Even as the possibility of El Nino has sent alarm bells ringing, agriculture stocks have largely stood their ground.

Scrips of most companies in the space have showed moderate reactions to worries that India may witness a sub-normal monsoon in 2014 due to the emergence of El Nino, caused by abnormally warm ocean water temperatures in equatorial Pacific.

In an alarming research, a team of scientists at Stanford University have identified significant changes in the patterns of extreme wet and dry events that are increasing the risk of drought and fl

Asking Maharashtra government to take the weak monsoon forecast and low reservoir levels in the state seriously, NGO Greenpeace today demanded urgent assessment of water diversion to thermal power

Researchers have identified significant changes in the patterns of extreme wet and dry events that are increasing the risk of drought and flood in central India, one of the most densely populated r

An El Nino-induced below-normal monsoon this year could have a bearing on economic growth in FY 2015 and inflation, according to reports.

IMD says will update its forecast in June after rains set in

The weather office has forecast a 5% deficit in the June-September southwest monsoon this year but signaled the disruptive El Nino phenomenon could make things much worse for India's largely rain-f

Southwest monsoon rains this year are likely to be just below normal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its first official forecast on Thursday.

Pune : The consensus outlook for the summer monsoon season (June-September), developed in the fifth session of the South Asian Climate Outlook Forum (SASCOF-5), indicates below-normal to normal rai

A day before India Meteorological Department (IMD) releases its official forecast for the southwest monsoon this year, a forum of weather experts on Wednesday said monsoon rains over broad areas of