The spectre of a second successive drought loomed larger over the country as India’s national weather forecaster has significantly downgraded its monsoon prediction, saying it expected the season’s rains to be 88% of average.
Met predicts 88% rains
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The spectre of a second successive drought loomed larger over the country as India’s national weather forecaster has significantly downgraded its monsoon prediction, saying it expected the season’s rains to be 88% of average.