New Delhi, Apr 30 () Agri-startups, which are growing at 25 per cent year-on-year basis, can offer tech solutions to help Indian farm sector to keep food and farm supply chain rolling during and post lockdown phase, according to a study by industry body Ficci.This becomes more critical amid the ongoing procurement of rabi (winter) crops and consequent sowing of kharif (summer) crops across the country in the backdrop of COVID-19 scare, it said.There are about 450 active agri-startups in India. Many of them are already working to solve the problems at hand, it added.According to the study, agri-tech startup companies have grown 25 per cent year-on-year. They have received venture capital funding of USD 545 million since 2014. out of this, USD 330 million came in 2019.Highlighting agri-tech solutions, the study said agri-startups can provide aggregation and distribution of farm produce from point of collection to consumption centres.Many startups are trying to connect farmers with buyers, including retailers, e-commerce, processors, cloud kitchens and even direct to consumers.Startups working in this area include Ninjacart, Jumbotail, Bigbasket, ShopKirana, SuperZop, WayCool, MeraKisan, Kamatan, DeHaat, KrishiHub, Agrowave, Loop, Crofarm, FreshoKartz, Agribolo, Himkara, Kisan Network.To provide quality assaying of agricultural commodities, startups like Intellolabs, Agricxlab, Zense, Raav Tech, Occipital, Amvicube and Nanopix are attempting to solve the problem of standardisation through mobile imagery and digitisation.To address post harvest challenges, the study said some startups have begun work on near farm, modular and affordable storage and processing solutions.These storage facilities are intended to give farmers an option to sell the produce at the right price and at the right time, instead of immediate or distressed liquidation of their produce after harvest.The startups in this category include Our Foods, Agri Bazaar, Star Agri, Arya Collateral, Ecozen, Origo, it added.For smooth operation of kharif sowing, the study said startups such as Agrostar, BigHaat, Behtar Zindagi, Unnati, Gramophone, Freshokartz, AgriBolo, DeHaat, Bharat Rohan, and Bharat Agr are offering solutions to optimise the use of agricultural inputs and enable delivery to farmers.Agri-startups are trying to build business models to reach out to farmers directly both online as well as through offline presence in the villages. Such startups can play a pivotal role in making sure that farmers get desired inputs in a timely manner, it said.To reduce labour cost through mechanisation, some start-up companies like Sickle innovations, Distinct Horizon, Tractor Junction, Khetibadi and J Farm service are offering mechanisation solutions for harvesting and sowing.In addition, some of the startups have focused on accurate and timely assessment of soil moisture and developing data-driven controlled irrigation models. The startups in this category include Satyukt Analytics, Flybird, Kritsnam, Agrirain, Manna Irrigation, the study added.That apart, some agritech startups can provide farmers advisory for crop monitoring, including institutional credit and crop insurance.CropIn, SatSure, Farmguide, Niruthi, AgRisk, Skymet. Startups like Samunnati, FarMart, Jai-Kisan, PayAgri, Bijak are specifically working in value chain financing.Many of these startups are using satellite images to geotag farms, assess crop health and estimate output. They are also building algorithms for farm monitoring and models for artificial intelligence to automate and improve predictably of yield and farmers' incomes, the study added. LUX BALBAL

Agri-startups can offer tech solutions to keep food supply chain rolling amid COVID-19 crisis: Study

