దేశంలో రుతుప‌వ‌నాలు సాధార‌ణ‌మే: వాతావ‌ర‌ణ శాఖ‌

In 2016, the monsoon was normal at 97% of the long-period average after two straight years of deficit rains. The normal monsoon last year aided a rebound in agriculture growth to 4.2% (2016-17), after a dismal 1.2% increase and a 0.2% contraction seen in 2015-16 and 2014-15, respectively.