Lip-smacking recipes for the rainy season.
Barring Bikaner district, light to moderate rains occurred at all places in the state till Wednesday morning.
Short trips can be made to interesting places at 15-20 per cent lower prices.
Retail inflation fell to a 15-month low of 5.66 per cent in March, mainly due to a decline in food prices, government data showed on Wednesday. The inflation figure in March is within the RBI's comfort zone as it is below 6 per cent. The retail inflation based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 6.44 per cent in February 2023 and 6.95 per cent in the year-ago period.
We invited readers to send in their interesting monsoon snapshots. Here are some more responses -- and you can share yours too!
We invited readers to send in their interesting monsoon snapshots. Here are some more responses -- and you can share yours too!
With the rains pouring down upon us, predictably, we're going to need plenty of additions to our wardrobes this season. Today, we bring you a selection of waterproof bags that will keep your essentials dry, and see you through the monsoon without falling apart.
IMD will present its month-wise and region-wise forecast in June.
Computers, Kalam said were going to give us a challenge. Not only the biologists, neurologists and psychologists but the entire scientific community would have greater responsibility of keeping mankind above man-made computers.
We invited readers to send in their interesting monsoon snapshots. Here are some more responses -- and you can share yours too!
The IMD has fancy weather-monitoring radars in the name of providing better forecasts.
Actress Shahzahn Padamsee and models Sanea Shaikh, Dipti Gujral and more weigh in on stylish monsoon gear, designed by Sonya Vajifdar.
The mercury in Delhi, which recorded its hottest day of the year so far at 45.6 degrees Celsius on Sunday, came down to 42.4 degrees Celsius, according to the India meteorological department.
A total of 1.79 lakh hectare agricultural land was submerged and around 90 per cent of rhino habitats -- the Kaziranga National Park and the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary -- are under water.
He also assured further steps to mitigate farmers suffering after making a full assessment of the poor monsoon rains.
At least 65 people, including seven Indian nationals, are believed to be missing after two buses were swept away by a landslide in Nepal and pushed into a swollen river on Friday, according to media reports.
By now, monsoon should have reached the central India, including parts of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, eastern Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, but it is yet to reach Maharashtra.
Diesel sales in India fell 3 per cent in September as a receding monsoon continued to dampen demand and slowed industrial activity in some parts of the country, preliminary data of state-owned firms showed. While diesel sales by three state-owned fuel retailers fell year-on-year, petrol sales rose in September. Consumption of diesel, the most consumed fuel in the country -- accounting for about two-fifths of the demand, fell to 5.81 million tonnes in September from 5.99 million tonnes demand in the same period a year ago.
Vegetable vendors and wholesalers have blamed rains for disruption in tomato supply, leading to the price of the kitchen staple skyrocketing in retail markets of the national capital. Local vendors are selling tomatoes in the price range of Rs 80 to Rs 120 per kg, depending on the quality and the localities. Anil Malhotra, a member of the Azadpur Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC), said tomato prices shoot up every monsoon but it was never this high.
Malaria, Dengue fever and Chikungunya can spoil the fun of the rains. Read on to find out how to keep yourself safe from them.
Contrary to some predictions, rainfall is adequate so far.
We had asked rediff.com readers to send in photographs of the rain fury in Mumbai. Check out some of them here.
Farmers of Haryana suffered because of unseasonal rain.
Sugar prices are hovering near six-year highs, leaving a bad taste in Indian consumers' palates but sweetening the portfolios of investors in related stocks at Dalal Street. Shares of sugar manufacturers such as Piccadily Agro, DCM Shriram, Magadh Sugar, and Bajaj Hindustan have rallied up to a whopping 200 per cent so far in the financial year 2024 (FY24) as deficient monsoon rains in major sugarcane producer states like Maharashtra and Karnataka are expected to lead to a shortfall in sugar output ahead. In comparison, the BSE Sensex has modestly gained 11 per cent during this period.
