India is no exception.” As a result, groundwater, much of which is replenished by the monsoon, is becoming low as demand for food in an ever larger and richer India grows.

MUMBAI >> India’s annual monsoon rains covered the entire country on Sunday, nine days earlier than is typical, the weather department said, bringing forward planting of summer-sown crops.

Monsoon rains are expected to hit India's southern coast on May 27, five days earlier than usual, marking the earliest arrival in at least five years, the weather office said, raising hopes for ...