<ul><li>The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of heavy rains in the city on Thursday as well. </li><li>The Delhi Traffic Police remained busy clearing traffic on Narela-Bawana road, Raja Garden flyover, Kasturba Underpass, MB Rad, Jhandewalan Mandir, Jhilmil underpass,, Azadpur vegetable market, Sarai Pipal Thala, Jahangirpuri, Madanpur Khadar among other places. </li><li>Similar scenes played out on Wednesday, as incessant rains pummelled the national capital region, submerging roads, underpasses and parks in waist-deep water and bringing traffic on key stretches to a virtual halt. </li></ul> Many parts of the national capital and key road stretches remained flooded as rains continued to drench the city on Thursday, triggering traffic snarls during morning rush hours. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of heavy rains in the city on Thursday as well. The downpour may lead to "major traffic disruption" due to heavy water logging and there is an "increased chance" of road accidents, it warned. The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative figures for the city, recorded 46 mm rainfall between 8:30 am on Wednesday and 8:30 am on Thursday. On an average, the city gauges 11.3 mm rainfall from 8:30 am on August 19 to 8:30 am on August 20 every year. The Palam weather station gauged 70.9 mm precipitation during the period, more than six times the normal rainfall. The Delhi Traffic Police remained busy clearing traffic on Narela-Bawana road, Raja Garden flyover, Kasturba Underpass, MB Rad, Jhandewalan Mandir, Jhilmil underpass,, Azadpur vegetable market, Sarai Pipal Thala, Jahangirpuri, Madanpur Khadar among other places Similar scenes played out on Wednesday, as incessant rains pummelled the national capital region, submerging roads, underpasses and parks in waist-deep water and bringing traffic on key stretches to a virtual halt. The flooding was particularly severe in Gurugram, where roads turned into small rivers and parks resembled swimming pools. Just a few hours of rains flooded swathes of Delhi, spelling trouble for commuters who remained stuck for hours on water-logged roads. Pictures and videos of vehicles and people wading through waist-deep water were widely shared on social media. The rains also crippled electricity supply in many areas. Civic bodies reported incidents of uprooting of trees in a few areas due to the rains. A boundary wall of a school in Saket collapsed, damaging several vehicles parked alongside it. Mahesh Palawat of Skymet Weather, a private forecasting agency, said climate change had led to a change rain pattern. Earlier, we used to witness continuous light rains over two-three days. Nowadays, the same quantum of rainfall occurs in just 2-3 hours. These extreme events have been taking place across the tropical region since last 10 years," he said. Experts said the flooding was a result of bad urban planning. "Flooding in Indian cities is largely a product of bad urban planning. In Delhi, the Yamuna floodplains have been encroached upon obstructing the natural water flow. Other issues include deforestation, poor drainage system and lack of integrated urban planning," Anjal Prakash, research director, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, said. Kuldeep Srivastava,the head of regional forecasting center of the IMD, said the axis of monsoon will remain close to the national capital till Thursday. Therefore, more rains are likely. Southwesterly winds from the Arabian Sea and southeasterly winds from the Bay of Bengal are also feeding moisture to the region, he said. The downpour also reduced the rain deficiency in the capital -- from 13 percent on Monday to 11 percent on Wednesday. The Safdarjung Observatory has recorded 147.4 mm rainfall against the normal of 165.2 mm in August so far. Overall, it has recorded 466 mm rainfall, six per cent more than the normal of 441.3 mm since June 1 when the monsoon season starts. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/linkedin-tcs-disney-hotstar-zee-and-other-companies-hiring-right-now-in-india/slidelist/77352775.cms">LinkedIn, TCS, Disney+ Hotstar, Zee and other companies hiring right now in India</a>

Delhi to witness heavy rains that may lead to major traffic disruption and increase chances of road accidents, warns IMD

New Delhi, Jun 25 () Even as monsoon reached the national capital on Thursday, two days earlier than the usual date of June 27, rains are likely to remain subdued over Delhi, Haryana and Chandigarh over the next few days. The India Meteorological Department on Thursday declared the onset of monsoon here and said the monsoon has further advanced into "some more parts of Rajasthan, remaining parts of Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh, entire Delhi, some parts of Haryana and most parts of Punjab". However, rainfall activity over Delhi, Haryana and Chandigarh is likely to remain weak for the next three days, said Sathi Devi, the head of National Weather Forecasting Centre (NWFC).Mahesh Palawat of Skymet Weather, a private weather forecasting service, said the monsoon has reached Delhi but the rains will remain subdued. "We can expect light, patchy rains on Thursday evening and Friday. Dry weather will prevail on June 27 and 28," he said. However, the overall monsoon is likely to be normal in Delhi this year. Normally, the wind system reaches Delhi on June 27. From this year, the IMD revised the onset date for monsoon. Earlier, the date for monsoon's arrival in the national capital was June 29. Kuldeep Srivastava, the head of the regional forecasting centre of the IMD, said the northern limit of the monsoon now passes through Nagor, Alwar, Delhi, Karnal and Ferozepur. Monsoon clouds had led to rains in some parts of the city on Wednesday but the weather department had said the onset would be declared on Thursday. Rainfall data from all weather stations for 24 hours till Thursday 8.30 am is required to declare the onset of monsoon, Srivastava had said. The southwest monsoon advanced further to cover most parts of Punjab and some parts of Haryana on Thursday, the Meteorological Department in Chandigarh said. The wind system had reached the northern parts of Punjab, and Chandigarh, on Wednesday, bringing rains at many places. "The monsoon has advanced into most parts of Punjab and some parts of Haryana. The northern limit of monsoon passes through Nagore, Alwar, Delhi, Karnal and Ferozepur," the MeT department said Thursday. The maximum temperatures settled a few notches below normal limits in the two states and at their common capital Chandigarh. Chandigarh recorded a high of 34.1 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal limit. In Haryana, Narnaul's maximum settled at 34.8 degrees Celsius, five notches below normal, while Hisar recorded a high of 36.5 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal. Karnal, which received light rain during the day, recorded a high of 35 degrees Celsius, a notch below normal. Ambala recorded a maximum of 34.7 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal. Patiala in Punjab recorded a high of 35 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal. Amritsar and Ludhiana, which received light showers, recorded maximum temperatures at 33.5 degrees Celsius 33.2 degrees Celsius and, respectively. The MeT has forecast light to moderate rain or thundershowers at isolated places in Haryana and Punjab over the next two days. Meanwhile, thunderstorms wrought havoc in Bihar claiming more than 80 lives, leaving many injured and causing widespread damage to property since the previous day, the state's disaster management department said Thursday. According to a statement put out by the department, a total of 83 people have died in 23 districts of the state upon being struck by lightning, with Gopalganj accounting for the maximum number of 13 casualties. Reports from the districts said more than 20 people were injured and admitted to hospital upon receiving injuries in lightning which has caused widespread damage to houses and belongings of the residents. The weather department has predicted that the inclement weather could persist for some time to come. An IMD release said thunderstorms were likely to lash all the 38 districts of the state over the next few days along with "heavy to very heavy rainfall" in the northern, flood-prone, districts bordering Nepal. GVS PR AR NAC SNS RDM RDM

