India, July 21 -- The monsoon is expected to revive over large parts of northwest and northeast India this week, but the respite may come too late for several rain-fed kharif crops, according to experts. Latest sowing data shows pulses, coarse cereals, cotton and oilseeds continue to trail last year's pace despite an improvement in rainfall. Several of these crops also remain well below their normal area for this stage of the season. As of July 17, farmers had sown 65.8 million hectares, down about 6% from 70 million hectares a year earlier. While the gap has narrowed from earlier this month as rainfall improved temporarily, the latest crop-wise data suggest the recovery remains uneven, with rain-fed crops continuing to lag. "Unless rainfall improves substantially and remains consistent, I don't expect a significant recovery this season," said Sudhir Kumar Suthar, assistant professor at the Centre for Political Studies, JNU, and founder of the Rural and Agrarian India Network.htc...