The weather office revised its southwest monsoon forecast to 88 per cent of average rainfall with the El Nino effect apparently having taken hold, presenting the Narendra Modi government with a cha

Pre-monsoon rains, however, cover most parts of north eastern states, Kerala and Karnataka

Monsoon's onset is likely to be on time and could set over the Kerala coast in the next 3-4 days.

There's good news on the monsoon front for farmers and policymakers. Rainfall is likely to be better than the gloomy forecasts of last month, particularly in June when farmers plant crops.

The Australian Meteorological Department said on Tuesday that the tropical Pacific is in the early stages of the El Nino weather phenomenon.

Private forecaster Skymet has stuck to its earlier forecast of a normal monsoon this year, unruffled by the weather office's prediction that rainfall in the crucial June-September period would be b

Private weather forecaster Skymet predicts that the monsoon this year will hit Kerala coast five days to a week in advance from the usual date of June 1.

Even as global forecasters have upped the chances of 2015 to be an El Nino year to 70 per cent, private weather forecaster Skymet says that the country will receive normal rains during the June-Sep

India banned imports on account of avian influenza, which WTO called 'unscientific'

FORECAST Indian meteorologists say it was unlikely to make a huge impact on the Indian weather