India headed for ‘large deficient’ rainfall to ‘no rain’ in pre-monsoon period

Drier pre-monsoon can have a harmful impact on crop production 

India witnessing second-lowest pre-monsoon rainfall since 1954

According IMD, India received 99 mm rainfall between March and May — with a deficit of 23 per cent

Pre-monsoon showers bring relief to north India

Monsoon to hit Delhi and other parts of northern India on June 29

India this monsoon: 12% excess rainfall until now, distribution skewed

The North East, for example, is experiencing floods in some regions and below-normal rainfall in others

Southwest Monsoon 2020: Good rains now bring bad news

Excess rainfall in central India is the new normal as India grows warmer. This can also make locust attacks a perennial problem