India Faces Driest Monsoon in 17 Years Due to El Nino

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India is on course to record its driest monsoon season in 17 years, with El Nino weather phenomenon identified as the primary driver. The reduced rainfall poses a serious threat to the country's vast agricultural sector, which depends heavily on seasonal monsoon rains for irrigation. Hundreds of millions of Indian farmers rely on this annual precipitation to sustain their crops. India is one of the world's largest producers of key commodities including rice, sugar, and cotton, making the shortfall economically significant.

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