COIMBATORE: The El Nino phenomenon, which adversely affects the monsoon, is likely to have an impact on the oilseeds production in the country.

While fears of a weak Indian monsoon persist, the Australian weather department's latest forecast suggests that El Nino may develop by September, a little later than the previously expected August.

Visakhapatnam/ Hyderabad: The joy of the approaching monsoon may be limited; the India Meteorological Department has said that the monthly rainfall over the peninsula is likely to be at 93 per cent

A prolonged heat wave, abetted by a slow moving monsoon, has prompted the Odisha Government to extend the summer vacation of educational institutions in the State.

The monsoon is expected to arrive in Pune on Monday , according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The maximum temperature is expected to fluctuate between 40 and 44 degree Celsius in the next two days.

With El Nino looming large over monsoon this year, the state government has pulled up its socks to checkmate the phenomenon.

In disappointing news, India is expected to receive below normal monsoon rainfall of 93 per cent, according to the met department forecast which predicted a reduction of two per cent from the one m

In April, the IMD had predicted a below normal monsoon at 95 per cent.

Monsoon rainfall in India, the main source of irrigation for the nation’s 263 million farmers, will be below normal this year as El Nino emerges, weakening prospects for crops from rice to soybeans