Monsoon reaches Delhi early; over 80 killed in thunderstorms in Bihar

<ul><li>Monsoon is likely to hit Kerala on June 8. </li><li>With the monsoon delayed for another week, heatwaves in Northern India are going to continue. </li></ul><a href="https://sites.google.com/a/iitgn.ac.in/high_resolution_south_asia_drought_monitor/drought-early-warning-system/dews-india">With the early drought warning hovering over 43.3% parts of the country</a>, people in India aren’t going to get relieved from heat waves for another week. However<a href="http://www.imd.gov.in/pages/monsoon_main.php?adta=PDF&amp;adtb=6"> the monsoon is likely to begin within 48 hours</a> in Kerala and would take at least seven days to reach the central and western regions of the country. 
 
 <div type="ExtQuote" text="Heavy to Very heavy rainfall at isolated places likely over Assam &amp; Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram &amp; Tripura, South Interior Karnataka and Kerala &amp; Mahe on June 8. Heavy rainfall at isolated places likely over Tamilnadu, Puducherry &amp; Karaikal, Lakshadweep, Rayalaseema and Odisha" auname="— Special daily Weather Report by the India Meteorological Department"></div>




 Temperature in Rajasthan’s Churu soared to 50 degree Celsius on June 1— the day when monsoon normally hits Southern parts of India. Many parts of the country are struggling with heat waves with the maximum temperature between 45 degrees to 50 degree Celsius. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), heat waves were expected in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra's Vidarbha region, Telangana and coastal Andhra Pradesh. <a href="http://www.imd.gov.in/pages/monsoon_main.php?adta=JPG&amp;adtb=1">Expected Monsoon dates in key parts of India </a> <table style="border-width: initial; border-style: none; width: 468pt;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">State </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">Normal Monsoon onset date </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">Delayed till (Approximate)* </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">Kerala </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">1 June </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">8 June </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">Tamil Nadu </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">1 June </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">8 June </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">Odisha </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">10 June </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">17 June </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">Maharashtra </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">10 June </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">17 June </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">New Delhi </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">29 June </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">5 July </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">West Bengal </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">10 June </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">17 June </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">Bihar </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">10 June </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">17 June </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">Andhra Pradesh </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">1 June </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">8 June </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">Karnataka </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">5 June </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">13 June </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">Haryana </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">1 July </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">8 July </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">Punjab </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">1 July </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">8 July </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">Uttar Pradesh </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;"> </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;"> </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">Madhya Pradesh </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">15 June </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">22 June </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">Meghalaya </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">5 June </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">13 June </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">Chattisgarh </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">10 June </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">18 June </td></tr><tr><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">Rajasthan </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">1 July </td><td style="border-left:solid #000000 1pt;border-right:solid #000000 1pt;border-bottom:solid #000000 1pt;border-top:solid #000000 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;">8 July </td></tr></tbody></table>*These are expected dates and may differ from the actual dates. This has been the second driest pre-monsoon season in the last 65 years, with the lowest being recorded in 2012 when countrywide cumulative rainfall deficiency had mounted to 31 per cent, according Private forecaster Skymet The heatwaves are expected to become severe in New Delhi and other northern cities in the coming days and the mercury is expected to breach 45 degrees Celsius. The National Capital Region along with Haryana and Punjab may get some relief due rains and thunderstorm led by western disturbances after June 11. 
 
