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Its still very early days for a monsoon forecast for this season but at least the available signs as of now are all pointing in the right direction. The good news is that a major deficiency in rainfall, as had happened last year, is an extremely remote possibility.

Monsoon rains over South Asia will probably be near normal this season, the South Asian Climate Outlook Forum said on Thursday, easing concern about the return of drought conditions that parched crops last year.

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Weather scientists from the United States and Britain expect normal monsoon rains in India this year, reinforcing the top local forecaster

66% Lower Rains, 4-7 Degrees Above Normal Temperature Signal Tough Days For Kharif Crop

ABNORMALLY hot weather and lower than expected rains are raising the spectre of India facing another water shortage in the coming kharif season, said a senior official of the Indian Meteorological Department, the country

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India would have good summer monsoon this year is the unambiguous forecast statement coming in latest from the Tokyo-based Research Institute for Global Change (RIGC). This is based on the premise that the current El Nino with major warming in the central Pacific would end soon in the following months, says Dr Jing-Jia Luo, Senior Scientist at the RIGC.

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