Area under sugarcane sees slight increase

[ad_1] Area under sugarcane for the sugar marketing season that will commence on October 1, 2025 is estimated to be 57.24 lakh hectare in late June 2025 compared with 57.11 lakh hectare last season. The Indian Sugar and Bio-energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA) said in a press release that in Maharashtra, the cane area had increased […]

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Cyrus Broacha’s guide to getting through the Indian monsoon

[ad_1] Our research is in. And by research, I mean data. Oh, and, don’t worry, we didn’t turn to AI Instead, we just asked some 13-year-old genius in Bengaluru, who had free time in between start-ups. The data I speak of revolves around how to improve this column. We have just three main areas of […]

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One dies, over 250 houses inundated as heavy rain lashes Erode

[ad_1] A 65-year-old woman drowned while she was asleep; the district received a total of 638.8 mm rainfall as recorded at 7 a.m. on Friday A 65-year-old woman drowned while she was asleep; the district received a total of 638.8 mm rainfall as recorded at 7 a.m. on Friday Heavy rain, accompanied by thunder and […]

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Fall in Kharif output may keep rice prices at elevated levels

[ad_1] Erratic June-September rainfall and delayed withdrawal of South-West monsoon rains have added to concerns over paddy crop. Erratic June-September rainfall and delayed withdrawal of South-West monsoon rains have added to concerns over paddy crop. A 6-7 million tonnes shortfall in rice production due to a fall in paddy sowing area is likely to keep […]

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As unprecedented flow continues in Cauvery, focus turns to how much more Tamil Nadu will get

[ad_1] With the unprecedented flow continuing in the Cauvery, the focus now turns to whether Tamil Nadu’s realisation in the current water year (June 2022-May 2023) will exceed the 47-year high of around 455 thousand million cubic feet (tmc ft), which was recorded in 1975-76.  The pattern of flows, as registered then and now at Biligundlu on […]

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Explained| Chellanam’s new tetrapod-based seawall

[ad_1] Why was this new installation necessary? How has it improved the lives of the coastal residents? Why was this new installation necessary? How has it improved the lives of the coastal residents? The story so far: Over the past few years, Chellanam, an idyllic coastal village in Kerala’s Ernakulam district, would unfailingly hit the […]

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Kerala should be ready for more extreme weather in the near future, says climate scientist

[ad_1] Kerala once again is in the throes of flooding and landslips triggered by extreme rainfall events which often lead to loss of lives and damage to property. As the resurgent rain has brought back memories of the worst floods in Kerala, P.S. Biju, a climate scientist of India Meteorological Department (IMD), Thiruvananthapuram, who won […]

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