Government Conducts AI-Based Pilot for Local Monsoon Forecasting to Support Kharif Sowing Decisions

• First-of-its-kind Government of India pilot using AI/ML weather models to deliver village-level monsoon onset forecasts to farmers for sowing decisions.
• Run by Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) with Development Innovation Lab-India (DIL-India) during Kharif 2025; results released 17 March 2026.
• Examinable as a fusion of agritech, AI governance, IMD modernisation and farmer extension services — relevant to GS-III (S&T + agriculture).