Tag: el nino
Chana sowing holds key to pulses inflation
Pune: India’s winter chana, or chickpea, acreage could set the direction for inflation in pulses next year, as water shortages and the threat of strengthening…
India’s interest rate gap with G7 in focus as RBI weighs inflation risks: Report
New Delhi: India’s interest rate gap with major developed economies has emerged as an important consideration for monetary policy as the Reserve Bank of India…
Weakest monsoon since 2015 prompts ICRA to cut FY27 farm growth forecast
New Delhi: Southwest monsoon rainfall fell to 87 per cent of the long-period average in 2026, the lowest since 2015, prompting rating agency ICRA to…
El Nino fears: Govt cuts foodgrain target by 2.63 MT
The Union Government on Tuesday announced a lower foodgrain production target of 373.93 million tonnes for the 2026-27 crop year (July–June), citing concerns related to…
Nilgiris tea production hit by severe drought, El Nino conditions; green leaf supply drops sharply
Nilgiris: For the first time in the history of the Nilgiris, severe heatwave and drought conditions attributed to El Nino have led to a sharp…
El Nino to persist through February 2027: What it means for India
New Delhi: The prevailing El Nino conditions over the equatorial Pacific are most likely to intensify into a very strong event in the coming months…
Indian rice export rates rise to one-year high as lower rainfall fuels supply woes
Indian rice export prices this week extended their gains to the highest level in a year, as below-normal rainfall raised concerns over production amid tightening…
Sugar production hit by Red Rot disease, El Nino; govt taking measures: Pralhad Joshi
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Sunday said the Centre was taking several measures, including temporary imports of raw sugar, to address concerns over sugar availability…
Explained: Why a super El Niño leaves tropical commodities acutely exposed
LONDON/NEW YORK, – Global forecasters say an El Nino weather pattern is strengthening and could develop into a ‘very strong’ event that boosts temperatures, disrupts…
A yo-yo monsoon is threatening India’s crops and the power grid
An intensifying El Niño and global warming are driving a shift in India’s monsoon rainfall, creating more erratic weather patterns that threaten to dent agricultural…