 <div type="ExtQuote" text="Usually monsoon arrives in Delhi on June 29. However, this time it is expected to be delayed by a week. It may come in the first week of July" auname="Mahesh Palawat, Director at the private forecaster Skymet."></div>





 Delhi on Wednesday recorded a maximum temperature of 44.6 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season's average. (With IANS)

Monsoon to hit Kerala tomorrow, heatwave in Northern India to last another week

<ul><li>Polar vortex likely behind the increase in <keyword id="517049" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="western-disturbances">western disturbances</keyword>, which is behind the cold weather in North India. </li><li>Many parts in the Himalayas have seen one of the heaviest snowfall episodes in the past few days. </li><li>More western disturbances expected until Mid-February.</li></ul>A combination of prolonged western disturbances and polar vortex, a phenomenon that is pushing Arctic winds downwards, may be behind the unusually cold winter season in North India, say weather experts. Many parts in the Himalayas have seen one of the heaviest snowfall episodes in the past few years. Its effect is being felt across North India and even in the southern states of Maharashtra and Telangana, which have seen colder temperatures. Temperatures dipped below zero in some parts of Rajasthan, which is only the fourth time in the last decade that has been seen, said Mahesh Palawat, vice president of Meteorology and Climate Change at Skymet. “Until February, we expect more active western disturbances,” said Palawat, adding that will likely result in an extended winter in North India. India has already seen six instances of western disturbances so far, increasing both in frequency and intensity, noted Palawat. Western disturbances are caused due to winds travelling from West to East and usually travel in the “upper latitudes” over Kazakhstan and Russia. This year, these disturbances -- usually seen during winter months -- have been pushed south because of the polar vortex currently sweeping North America and Europe. A polar vortex is a narrow band of freezing air which rotates in an anti-clockwise direction during the winters on the North Pole. It can expand or break when it encounters a temperature difference, which pushes down icy winds towards North America and parts of Europe. This year, the pushing down of the polar vortex is in effect “transmitting the cold from Southern Europe to North India,” D Sivananda Pai, a senior official with India’s Meteorological Department (IMD) told <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/arctic-cold-blast-impacting-north-indias-winter-met/articleshow/67748314.cms">Times of India.</a> 
 
	
 
 
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BI Graphics/NOAA It is the first time since 2014 the world is seeing a polar vortex phenomenon, which many climate <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/A-bomb-cyclone-and-polar-vortex-are-headed-for-the-East-Coast-heres-what-those-weather-terms-actually-mean/articleshow/62358915.cms">scientists say</a> could be linked to global warming. “Snowfall is expected across the western Himalayan region— J&amp;K, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand and the Northern plains are likely to get rains with hail in some areas,” BP Yadav, an official of India’s Meteorological Department told Times of India. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/delhi-records-heavy-rains-temperature-dips-with-chilly-winds/articleshow/67635943.cms">Delhi records heavy rains, temperature dips with chilly winds</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/travelling-to-new-delhi-the-weather-is-biting-cold/articleshow/67552357.cms">Travelling to New Delhi? The weather is biting cold</a>

North India is as cold as Southern Europe now because of Arctic winds

With Delhites complaining about not-so-chilly winter in January, the first spell on winter rain has dipped mercury to 10 degree this morning. As the typical winter in Delhi is back, the city and outskirts have been enveloped by fog. With many trains delayed, the temperature is expected to drop further. As per Skymet weather forecast, Delhi will witness 4 degree and 5 degree of coldness in next few days. 
 
As per Skymet, scattered rain of varying intensity had started over most parts of the national capital by 4 am today. In fact, several places such as Palam, Safdarjung, Laxmi Nagar, Faridabad and Uttam Nagar are still witness to light rains. Other places such as AIIMS, R K Puram, Green Park, Malviya Nagar, Karol Bagh, Rajouri Garden, Indirapuram, and Noida have all recorded rain activity during the wee hours of the morning. 
 
