India will witness above-normal monsoon this year, the weather office has predicted. The prediction is good news for agriculture and the economy as the sector accounts for 18% of India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The livelihoods of over 42 per cent of the population also depend on agriculture. Of the net cultivated area in the country, 52 per cent relies on monsoon rain, news agency PTI reported, and the system is also critical for the supply of drinking water as well as power generation. #Monsoon #MonsoonInIndia #IMD