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09:45 PM | October 05,2009
It is time that Indian policymakers began factoring in the potentially dangerous effects of climate change on agricultural production
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Bloomberg 11:29 PM | September 24,2009
The nation received 22mm of rains in the week ended 23 September, compared with the long-period mean of 35.5mm
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Neha D’silva / Reuters 09:33 PM | September 16,2009
Goldman Sachs expects gross savings rate in Asia’s third largest economy to rise to 40% of the GDP, by 2016 and remain at high levels for well over a decade
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Swati Pandey and Rajendra Jadhav / Reuters 03:09 PM | September 04,2009
Poor monsoon, drought situation see food prices flare; brokerages upgrade ratings of agri-biz stocks; edible oil miss rally, cheaper imports keep lid on prices
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Thomas Kutty Abraham / Bloomberg 11:11 PM | September 01,2009
The weakest monsoon in at least seven years caused drought in 278 of India’s 626 districts this year, damaging crops including sugar cane, rice and oilseeds
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Krittivas Mukherjee and C.J. Kuncheria / Reuters 09:03 PM | August 18,2009
Monsoon rains have been 29% below normal, hurting crops such as rice and cane and triggering a sharp rise in food prices in India and sugar futures abroad
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Reuters 02:02 PM | August 18,2009
India’s vital monsoon rains have been 29% below normal since the beginning of the June-September season, hurting crops such as rice and sugarcane and triggering a sharp rise in food prices
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By Saabira Chaudhuri 03:42 PM | August 17,2009
Farmers in Marathwada, a notoriously drought prone region in Maharasthra ,will face a tough time if the monsoon fails.
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PTI 12:28 PM | August 12,2009
Out of 102 mn hectares of irrigation potential created by the end of the 10th Five Year Plan, only 87.2 mn hectares were utilized - leaving a gap of 14.8 million hectares, studies by four IIMs said
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11:31 PM | August 10,2009
With only 40% of India’s agricultural land buffered by irrigation, poor rains almost always have an impact on the economy
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Ajayan 12:51 AM | July 16,2009
Plantation owners in Kerala no longer have to transport people from neighbouring TN to pluck the pods
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Himangshu Watts / Reuters 06:17 PM | July 14,2009
Hydropower plants at 40% of capacity on weak rains; Govt guarantees power supplies to top grain states
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Reuters 02:41 PM | July 14,2009
India saw the driest June in 83 years, followed by subnormal rainfall in the first week of July
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Ruhi Tewari and Sangeeta Singh 12:10 AM | July 02,2009
NREGS may get Rs40,000 cr, be aligned with schemes such as rural roads programme and irrigation projects
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Sangeeta Singh 11:09 PM | June 30,2009
For agriculture, the Planning Commission has recommended an outlay of Rs7,200 crore, a mere 4.8% increase
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