Now, we expect rains to take a break but clouding will persist throughout the city. Hence, with moisture lingering on in the atmosphere along with increase in mercury may lead to formation of convective clouds over Delhi NCR during the later afternoon hours and the city may witness one or two rain spell of rains once again. In fact, the possibility of one or two isolated spells of rain during the night also cannot be ruled out 
 
In wake of this, maximum temperatures which were earlier settling well above normal, will drop significantly on Saturday. The ongoing rain activity can be attributed to the combined effect of several weather systems prevail over North India. An active Western Disturbance is moving across Jammu and Kashmir, while its induced a cyclonic circulation over Punjab and Haryana region. These weather systems are likely to clear away the region by Sunday but clouding will persist. By Monday, icy cold northwesterly winds will once again start blowing over northern plains including Delhi-NCR. With this, we can then expect steep drop in night temperatures as well. By early next week, winter chill will grip the most of northern plains. During this time, mercury is likely to settle around or below 5°C.

Delhi to get
chillier in next few days. Temperature may drop to 4 degree Celsius

<ul><li>The erratic monsoon along with water crisis and floods across the country has hit the Kharif crops badly. </li><li>According to the IMD forecast, India is going to receive below normal rainfall this year. </li><li>The affected crops would be rice, food grains, oilseeds, and pulses, as their plantation are significantly low.</li></ul>This year, the monsoons were thought to be too little, too late. It might not be too little as the monsoon could be termed normal in August, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/news/bill-to-make-india-arbitration-hub-get-parliamentary-nod/articleshow/70491513.cms">expects </a>The India Meteorological Department. Yet, the damage is already done. The erratic monsoon along with water crisis and floods across the country, has hit the Kharif crops badly. According to the IMD forecast, India is going to receive below than normal rainfall this year. In fact, the monsoon started with a delay of a week. However, it was above 4.6% normal in July. Most parts received more than 42% rainfall than normal in the last seven days of July. The affected crops would be rice, food grains, oilseeds, and pulses, as their plantation are significantly low. Farmers could sow only around 304 lakh hectares of total foodgrains up to 19 July. This is 57 lakh hectare lower than the corresponding week. As of now, India is staring at high food inflation. “The retail inflation in the food components for June 2019 has risen to 13-months high and weak progress going ahead could push food inflation higher. Also, wholesale food inflation (YoY) for June 2019 continues to remain high at close to 7%,” according to Credit Rating Agency, CARE. But there are a few chances of a turnaround. The southwest monsoon, which is below last year's average, has started picking up. Farmers are now staring eagerly at the skies to plant their kharif crops albeit late, if there is a good spell of rain. Monsoon is a key driver of agriculture in India, as it depends on it for water needs. India's monsoon accounts for 70% of the annual rainfall. This year, the rains were 19% lower than the average rainfall of 384.7 mm during the same period last year. The government is doing its part to support farmers. It is increasing the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for notified Kharif crops. Pulsating effect The possibility of increased food inflation couldn’t have come at a bad time. Last week, the wholesale prices of pulses have gone up by 4-5%. The retail market will remain unaffected so far. The Food Ministry has created a buffer stock of 'arhar' ('tur' or pigeon pea) of 14 lakh tonnes. While the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED) has stored 20 lakh tonnes, which is a key part of India’s ‘square meals’. The government also increased the minimum support price of Tur dal by Rs 125 to Rs 5,800 per quintal in the first week of July. Similarly, the guaranteed remuneration for 'moong' and 'urad' was hiked also hiked by ₹75 to Rs 7,050 per quintal and by Rs 100 to Rs 5,700 per quintal, respectively. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/india-monsoon-rains-seen-below-normal-this-year-skymet-2019-4?IR=T">India monsoon rains seen below normal this year: Skymet</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/indias-monsoon-rains-35-below-average-this-week-weather-office-2019-7?IR=T">India's monsoon rains 35% below average this week - weather office</a>

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<ul><li>A bone chilling cold wave is spreading across many parts of India and in some places, temperatures fell as low as 1 degree Celsius. </li><li>Life has stagnated in many places across Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, <keyword id="6360078" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="chandigarh">Chandigarh</keyword>, <keyword id="66" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Delhi">Delhi</keyword>, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and a fewer isolated places in Rajasthan. </li><li>With temperatures dropping to minus 6.5 degrees Celsius, <keyword id="41568" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Srinagar">Srinagar</keyword> recorded the coldest night ever. </li><li>Most parts of Punjab and Haryana on Monday saw a slight rise in the mercury despite dense fog. </li></ul>The year of 2019 took Indians through many extreme weather incidents, and the last few days are no exception. A bone chilling cold wave is spreading across many parts of India and in some places, temperatures fell as low as 1 degree Celsius. Life has stagnated in many places across Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and a fewer isolated places in Rajasthan. Here are 10 chilling pictures of one of India’s coldest winters: Srinagar records its coldest night ever 
 
