India’s climate challenge: El Niño and erratic monsoons | Insight India

Over the past few months, India has seen heavy rain and flooding in several states. Despite that, the country is actually facing a deficient monsoon. Concentrated bouts of rain are part of the problem. But erratic monsoon patterns are becoming an increasingly common problem as India continues to face the impacts of climate change. This year is also an El Niño year — a global climate phenomenon that brings heavy rain to some regions and drought to others. With El Niño expected to hit in November, is India prepared for the impacts this will have? In this episode of Insight India, Sonikka Loganathan speaks to The Hindu’s Science Editor, Jacob Koshy, about India’s increasingly complex monsoon risks — from El Niño and uneven rainfall to the impact of climate change on agriculture, water, power and infrastructure.Updated - August 09, 2026 09:04 am IST India’s climate challenge: El Niño and erratic monsoons | Insight India India’s climate challenge: El Niño and erratic monsoons | Insight India | Video Credit: The Hindu Published - August 08, 2026 09:00 pm IST