PRE MONSOON SHOWER Subject: Geography Context: Good pre-monsoon showers and lower temperatures this month across the country will help retain soil moisture, helping kharif sowing which is expected to commence soon. Concept: Pre-monsoon shower or summer rain is formed due to the storm over the Bay of Bengal. It is a mixture of […]

    Pre-monsoon shower Subject: Geography Context: IMD projects that the first spell of thundershowers of this year’s pre-monsoon season (March-May) is expected to break out over parts of Tamil Nadu and most of Kerala this week. Concept: Pre-monsoon showers are the key to plantation crops such as tea, rubber, coffee, pepper and cardamom in […]