 
 
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 With temperatures dropping to minus 6.5 degrees Celsius, Srinagar recorded the coldest night ever. The hill station of Gulmarg recorded a night temperature of -7.8 degrees on December 29 while the temperature was -10. 2 degrees in Pahalgam. 
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 Drass, a small town situated 60 km from Kargil, was freezing too as the mercury dipped to minus -28.8 degrees Celsius. In Srinagar, the fringe of the Dal lake was frozen and the boatmen had to cut ice to navigate their boats. Himachal records temperature below freezing point 
 
 
 
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 Large parts of Himachal Pradesh reeled under severe cold on December 30 with the minimum temperature staying below freezing point. But Shimla’s night temperature rose to 3.6 degrees Celsius due to cloudy conditions. A day before, the temperatures were as Ilow as 2.8 degrees. Delhi’s fog leads to flight cancellations 
 
 
 
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 Delhi is witnessing one of its coldest winters in 15 years. The city woke up with a temperature of 2.6 degrees celsius — lower than that of Shimla. 
 
 
 
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 As many as 20 flights have been diverted and 4 canceled from the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) due to dense fog-induced low visibility. Meteorologists at Skymet Weather predicted a gradual increase in the day and night temperatures of the National Capital Territory during the next two to three days. Punjab, Haryana shiver: Faridkot at 0.7 degrees 
 
 
 
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 Most parts of Punjab and Haryana on Monday saw a slight rise in the mercury despite dense fog. Faridkot town recorded the coldest temperature in the region with a minimum of 0.7 degree Celsius. 
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 <keyword id="6359825" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="amritsar">Amritsar</keyword> city recorded 1.2 degrees Celsius, two degrees below normal for this time of the year.Ludhiana and Patiala registered a minimum temperature of 4.6 and 4.5 degrees Celsius, respectively. Chandigarh, joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, recorded a minimum temperature of 3.5 degrees. The pink city reels under 1 degree Celsius <div type="image" title="b685f0cf6f2bf32675d893f02fe4a247 (1)" msid="73030167" hostid="261"></div> <keyword id="6354779" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jaipur">Jaipur</keyword> recorded 1 degree Celsius temperature on December 30, smashing its Sunday's record of 1.4 degrees. That was the second lowest temperature it saw in the last 55 years. Other cities in Rajasthan like Ajmer, Alwar, Kota, Sawai Madhopur, Chittaurgrh, Abu Road, Jailsalmer, Bikaner and Falodi too touched a temperature below five degrees. Bihar shivers at temperature below five degrees Celsius 
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 The minimum temperature of Patna city plummeted to 6.8 degrees Celsius. Gaya was the coldest place in the state with a low of 5.3 degrees Celsius. In Bhagalpur and Purnia, the minimum temperatures settled at 7.3 degrees and 6.8 degrees, respectively. Meanwhile, coldwave conditions intensified across the state due to a spell of chill and fog, according to the Patna Meteorological Centre. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/environment/news/licypriya-kangujam-from-india-the-worlds-youngest-climate-activist-stands-with-greta-thunberg-and-demands-three-new-policies/articleshow/72451200.cms">Licypriya Kangujam from India - the world’s youngest climate activist - stands with Greta Thunberg and demands three new policies</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/environment/news/shocking-pictures-of-extreme-natural-disasters-in-2019-that-reminded-the-world-that-climate-change-is-for-real/articleshow/72486537.cms">Shocking pictures of extreme natural disasters in 2019 that reminded the world that climate change is for real</a>

Ten spine chilling pictures of India’s cold wave

Just in case you had this notion that startups in India meant ecommerce sites with some flash sale and discounts, here’s <keyword id="6354321" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bengaluru">Bengaluru</keyword> -based FlyBird Innovation to prove you wrong. The weather experts having forecasted a drop in amount of rainfall this season, farmers in southern states of the country were having sleepless nights, that is until FlyBird came to their rescue, with their own brand of innovative irrigation solutions. 
 These technology startups are helping to reduce water usage by almost 40%, according to the Economic Times. Karnataka being a <keyword id="196094" type="POSITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="leading-producer">leading producer</keyword> of coconuts requires plenty of water as coconut plants are guzzlers. An increasing number of startups is developing much-needed and affordable solutions for farmers across the agricultural cycle - for eliminating pests, smarter irrigation, precise weather forecasting, and improving yields - that could help three-fifths of India's 1.2 billion people who are dependent on monsoon rains. 
 
