Sunday, May 29, 2011

Monsoon rains hit mainland two days early

By Ratnajyoti Dutta

NEW DELHI |
Mon May 30, 2011 10:26am IST


NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's annual monsoon rains have hit Kerala two days earlier than expected, weather officials said on Sunday, boosting prospects for a harvest that could spur Asia's third-largest economy.

The July-September monsoon irrigates 60 percent of India's farms and good rains will brighten hopes for a bumper harvest that should ease high food prices and boost the

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