'Food prices may cool on kharif sowing; rate cut unlikely'
Experts and industry said kharif sowing trends indicate cooling of food inflation in the coming months, even as chances of a rate cut in the near-term are low, given the rise in WPI and retail inflation.
Aug 16, 2016, 16:41 PM IST
Monsoon to be normal in June, kharif sowing to pick up: IMD
Monsoon is expected to be normal in June boosting sowing of kharif crops but there are concerns about pick up in rainfall in the next month, a top Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) official said Thursday.
Jun 18, 2015, 20:56 PM IST
Sowing of kharif crops down by 50% so far on poor rains
Sowing of kharif crops, including rice, is down by 50 per cent at 34.56 million hectares as on today, but the government hopes planting will pick up in the coming days with widespread rains in central and north India.
Jul 18, 2014, 21:28 PM IST
