India News Highlights: Cabinet raises fair and remunerative prices for sugarcane by Rs 10 per quintal

News Highlights: Fair and remunerative price or FRP is the minimum price at which sugar mills can purchase sugarcanes from farmers. The FRP is decided by the Union government's Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs

FP Staff|Jun 28, 2023, 16:14:44 IST

Rain and storms continued to batter numerous regions of north, northwest and central India on Tuesday, as the southwest monsoon moved farther into the nation, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) authorities, with nighttime rains also keeping Delhi colder than usual.According to the national weather service, the southwest monsoon has now enveloped most of the country, with just northern Rajasthan and small portions of Haryana and Punjab remaining outside the rainy season's footprint.The monsoon will have passed across the whole country in the next two days, according to the IMD report.Meanwhile, the meteorological service issued orange warnings for regions of Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra.An orange warning indicates that disaster management officials should be ready to deal with any rain-related disasters or flooding.According to weather office statistics, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, and Jharkhand all had heavy rain on Tuesday.Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News,India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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