India Meteorological Department, Tomatoes, PM Modi, Global Oil

23 December 2021

• These 12 States to Witness Rainfall/Snowfall on Dec 26 & 27

  According to the India Meteorological Department, the Western disturbance, an extratropical storm originating in the Mediterranean region, is expected to affect northwest India on December 26 and central India on December 27. (IMD), the minimum temperature in the northwest, east, and central parts of India will rise as a result of this. Minimum temperatures will climb by 2-4 degrees Celsius over the next two days, according to the IMD forecast, and there will be no notable change after that. "A fresh powerful Western Disturbance and its induced cyclonic circulation are highly likely to influence northwest India from December 26th and central India from December 27th," the IMD stated in its weather update.

• PM Modi Inaugurates Multiple Development Initiatives in Varanasi

  In his Varanasi parliamentary constituency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid the foundation for 27 projects totaling Rs 2095 crore on Thursday. Modi is visiting his constituency for the second time in ten days. He came to open the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor on December 13th. Modi, who arrived in the morning, laid the foundation stone for the "Banas Dairy Sankul" in Karkhiyaon's Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Authority Food Park.

• Retail Prices of Tomatoes Down 13% in One Week

  Tomato prices in retail marketplaces across India fell by 13% on December 21 compared to a week before, the government said on Wednesday, owing to greater availability. "At the all-India level, the price of tomato was reduced by 12.89% compared to the previous week and by 23.69% compared to the previous month," according to an official statement. On December 21, retail tomato prices were Rs 47.52 per kg, down from Rs 54.55 per kg on November 21, 2021.

• Global Oil Demands to Make Comeback & Aims To Hit New Record in 2022

  Despite efforts to reduce fossil fuel consumption to prevent climate change, global oil demand surged in 2021 as the world began to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, and overall world consumption could set a new record in 2022. As consumers resumed travel and corporate activity picked up, demand for gasoline and diesel soared this year. According to the International Energy Agency, crude consumption is predicted to reach 99.53 million barrels per day (BPD) in 2022, up from 96.2 million BPD this year. That would fall just shy of the daily consumption of 99.55 million barrels expected in 2019.