) declared a holiday for all the BMC, government and private schools and colleges in Mumbai municipal limits for today.

Monsoon Watch: The 2024 rainfall season ends with a healthy surplus

With reservoir levels healthy and sowing activity robust, the monsoon’s impact on the Indian economy appears largely positive

Sirca Paints Q2 FY24: A display of robust growth and future promise

Premium offerings, growth trajectory, and diversification strategy will support the current progress pace

Pidilite: Volumes, margins impressive in Q2

Stabilising raw material prices augur well for margins and profitability

Berger Paints: Decent Q2 goes hand in hand with margin expansion

Competition is posing a big challenge to the company, going forward

Import duty cut on wheat can help check impact of monsoon deficit: Siraj Hussain

Siraj Hussain says preliminary assessment of the impact of this monsoon shows that paddy, pulses, oilseeds and sugar cane crops may have been adversely impacted in some regions

Yellow warning for heavy rains in 10 Himachal Pradesh districts on August 21, 22

Light to moderate precipitation is likely to continue at a few places in lower and mid hills during the next 48 hours.

Himachal rains: Another landslide strikes Shimla, death toll nears 55

According to Shimla Deputy Commissioner Aditya Negi, the uprooting of a large tree caused a landslip leading to the collapse of a cluster of houses with deafening noise.

Yamuna's water level crosses warning mark in Delhi, official says grave situation unlikely

Encroachments on the river’s floodplain have occurred over the years, despite the land belonging to the Delhi Development Authority, the revenue department and private individuals.

Himachal Monsoon Update: Over 50 dead in last 24 hrs, rescue operation underway

Himachal Monsoon Update: Amidst relentless rainfall in Chamoli district, drain water infiltrated shops in Pipalkoti last night.