India counts on bountiful monsoon for return to economic normality
Normal weather critical for crop output and economic growth
01 June 2021 - 17:18
Indian farmers are expected to expand planting of major crops such as rice, maize and soybeans after the national weather forecaster predicted bountiful rains during the June-September monsoon season.
The India Meteorological Department maintained on Tuesday its earlier forecast of a normal monsoon, which waters more than half of the country’s farmland. Cumulative rains are likely to be 101% of the long-term average during the four-month period, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director-general of the weather bureau, said at an online media briefing. That compared with its April prediction of 98%...
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