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2012 monsoon rains to hit southern coast on June 1: REUTERS - India's 2012 monsoon rains are likely to hit the southern coast on time on June 1, the weather department said in a statement on Tuesday. http://bit.ly/IUrE7D

Government to consult parties on grain storage: Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee gave this assurance when an angry Opposition sought greater availability of jute sacks for wheat before the monsoon. http://bit.ly/J21MFi

Worry lines deepen on monsoon, farm fears: Key concern is the 47% probability assigned to normal monsoon, well below the 53% last year when the rainfall was normal but its distribution skewed. http://bit.ly/KnkQV1

India's National Monsoon Mission: India's current antiquated methods of forecasting the all-important monsoon rains is getting a re-vamp. http://bit.ly/INaQS9

Markets Live: No big bang opening for Nifty; flat at 5200: No big bang opening for the Nifty on Monday morning. Chinese and Japanese markets were shut today. The Indian Metrological Department's projection of normal rains in the monsoon period is the only positive news for the market. http://bit.ly/IN1Igm

Normal monsoon seen with 99% rainfall in India: IMD : Putting all concerns to rest as of now, the Indian Metrological Department (IMD) has projected normal rains in the June to September period. IMD sees rainfall at 99% of the long period average. http://bit.ly/Kfpuya

Normal rains likely for third straight year: India is expected to have a normal monsoon for the third consecutive year, boosting prospects of good harvests and higher rural incomes. http://bit.ly/IfHj5A

India forecasts normal monsoon: India forecasts normal monsoon http://bit.ly/IQEfsU

India to receive normal monsoon: Deshmukh: India to receive normal monsoon: Deshmukh http://bit.ly/JssjNh

CORRECTED - India forecasts average monsoon rains this year: NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is likely to receive average monsoon rains this year, Earth Sciences Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh said on Thursday, forecasting a third straight year without drought. http://bit.ly/I7nXdl

Expert views on India monsoon forecast: MONSOON-INSTANTVIEW:Expert views on India monsoon forecast http://bit.ly/IqdWsd

India forecasts average monsoon rains this year: INDIA-MONSOON-FORECAST-IMD:India forecasts average monsoon rains this year http://bit.ly/Ib1EbI

India will have normal rains this yr, no El Nino risk: IMD: India's monsoon is likely to have average rainfall in 2012 despite fears the El Nino weather pattern may emerge in the second half of the season, the country's top weather official said, pointing to a third straight year without drought. http://bit.ly/Ib0DjW

Monsoon rains seen average in 2012, likely to be 99% of long-period average: Govt: http://bit.ly/IaZMzE