This year the southwest monsoon set in early over Kerala and got off to a dramatic, if unpropitious, start. Cyclone Aila swept in from the Bay of Bengal and wreaked havoc, including much loss of life, in West Bengal and neighbouring Bangladesh. Thereafter, the monsoon went into a slump and its progress northwards has been tardy.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/monsoon-prospects
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/weather-predictions
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/monsoons
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/indian-meteorological-department-imd
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rainfall