El Nino may not always mean a bad monsoon for India. According to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (ABM), the likelihood of an El Nino forming in 2017 has risen. Six (out of eight) models surveyed by ABM suggest that El Nino thresholds may be reached by July 2017. El Nino is a weather condition, which has a major impact on the Indian monsoon season. However, if the El Nino conditions happen towards the end of August, then the impact may not be as negative.

Source: The Hindu March 05, 2017 09:33 UTC