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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] HYDERABAD: The growing demand for emerging technology came to the fore yet again as the first phase of seat allotment in Telangana Engineering Agricultural and Medical Common Entrance Test (EAMCET) was released on Sunday. Not surprisingly, 100% seats in artificial intelligence (AI), CSE (IoT and cyber security, including blockchain technology), computer science and engineering (Networks) were filled by the end of the day despite the count of seats - for these in-demand courses - increased this year. "This craze for computer science is only in Telugu states. People are blindly opting for these courses. If this continues for a few more years, there won't be any balance as there will be hardly any students studying core engineering courses," All India Federation of Self-financing Technical Institutions general secretary KVK Rao said. He explained how he was forced to cancel computer science and emerging technology courses in another state to start core engin