"Our solution for precise irrigation also increases crop yield and gives farmers higher returns by 10-15%," said Saitsh KS, founder of FlyBird. At a price of Rs 16,000-Rs 28,000, the firm's technology costs about one-third of similar US and Israeli variants, he said. 
 For the farmers, the <keyword id="25450" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="savings">savings</keyword> are more fundamental. "A coconut plant requires 100 litres of water a day. With the earlier flooding system I would overuse water by as much 1,000 litres. Now this extra water can be used for other crops,” a <keyword id="48857" type="POSITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Farmer">farmer</keyword> told ET. 
 Farmers can also look up to Skymet Weather Services for a more accurate telling of the weather. The private forecaster - using a system that is a combination of historical data and high speed computing - has been closer to actual rainfall in the past three years than the <keyword id="55209" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Meteorological-Department">Indian Meteorological Department</keyword>. The Noida-based firm has also facilitated crop <keyword id="35450" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="insurance">insurance</keyword> claims for 13-15 million farmers, said Jatin Singh, <keyword id="1542630" type="POSITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="founder-and-chief-executive">founder and chief executive</keyword>. 
 For pest control, Bengaluru-based <keyword id="2888712" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Barrix">Barrix</keyword> has developed phermone-based traps and sticky sheets. "Farmers spend Rs 1,500-3,000 per spray per acre of land with commercially available pesticides. Even then pests get resistance and come back and damage crops," said Lokesh Makam, founder and <keyword id="5645" type="POSITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="CEO">CEO</keyword>, adding that Barrix has sold its products to 60,000 farmers across 16 states. 
 "There is a huge upside to improve productivity by using non-traditional technologies, i.e., bringing other functional expertise into agriculture viz-a-viz IT, analytics, data, sensors, pharmaceutical concepts, etc," Jinesh Shah, founding partner, <keyword id="1873742" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Omnivore-Partners">Omnivore Partners</keyword>, an agriculture-focused <keyword id="6357097" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="venture-capital">venture capital</keyword> firm that has backed both Skymet and Barrix told the financial daily. "The marriage of these technologies to solve agriculture problems can be fruitful for investors going forward." 
 
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Startups in Bengaluru are helping coconut farmers in a very innovative way

Here are some good and bad news. Monsoon would be on time and would hit the Kerala coast in the next 3-4 days as the conditions are favourable, however, it would not provide any respite from the scorching heat to people across north and central India. Currently, temperatures across most parts of the country were recorded 5 degrees Celsius above the average temperatures. 
 

	A slight respite is expected from the dry and hot westerly winds in the northern India from May 30 with forecast of thunderstorm, dust storm and rainfall. "Conditions are favourable for further advance of southwest monsoon over the next few days. Monsoon will hit the Kerala coast by May 30," DS Pai, head, long range forecast, <keyword id="6355166" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="India-Meteorological-Department">India Meteorological Department</keyword>, told the Economic Times. According to the <keyword id="57032" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Met-office">Met office</keyword>, conditions were conducive for the advancement of monsoon into Arabian sea, Maldives, Comorin area and some more parts of Bay of Bengal during next two days. GP Sharma, V-P-meteorology, Skymet Weather Services, said: "The monsoon progress has been stuck till Hambantota in <keyword id="2871404" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="80" keywordseo="Sri-Lanka-and-Bay-of-Bengal">Sri Lanka and Bay of Bengal</keyword> since the past few days. In the next 24-48 hours we can expect it to pick up," he said. Moreover, light rain and thunder showers continue to lash the southern part of India apart from the coastal belts of <keyword id="37102" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Andhra-Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</keyword> and Karnataka. The monsoon would set in after 60% of the available 14 stations across Kerala, Karnataka, <keyword id="6355572" type="COUNTRY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Sri-Lanka">Sri Lanka</keyword> and <keyword id="64287" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Lakshadweep">Lakshadweep</keyword> would report rainfall of 2.5 mm or more for two consecutive days, the weather office said. 
	 

