Indian Chickpea or Chana futures ended lower as large supplies from the new season crop in Madhya Pradesh state amid subdued local demand, weighed on sentiment. India is likely to harvest 9.79 million tonnes of Chickpeas in 2014 year as compared with 8.88 million tonnes a year earlier, according to Agriculture Ministry.
Guar seed futures ended lower as traders booked profits after a recent rally in prices. The commodity gained 22 percent from April 22 to May 5 on forecasts of a weak monsoon and thin arrivals. Demand for Guar gum, a by-product of Guar seed, is expected to rise from the food sector which uses it as a stabiliser, said the industrial expert.
Indian Sugar futures were lower on sluggish local demand and subdued exports, though an estimated drop in production lent some support. Sugar futures are likely to extend losses in coming days, said traders. Meanwhile, the federal government reduced the export subsidy by Rs 1056 per tonne for April and May to Rs 2277.
United States Maize was little changed despite the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) pegging planting progress in excess of market expectations. Corn planting was 59 percent complete as of May 11, up from 29 percent a week earlier and 1 percentage point ahead of the average mid-May pace from 2009 to 2013, the USDA said.
According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, Rentachintala in Andhra Pradesh remains the hottest place in India for the fourth consecutive day.
Temperatures are rising once again in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, while it has eased a little over Bihar and West Bengal. Maximum temperatures of 43°C or more has been recorded at many places including Ongole, Nellore and Bhubaneswar.
| Places | State | Maximum temperature on Friday | Forecast trend for next 24 hours |
| Rentachintala | Andhra Pradesh | 45°C | Same |
| Ongole | Andhra Pradesh | 44°C | Same |
| Nellore | Andhra Pradesh | 43.9°C | Same |
| Bhubaneswar | Odisha | 43.7°C | Same |
| Chandbali | Odisha | 43.5°C | Same |
| Kavali | Andhra Pradesh | 43.5°C | Same |
| Titlagarh | Odisha | 43°C | Same |
| Tirupati | Andhra Pradesh | 42.6°C | Same |
| Keonjhargarh | Odisha | 42.4°C | Same |
| Daltonganj | Jharkhand | 42°C | Same |
After observing comfortable temperatures for the last one week, the weather in Delhi is going to be hot once again. The scorching heat will be back to trouble Delhiites. According to Skymet Meteorology Division in India the maximum temperature has been showing an upward trend and is expected to touch 40⁰C in a couple of days.
According to Skymet data, the maximum temperature recorded on Tuesday was 30.6⁰C, which was one of the lowest maximums recorded in Delhi in last one decade in the month of May. But since then, the maximums have started to rise. The day temperature recorded on Wednesday was 32.1⁰C. It rose to record 35.4⁰C on Thursday, showing signs of settling close to 39.5⁰C, the normal average for the month.
Weather-wise there isn’t any activity happening this week, which is the singlemost reason behind this rise in temperature. A Western Disturbance that was expected to bring some rain to Delhi on Saturday, 17th of May will now be confined to parts of Rajasthan only.
So prepare yourself for hot days ahead. In fact nights and early morning hours that were keeping cool will also begin to get warm with rise in minimums. The early twenty minimums will now rise to settle in the mid twenties. You would certainly need to switch on your ACs once again.
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India’s colossal electoral exercise will come to an end today with the counting of 550 million votes sealed in more than 1.8 million electronic voting machines (EVMs). The early leads suggest that the Modi wave during Lok Sabha Elections 2014 helped Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to rope in the biggest mandate for a single-party since 1984.
Such a huge mandate suggests nothing but defiance against the ruling party and a stable government at the Centre. Seems like it’s a historical defeat for the Congress party and the dynasty has been reduced to a regional party.
Keeping the Modi Wave in mind, the mandate could have been even better but weather played a major role. The Lok Sabha Elections 2014 held in nine phases for more than a month during the hottest season of the country witnessed temperatures rising above 40⁰C in several states. Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Bengal were all reeling under unbearable heat which must have kept back some ailing and elderly people away from the polling booths. An estimated 550 million people voted in the run-up to world's largest democratic exercise involving a staggering 814 million voters.
During the 7th phase when all 26 seats in Gujarat went for polls, the state was sizzling hot with places like Ahmedabad and Rajkot recording maximums above 42°C. While casting their valuable votes, people in few pockets also experienced heat waves. However, the weather will be in favour of people rejoicing for the victory of their leader as Gujarat will receive some rain in the next 24 hours.
North India at present is comparatively comfortable than rest of the country with maximums rising only gradually. Yesterday Delhi recorded 35.4⁰C as day temperature, which is still 4⁰C below normal average. Amritsar, Patiala, Bikaner, Barmer and other places are all following similar trends with maximums still 5-6°C below normal. Even during the polls North India was better off with maximum in Delhi around 34⁰C on the Election Day. According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, Rajasthan received light rain in the last 24 hours but the rain belt will shift southwards now.
In East India, Bihar, Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha were all boiling during elections and the temperatures are still high settling in the high-thirties and touching 40⁰C at present. In the absence of any weather, temperatures are rising in Northeast as well with Guwahati recording 38.2⁰C as maximum yesterday.
According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, South India is experiencing the last spell of heat. The Monsoon showers will usher in by the 28th of May but proximity of monsoon air mass will bring down temperatures by the beginning of the last week.
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