The drought researcher at IIT-Bombay, Karthikeyan Lanka, and his team, predict agricultural drought between September 14–October 11: “We anticipate persisting droughts in parts of Madhya Pradesh (western MP), Jharkhand, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan. On a positive note, we anticipate droughts ending in parts of Tamil Nadu, Southern AP (yes, finally!), and Karnataka.” Lanka’s team releases drought forecasts every M