In May, the IMD had forecast that India is likely to receive 106% of the long-period average rainfall of 87 cm during the June-September monsoon season. Rainfall between 96 and 104% of this 50-year ...

India has experienced 9% above-average rainfall this monsoon, though unevenly distributed, leading to floods in some states while others await adequate rain. Jharkhand and Rajasthan saw significantly ...