The State government will give a bank guarantee of Rs 219.92 crore (for Markfed towards credit facility) to purchase a total of 65,494 metric tonnes of sorghum harvested during the 'Yasangi' season, it said.
Most parts of Bihar witnessed maximum temperatures below 39 degrees Celsius on Sunday with a forecast of light rain at isolated places in the next 24 hours, according to the Meteorological department.
According to the Met department, lower tropospheric south and south-westerly winds are currently prevailing over the southern state and Yanam.
Tea plantations, the second largest industry in the state after rubber, are facing "crop loss" this season due to a drought-like situation, Tripura Tea Development Corporation (TTDC) chairman Santosh Saha said. ...
The weatherman has forecast a largely clear sky and the maximum temperature is likely to hover around 37 degrees Celsius.
The overcast conditions brought down the maximum temperature of the city by two degrees at 33.8 degree Celsius and the minimum temperature by one degree to 25.7, the weather office said in a statement.
Sources said the TATR management decided to introduce new timings due to the rise in mercury in the state's Vidarbha region in general and in Chandrapur district in particular.
A temperature of 38.8 degrees Celsius, five degrees above normal which qualifies as a heatwave was recorded by the Santacruz observatory that measures...
The relative humidity oscillated between 85 and 27 per cent, the IMD said.
The weather office has forecast mainly clear skies with the maximum temperature hovering around 30 degrees Celsius.
The weather department has predicted mainly clear skies during the day.
The birds start arriving at Harike, also known as Hari ke Pattan, in September before setting off on their return journey by March. "The reverse migration has...
Many pockets of the two states witnessed dense fog, according to a meteorological department report. In Punjab, Ludhiana recorded a low of 10.1 degrees Celsius...
Most places in the state recorded the minimum temperature below 10 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature below 28 degrees Celsius, Jaipur Meteorological...
Light to moderate rains lashed several parts of the state and Manali with 23 mm of rains was the wettest followed by Seobagh 17 mm,
Flights scheduled to arrive at Srinagar international airport were delayed due to poor visibility caused by the fresh spell of snowfall.
In Punjab, Amritsar recorded a minimum temperature of 7.6 degrees Celsius and Ludhiana 9.7 degrees Celsius, according to a meteorological department report.
The weather department has forecast mainly clear skies for the day, with the maximum temperature expected to settle around 25 degrees Celsius.
The weatherman has forecast clear sky for Sunday. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to settle around 25 and 10 degrees Celsius respectively.
Chandigarh recorded a minimum temperature of 13.7 degrees Celsius. In Punjab, Amritsar recorded a low of 11.6 degrees Celsius, Ludhiana recorded 13.2 degrees,...
The weatherman forecast partly cloudy skies for the day and said the maximum temperature is likely to settle around 20 degrees Celsius.
The officials said the bad weather affected air traffic to and from the valley as flight operations at the Srinagar airport were suspended.
In the last 24 hours, state capital Jaipur recorded a maximum temperature of 24.6 degrees Celsius and minimum of 12.4 degrees Celsius.
Gurdaspur recorded a low of 5.5 degrees Celsius while Patiala also experienced a cold night at 6.4 degrees Celsius. Ludhiana's minimum temperature settled at...