India''s monsoon rain forecast cut, farm output seen at risk
India is likely to receive below-normal monsoon rains in 2018, a private weather forecaster said on Wednesday, raising concerns over farm output and economic growth in Asia`s third-biggest economy, where half the farmland lacks irrigation.
India`s weather office defines average, or normal, rainfall as between 96 percent and 104 percent of a 50-year average of 89 cm for the entire four-month season. Image source: Reuters