India receives above-average monsoon rains for second straight year

MUMBAI (Reuters) -India recorded above-average rainfall during the June to September monsoon season for a second consecutive year in 2025, a senior weather department official told Reuters on Tuesday.

The country received 8% more rainfall than average, boosted by heavy downpours in September, said the official with the state-run India Meteorological Department.

(Reporting by Rajendra Jadhav; Editing by Jan Harvey)

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