Good news – India sees normal monsoon rains for the first time in three years.
NEW DELHI: For the first time in three years, the country received normal rainfall in the monsoon season, which ended on Friday with an overall shortfall of 3% — within the normal range of +/-4% but less than what the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had forecast.
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This was a welcome change from the drought years, when the deficit was 12% (2014) and 14% (2015).