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HuaweiWith overall rain deficit for the country as a whole staying stubbornly at 22 per cent at the end of July, the spectre of another drought is looming large on India’s ailing economy. Even the overall figure of 22 per cent deficiency could be misleading: it conceals the unevenness of distribution and periodicity of rain in various regions, which play a critical role in farm operations and output.
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