Monsoon Tracker 2023
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Rain watch for August 24-30: Monsoon remains weak; water storage low
Weak monsoon in August and uneven distribution of rainfall have raised concerns over impact on kharif crop and consequent inflationary pressures
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Rain watch for August 17-23 : Monsoon weakens, area sown for pulses lagging
Kharif sowing further improved over the past week, with most of the improvement seen in rice and pulses, two crops where sowing was lagging, implying some catchup
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Rain watch for Aug 10-16: Monsoon pauses, kharif sowing nears final stages
Rainfall was low across most parts of the country, but the eastern region caught up. Adequate rains for the rest of the season will be critical for preserving soil moisture and shoring up reservoir levels for the rabi season
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Rain watch for Aug 3-9: Monsoon slows down, pulses sowing still lagging
Weak El Niño conditions are currently over the equatorial Pacific region, and are likely to further intensify and continue up to early next year. The increase in reservoir levels over the past few weeks seems to be following the 2021 pattern
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Rain Watch for July 27-August 2: Eastern India still deficient; pulses sowing low
On a pan-India level, monsoon rainfall is 6 percent above the long-period average. Even as reservoir levels have inched up, the pace is still slower compared to last year
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Rain Watch for July 20-26: Surplus monsoon, sowing of rice improves
Forbes India's Rain Watch series simplifies rainfall status, water reservoir levels and sowing pattern of kharif crops, using data analysis by Barclays
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Rain Watch for July 13-19: Monsoon uneven, kharif sowing still lagging
Forbes India presents a weekly series Rain Watch where we simplify rainfall status, water reservoir levels and sowing pattern of kharif crops data analysis by Barclays. This is an overview of July 13-19
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Rain Watch: Monsoon picks up steady pace, water reservoir levels still low
Forbes India presents a weekly series Rain Watch where we simplify rainfall status, water reservoir levels and sowing pattern of kharif crops data analysis by Barclays