Western districts have been particularly affected, with Pali recording a rainfall deficit of around 58%, while Jaisalmer and Jalore received over 50% less rainfall than usual.
The merger buzz gained strength last week after several leaders of the Sunetra Pawar-led NCP, including Praful Patel and Parth Pawar, met NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar.
Describing Bengaluru as a major technology hub, Shivakumar said the city had the world's second-largest pool of artificial intelligence and machine learning talent and Asia's second-largest AI-native ...