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Kharif sowing gap narrows to 6% from 16% in a week: Rain-fed central India gets adequate shower.
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Kharif sowing down 16% as monsoon stays patchy: Contingency plan ready for rain-deficit districts
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Kharif sowing still lags 16% on year; Paddy area picks up, still 8% below last year
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Inflation worries ease as kharif sowing gap narrows: Monsoon rains “normal” in July, 70% of usual sown area covered.
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Kharif sowing down 21%, paddy area lags 13%: Rainfall in central & southern India seen to give a fillip to sowing of pulses and oilseeds.
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Kharif sowing down 23% on scanty rainfall; Areas under paddy, pulses fall 25% and 30% respectively
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Monsoon revives, yet deficiency over 41%: Kharif sowing hit, West & Central regions lag
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Monsoon Tracker: Kharif yield may be hit by skewed rain spread: Kharif crop acreage in India has dropped by 1.4% to 109.49 million hectares due to uneven ...
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Paddy area down 4% as kharif sowing draws to a close: Area under paddy dropped 4% to 42.18 million hectares in the kharif season due to deficient monsoon rains ...
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Kharif sowing almost ends with acreage 1.7% lower than last year: Area sown till August 28 was also nearly 3 per cent below normal, while IMD's forecast of ...
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El Nino impact on kharif crop unlikely to be significant: Chouhan: The government sees no major impact of El Nino on kharif crop yields so far ...
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El Nino skews monsoon distribution; low-pressure events bridge deficit: Frequent low-pressure systems in July helped narrow India’s monsoon deficit to 12% ...
financialexpress.com/policy/economy/el-nino-skews-monsoon-distribution-low-pressure-events-bridge-deficit/4314886/

Sowing deficit narrows, but uneven rains may hit crop yield: Pulses and oil seeds especially vulnerable as flowering season approaches
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IMD forecasts below-normal rain in August, second half of monsoon: The IMD forecasts below-normal rainfall in August and September, raising concerns over crop ...
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India's rainfall plunges to 24-year low, drought fears return, kharif crops in danger
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Kharif sowing slows as rain deficit hits over half of India’s districts: The progress in sowing was slower for pulses, millets, and oilseeds than paddy ...
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Gujarat’s rain delay poses fresh risk to India’s key cash crops: A delayed southwest monsoon in Gujarat has slowed kharif sowing, with groundnut and cotton ...
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Below-normal rains forecast for July. Above-normal precipitation in Central India may boost kharif sowing
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Kharif sowing falls 22.7% amid delayed monsoon: The India Meteorological Department has forecast seasonal rainfall at 90% of the long-period average this year.
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Rajasthan agri dept sets kharif sowing targets, focus on major millets: Rajasthan boosts kharif targets for millets, guar and soybean, with sowing prospects ...
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OpinionWith El Niño shadowing the monsoon, mitigation and water management must take centre stage
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Delayed rains likely to hit sowing of kharif crops, 111 districts identified as most vulnerable: Agriculture minister
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Monsoon deficit widens to 42%, kharif sowing delayed: Scanty precipitation in rainfed regions, farmers plan shift to short-duratio crops
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Cotton sowing area likely to rise by 10-15% this kharif season: Officials: Early trends suggest farmers, particularly in Vidarbha and Marathwada ...
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Khaif output to match last year’s level: Secretary: India’s 2025 kharif output is set to match last year’s 168 MT despite heavy rains damaging crops in Punjab ...
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Kharif area up 6%; sowing of paddy, pulses, coarse cereals brisk: Kharif crop sowing rises 6.65% YoY to 59.78 Mha, driven by above-normal monsoon rains. Paddy ...
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