New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- The second half of the southwest monsoon season is expected to deliver above-normal rainfall exceeding 106% of the long-period average across the country from August to September, the India Meteorological Department announced in a forecast on Thursday. Most parts of India are likely to receive normal to above-normal rainfall during this period, except northeastern and adjoining eastern regions, some isolated areas of central India, and southwestern parts of peninsular India, where below-normal precipitation is expected. "For the past five years from 2021 to 2025, rainfall has been below normal over east and northeast India. In fact, for the past couple of decades we can see a declining trend in rainfall over the region,...