	But people across north and central India would not get any relief from the hot winds till the weekend. "Heat wave conditions will continue with temperature 2-7 degree above normal over most parts of the country. Under the influence of a western disturbance, we can expect some light spell of rains along with thunderstorm over north India," said Sharma. People should be better prepared to face severe heat wave conditions in coming days at some places in Odisha, <keyword id="6360371" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Jharkhand">Jharkhand</keyword>, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Vidarbha, <keyword id="6355554" type="COMPANY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Madhya-Pradesh">Madhya Pradesh</keyword>, Telengana, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and Chhattisgarh. 
	 

	The weather office also forecast fall in day temperatures by about 2°C over Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Vidarbha from May 28 onwards. 
 
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Waiting for the monsoon! Here it comes

NEW DELHI: Indian farmers are revising their sowing strategy and cropping patterns as they look to make the most of the rain they’ll get during the June-September monsoon season. 
 
The state-run India Meteorological Department and private forecasters such as Skymet have indicated that rain could be deficient, with some probability of a drought. Farmers are hoping to be prepared for such an eventuality. 
 
To begin with, some are looking to cultivate crops that will require less water such as cotton, guar, jowar, pulses, maize and soyabean. Others are opting for short-duration crops such as basmati rather than paddy. Sales of drought-tolerant seed varieties could also see a surge. 
 Availability of water for irrigation is a substantial challenge because of poor infrastructure in a country where two-thirds of the arable land is rain fed. More than 42% of the area under paddy, which accounts for over 70% of the kharif crop in the country, is rainfed across Uttar Pradesh, <keyword id="30033" type="COMPANY" weightage="40" keywordseo="Bihar">Bihar</keyword>, <keyword id="6355554" type="COMPANY" weightage="40" keywordseo="Madhya-Pradesh">Madhya Pradesh</keyword>, <keyword id="43945" type="COMPANY" weightage="40" keywordseo="Chhattisgarh">Chhattisgarh</keyword> and West Bengal. 
 
Nand Kishore Singh of Tariyani village in the Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh may sow black gram (urad) this year rather than paddy if the season is dry. “We are dependent on monsoon rains and it will be unviable to get a crop if rains are weak and unevenly spread,” he said. 
 
According to rough estimates, 5,000 litres of water is needed for producing 1 kg of paddy whereas 1 kg of basmati requires 400-500 litre of water. 
 
KVS Sandhu, a vegetable grower in Patiala, Punjab, will be allocating 25 acres of land on his farm for basmati this year. 
 
“Growing paddy could pose a problem if rains are unevenly distributed across the four months and hence I will go for basmati sowing for the first time,” said Sandhu, who’s a former bureaucrat. The 70-day crop will need less water than the 90-110-day paddy crop, he said. 
 
Sandhu, a leading vegetable exporter, has already sown ladies’ fingers to export to the European Union and the Middle East. 
 
Most farmers across north India, after harvesting wheat in March, went in for maize, green gram (moong) and even vegetables to earn extra. They will now opt for basmati in July. 
 
Acreage of India’s largest vegetable export, guar, could also increase as companies begin distributing free seeds to farmers. 
 Maganbhai Patel, a cotton and groundnut <keyword id="48857" type="POSITION" weightage="40" keywordseo="Farmer">farmer</keyword> in Gujarat who has 30 acres of land, has been approached by traders and companies to sow guar this year. “We haven’t ever sown guar in our area. The crop doesn’t require any water or fertilizer and it will be a net profit for me even if I get Rs 7,500 per quintal by the end of the harvest,” he said. Guar seed is currently being quoted at Rs 4,500-5,000 a quintal in the Gujarat market. 
 
In 2012, weak rains across western India led to a huge loss for cotton and groundnut farmers as wells ran dried. Patel, who heads Gujarat’s Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, feels that farmers will continue to sow the traditional groundnut, castor and cotton crops.
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“We are not businessmen and will do what best we know. From past experience of poor rains, farmers will go for short-range variety of cotton. If the government subsidises, we may even sow drought-variety seeds,” he said. 
 
The Centre and state governments have been issuing information on the possibility of a below-normal southwest monsoon and what farmer could sow to ensure remunerative returns. 
 “We have been told that this year there would be low rainfall so we have decided to sow soyabean and jowar as these crops need less water than other crops like sugar cane or vegetable plants,” said Singangoud Patil, a <keyword id="195892" type="POSITION" weightage="40" keywordseo="small-farmer">small farmer</keyword> in Kardiguddi village in Belgaum, Karnataka. 
 
“Generally we sow sugarcane but this year we might go with cotton or maize. We have already suffered huge losses due to abnormal rainfall early this year, so don’t want to take risk,” said Manjunath Chikkareddy, who owns 20 acres of land at Hooli in Belgaum.

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