Normal monsoon News
The met department said that weak El Nino conditions are likely to prevail during the monsoon season with reduced intensity in the later part of the season.
The monthly rainfall over the country as a whole is likely to be 101% of its LPA during July and 94% of LPA during August.
Foodgrain output is likely to touch a new record in the 2017-18 crop year to begin from July, on hopes of normal monsoon for the second straight year, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said on Monday.
Indian economy is likely to grow at 7.9 percent in the current fiscal provided the country receives normal monsoon as it will boost agriculture growth and lift rural demand, says a report.
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