The monsoon, often called India’s real finance minister, forms the backbone of India’s farmland, almost half of which remains unirrigated. Photo: Vivek Nair/MintThiruvananthapuram:For a place that is supposed to witness an important weather event, there is hardly any excitement at the weather office in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram. This is where the southwest monsoon, which is officially supposed to make landfall on Tuesday, first comes knocking. Once, the chief weatherman, Kerala director of India Meteorological Department (IMD), would have been getting calls from the Prime Minister’s office and international media. The monsoon, often called India’s real finance minister, forms the backbone of India’s farmland, almost half of which remains unirrigated.

Source: Mint May 28, 2018 16:41 UTC