{
  "id": 8180265,
  "title": "India on track for driest monsoon in 17 years as El Niño curbs rain",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/india-on-track-for-driest-monsoon-in-17-years-as-el-nino-curbs-rain",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T03:40:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Standard IN",
    "slug": "business-standard-in",
    "url": "https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/india-on-track-for-driest-monsoon-in-17-years-as-el-nino-curbs-rain-126091800157_1.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Cumulative rainfall during the June to September monsoon season is 15% below the long-term average so far, according to the India Meteorological Department",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "Tropics' bad boy puts India’s monsoon on edge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/tropics-bad-boy-puts-indias-monsoon-on-edge",
        "published": "2026-09-18T01:44:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}