Sir — Australia will have to import wheat for the first time in more than a decade owing to severe drought. Worse, there is a severe shortage in helmets — 5,466 helmets have been supplied against the authorized number of 1,22,480. Asit Kumar Mitra,CalcuttaThe rain and storms that accompanied Cyclone Fani came as boon for the litchi farmers of West Bengal (Shutterstock)Sweet rainSir — Cyclone Fani came as bane for most people. But the same cannot be said for the litchi farmers of Malda in West Bengal. Litchi farmers are now hoping for a bumper crop of fruit this year.

Source: The Telegraph May 25, 2019 04:18 UTC