LET IT RAIN
WITH THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON EXPECTED TO HIT THE KERALA COAST ON JUNE 4, THE AGRICULTURE-DEPENDENT INDIAN ECONOMY—THE FIFTH-LARGEST IN THE WORLD—HOPES THAT STUBBORN INFLATION WILL COOL DOWN. A LOOK AT THE KEY NUMBERS
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- 96%: The percentage of the long period average (LPA) rainfall India would get this monsoon season, the IMD forecasts
- 35%: Probability of a normal monsoon this year, compared to a likelihood of 29 per cent below normal and 22 per cent deficit rainfall
- 75%: The percentage of total rainfall India receives during the monsoon season, which irrigates over 50 per cent of its farmlands
WITH THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON EXPECTED TO HIT THE KERALA COAST ON JUNE 4, THE AGRICULTURE-DEPENDENT INDIAN ECONOMY—THE FIFTH-LARGEST IN THE WORLD—HOPES THAT STUBBORN INFLATION WILL COOL DOWN. A LOOK AT THE KEY NUMBERS
Published on: May 31, 2023, 5:48 PM IST
Posted by: Priya Raghuvanshi, May 31, 2023, 5:38 PM IST
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