The variability and teleconnections of meteorological drought in the Indian summer monsoon season: Implications for staple crop production

• SPI identifies more observed drought events in the recent decades. • Indian summer monsoon drought has a significant impact on crop yields. • Occurrence of droughts in India is largely attributed to El Niño phase. • Contribution of El Niño to droughts is likely to increase in future climate. The drought events during the summer monsoon season (June-September) have a considerable impact on the water availability and major staple crop production...