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2019 Monsoon: Why India Does Not Declare ‘Droughts’ Any More
Whatever IMD’s definition, management of a drought cannot wait until July or August. Prudence requires that we prepare in advance.
23 Apr 2019, 02:10 PM IST
Year after year, the prediction of the south-west monsoon, which brings 70 percent of annual rainfall, is keenly watched by companies in agriculture business, insurance companies, and stock markets. The India Meteorological Department has come up with a new term, ‘near normal’, in its forecast for 2019. It may have satisfied the government in the election season but IMD’s press release of April 15 acknowledges that there is about 49 ...
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