NEW DELHI: Late southwest monsoon rain has been good not only for the standing kharif crop but will also help the rabi crop, Agriculture Commissioner N.B. Singh said on Friday. As a result of the rain in the past two weeks, the shortfall in kharif paddy coverage was reduced to 61.09 lakh hectares, against 6.2 lakh hectares two weeks ago. The acreage was lower than what it was last year in Bihar, J   read more »