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Heavy vehicles bear outsized PM2.5 footprint, says govt study

New Delhi, June 29 -- Heavy-duty trucks and buses comprise just 2.5-3% of vehicles on India's roads but account for about 35-36% of transport-related fine particulate matter (PM2.5) emissions, accordi... Read More


Delayed monsoon keeps Delhi sweltering; IMD sees relief ahead

New Delhi, June 29 -- The southwest monsoon continues to play truant in Delhi, prolonging intense heat and humidity across the National Capital Region even as conditions turn increasingly favourable f... Read More


IMD issues flood warnings for northeast while UP battles severe heatwave

New Delhi, June 26 -- The southwest monsoon is poised to advance across central and northern India over the next few days. However, the immediate concern rests on the northeast, where the India Meteor... Read More


Monsoon pushes deeper into India, extreme rain alert for west coast, northeast

New Delhi, June 25 -- Conditions are favourable for the advance of southwest monsoon across large parts of central and northern India over the next three to four days, the India Meteorological Departm... Read More


Basmati rice exports to West Asia poised for rebound after US, Iran sign peace deal

New Delhi, June 18 -- India's basmati rice exports to West Asia are expected to recover in the coming months after the US and Iran signed a peace agreement that includes the reopening of the Strait of... Read More


India asks urea suppliers to match lowest rates in NFL tender to cut subsidy costs

NEW DELHI, June 16 -- The department of fertilizers plans to ask qualified bidders in National Fertilizers Ltd's 1.7 million-tonnes urea import tender to match the lowest quoted prices, according to t... Read More


Western disturbance to bring rain across north India; monsoon set to advance

New Delhi, June 16 -- A fC is likely to bring light to moderate rainfall across the Western Himalayan region and parts of northwest India between 18 and 22 June, according to the India Meteorological ... Read More


US-Iran peace deal: Hormuz reopening to ease fertilizer supply concerns

New Delhi, June 15 -- The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz following the US-Iran agreement to end the war could provide significant relief to India's fertilizer sector, easing supply concerns and low... Read More


Heavy rains to lash Northeast, east India as monsoon advances; heatwave persists in parts of Maharashtra

New Delhi, June 14 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall across Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya over... Read More


Mint Explainer: Why have farmers nearly quadrupled organic manure purchases this kharif season?

New Delhi, June 12 -- Indian farmers have purchased 1.14 million tonnes (mt) of organic manure in the ongoing kharif sowing season, a sharp increase from 324,000 tonnes in the corresponding period las... Read More