The IMD forecast of below-normal rains in August does not dispel gloom for the rural economy just yet. However, pulses will continue to be a cause of concern. Inflation could remain sticky and farm incomes uncertain. Moneycontrol's Shweta Punj catches up with DS Pai, IMD senior scientist, Gunvant Patil Hangargekar, General Secretary, AIKCC and Pushan Sharma, Director CRISIL to discuss the impact. Tune in.
Jammu and Kashmir, parts of Telangana, Konkan and Goa, Gujarat, Sikkim, sub–Himalayan West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and north east India may experience scattered light to moderate rain today.