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  "id": 10910617,
  "title": "India's monsoon deficit widens to 12%; El Nino strengthens, positive IOD offers some relief: Report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/indias-monsoon-deficit-widens-to-12-el-nino-strengthens-positive-iod",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-30T09:26:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times - Economy",
    "slug": "the-economic-times-economy",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/indias-monsoon-deficit-widens-to-12-el-nino-strengthens-positive-iod-offers-some-relief-report/articleshow/134589498.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "El Nino conditions have strengthened further, raising concerns over India's monsoon rainfall, even as a positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) may partly offset its impact, according to an ICICI Bank report.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times - Economy",
        "title": "India's fiscal deficit for April-August at Rs 7.10 lakh crore, widens to 41.9% of FY27 aim",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/indias-fiscal-deficit-for-april-august-at-rs-7-10-lakh-crore-widens",
        "published": "2026-09-30T10:56:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}