Bp Yadav

The monsoon this year is likely to continue till the end of September, says BP Yadav, director at the India Meteorological Department.

It has been a very good rainfall season so far: IMD

Watch the interview of BP Yadav, Director, MET with Manisha Gupta on CNBC-TV18, in which he shared his reading and outlook on Monsoon.

Monsoon covers entire country

According to India Meteorological Department's (IMD), the country has so far received four percent more rainfall than normal.

Monsoon covers nearly entire India; narrows rainfall deficit

The monsoon delivers nearly 70 percent of rains that India needs to water farms, and recharge reservoirs and aquifers. Nearly half of India's farmlands, without any irrigation cover, depend on annual June-September rains to grow a number of crops.

Normal monsoon key to India's continuing recovery: StanChart

According to the global financial services major, domestic factors are likely to shape India's economic growth prospects amid global economic and political uncertainty and hence, performance of monsoon has gained importance in this fiscal year.

Rains in several parts of Himachal, monsoons intensifies: MeT

Mercury dropped by few notches due to intermittent rains in some parts of the state, a Met department official said.

Monsoon rains in India 18% below average in past week

. Monsoon rains arrived at India's southern Kerala coast on June 8, easing fears of declining farm and economic growth after two straight droughts hit rural income and agricultural output.

Heavy monsoon showers expected to lash Kerala

According to IMD, it has also advanced to most parts of Tamil Nadu, some parts of south interior Karnataka and remaining parts of south Bay of Bengal.

Monsoon gaining strength, to set over Kerala by June 9

"The cloud organisation is not yet fully developed and therefore monsoon likely to set over Kerala by June 9," said Yadav. The normal date of monsoon onset over Kerala is June 1.

September to see 25% rainfall deficiency: MET

BP Yadav, director, MET, says north-western regions of India will most likely be worst hit by poor rainfall.

Govt downplaying damage done to crops: Skymet's Sharma

Speaking to CNBC-TV18, GP Sharma, VP-Meteorology, Skymet Weather Services said the additional spell of rainfall (in the end of March) may stretch up to first week of April further damaging the crops.

See improvement in monsoon; overall deficiency at 11%: Met

The rainfall deficiency is still very high in North West India; it‘s over 40 percent in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, says Yadav of Met Dept.

Monsoon may hit Maharashtra in 48 hours: IMD

The annual monsoon rains have arrived at Kerala's coast on Tuesday and have covered entire Kerala, parts of coastal Karnataka, said BP Yadav, director at India Meteorological Department (IMD) in a press conference. He further said, monsoon may also hit Konkan, and Maharashtra in 48 hours.

Monsoon rains arrive in Kerala: Weather official

The annual monsoon rains have arrived at Kerala's coast on Tuesday, a top weather official said, brightening the prospects of higher farm output as farmers can plant summer-sown crops such as rice, soybean and cotton on time.

Next week's rainfall can be slightly below normal: Met

The monsoon rains were 19% below normal in the week to July 13. In an interview with CNBC-TV18, BP Yadav, director of Met Department said, the weekly rainfall can be below normal, there is a no problem in it. According to him, the next one week also rainfall can be cumulatively slightly below normal.

MET predicts normal rains, says will hit Kerala on May 31

With inflation soaring and economy growth slowing, all eyes are now on how the monsoons pan out for India. The director of the Metrological Department BP Yadav seems optimistic, and says there is a high probability of normal monsoons.