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Southwest Monsoon Ends with a 12 Per Cent Deficit
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12% short, driest since 1901 in the northeast: the monsoon deficit facts GS-I Geography and Agriculture answers need
The monsoon season closed 12% below normal, the weakest since 2015, with the east and northeast driest since 1901.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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The 2026 southwest monsoon ended with a rainfall deficit of about 12 per cent, the lowest seasonal rainfall since 2015.
East and northeast India recorded their driest monsoon since 1901, and the southern peninsula its fourth-lowest rainfall since 1901.
The weather office expects October to be hotter and drier than usual across most parts of the country.
ஆதாரங்கள்: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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Remember these
- 2026 southwest monsoon ended with a rainfall deficit of about 12 per cent, the lowest seasonal rainfall since 2015
- East and northeast India recorded their driest monsoon since 1901
- Southern peninsula had its fourth-lowest monsoon rainfall since 1901
- IMD expects October to be hotter and drier than usual across most of the country
- Long Period Average (LPA) is the benchmark IMD uses to classify monsoon rainfall as normal, deficient or excess
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How the exam will ask it
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- The southwest monsoon season in India is June to September, and its performance is assessed by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) against the Long Period Average.
- El Nino, the warming of the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, is generally associated with a weaker Indian summer monsoon.
- Rainfall is considered 'deficient' by IMD when the seasonal departure from the Long Period Average is between -10% and -19%.
- The northeast monsoon (October to December) mainly benefits Tamil Nadu, coastal Andhra Pradesh and parts of southern peninsular India.
மெயின்ஸ்
GS-I (Geography: monsoon) and GS-III (Agriculture). A deficient monsoon hits kharif sowing, reservoir storage, rural incomes and food prices, and uneven regional rainfall deepens agrarian stress. Way forward: contingency crop planning, micro-irrigation, better IMD forecasting and timely crop insurance and drought relief.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Jharkhand's traditional folk drum Mandar received a Geographical Indication tag from the Geographical Indications Registry located in which city?
- Chennai
- Mumbai
- Kolkata
- New Delhi
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விடை: A — Correct: Chennai — The Geographical Indications Registry is located in Chennai, which is where Mandar's GI tag was registered. • Mumbai — wrong: Mumbai hosts the headquarters of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks, but the GI Registry is not there. • Kolkata — wrong: Kolkata has a regional Patent Office branch, but the GI Registry is not located there. • New Delhi — wrong: New Delhi houses the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, but the GI Registry itself is not there.
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