India monsoon to wash away diesel demand surgeIndia's monsoon is expected to dump above-average rainfall on the South Asian nation after two years of drought, cutting its use of diesel for irrigation pumps and generators over the third quarter and potentially rejuvenating exports of t More… |
Monsoon likely to be above average in IndiaIndia's crucial monsoon rains are expected to be above average in 2016, the weather office said on Tuesday, easing fears over farm and economic growth after two straight droughts hit rural incomes and agricultural output. Rain More… |
70pc chance of El Nino this year: forecastThe US weather forecaster said there was an increased likelihood of an El Nino weather phenomenon striking during the Northern Hemisphere summer in its monthly outlook on Thursday. The Climate Prediction Center, an agency of the N More… |
Monsoon rains swamp Manila, markets shutDeadly torrential rains submerged much of the Philippine capital and surrounding areas on Tuesday, forcing nearly 270,000 people to flee their homes with more flooding expected in the north of the country as a tropical storm passes through the r More… |
India's monsoon rains to arrive on timeIndia's 2012 monsoon rains are likely to hit the southern coast on time on June 1, the weather department said on Tuesday, brightening farm output prospects as farmers can plant crops like cotton and paddy on time and reap good yields. The More… |
Tens of thousands flee Bangkok floodsTraffic clogged roads out of the Thai capital on Friday as tens of thousands of people fled ahead of a high tide expected to worsen floods that have inundated factories and prompted foreign governments to warn their citizens to stay away. More… |
Alhokair plans to open 400 new storesSaudi Arabia-based retailer Fawaz Abdulaziz Alhokair Company plans to open 400 new stores within the next two years both at home and abroad and does not see demand in the kingdom declining anytime soon, its top executive said on Monday.   More… |
Thai floods wreak more havoc, Bangkok safe nowFloods in Thailand engulfed another industrial estate on Sunday but the capital, Bangkok, appears for now to have escaped the devastation seen elsewhere in the country despite heavy monsoon rain and water streaming towards it from the north. More… |
Salalah 'Khareef Festival' from July 1Oman’s Ministry of Tourism will host the Khareef Festival, one of the top touristic events of Salalah, from July 1. The festival, which will run for 30 days, draws visitors from neighboring Arab countries and around the world to the Dhofar More… |
Monsoon rains hit India two days earlyIndia's annual monsoon rains have hit the southern state of Kerala two days earlier than expected, weather officials said on Sunday, boosting prospects for a harvest that could spur Asia's third-largest economy. The July-September monsoon More… |