{
  "id": 11162937,
  "title": "From farmers to shopkeepers, India counts the cost of a weak monsoon",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/from-farmers-to-shopkeepers-india-counts-the-cost-of-a-weak-monsoon",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-01T06:15:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Standard IN",
    "slug": "business-standard-in",
    "url": "https://www.business-standard.com/economy/news/from-farmers-to-shopkeepers-india-counts-the-cost-of-a-weak-monsoon-126100100384_1.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Rice yields have fallen after erratic monsoon rains, while higher farm input costs threaten rural incomes and spending during the key wedding and festival season",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "India’s erratic monsoon plays havoc with harvests, raising fears of spending slowdown",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/indias-erratic-monsoon-plays-havoc-with-harvests-raising-fears-of",
        "published": "2026-10-01T07:00:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Limp monsoon that left swathes of India bone dry | Number Theory",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/limp-monsoon-that-left-swathes-of-india-bone-dry-number-theory",
        "published": "2026-10-01T07:45:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}