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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Private forecasting agency Skymet Weather has predicted a bleak monsoon in India over the next four weeks, raising concerns about the impact on agriculture. "Extended Range Prediction System (ERPS) is projecting a dismal outlook for the next four weeks, until July 6. Agriculture heartland is looking rather cracked and parched. This coincides with the crucial time of sowing or at least preparing the field, with the hope of impending rains," it said on Monday. The central and western parts of India, which form the core monsoon zone, may face challenges in coping with the drying effects due to inadequate rainfall early in the season, Skymet Weather said. The southwest monsoon reached Kerala on June 8, a week after the usual date of June 1. Cyclone Biparjoy in the Arabian Sea first delayed the monsoon onset over Kerala and is now impeding the advance of the rain-bearing system, preventing it from reaching the interior regions of the peninsula, the privat

[ad_1] The official X.com handle of Southern Railway has shared breathtaking images of the newly inaugurated Kasaragod-Trivandrum Vande Bharat Express, traversing through the Bharathpuzha Bridge in Kerala. "Mesmerized by the breathtaking beauty of Kasaragod - Trivandrum journey on the Vande Bharat Express as it gracefully cruises through the Bharathpuzha Bridge," read the caption on the Twitter. This is the first VB train in India to wear an all new livery, with orange-grey colour and will soon replace the blue-white livery on the current gen of Vande Bharat Express trains. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated the Kasaragod-Thiruvananthapuram Central Vande Bharat Express and the new livery on the train was unveiled by Railway Minister of India Ashwini Vaishnaw, who shared the photographs from Integral Coach Factory, Chennai. The Railway Minister said that this Saffron colour is inspired by the 'Tricolour'.  Later, the train was spotted for the