| The following GAIN reports were released on August 11, 2021. _______ On August 2, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued its Long-Range Forecast for rainfall during the second half (August-September) of the 2021 Southwest Monsoon. The rainfall over the country during the second half of the season is likely to be normal between 95 to 105 percent of the long period average (LPA). The cumulative rainfall for the Southwest Monsoon 2021 as of July 31, 2021, was one percent below normal. Deficit rains during last two weeks of June delayed planting in southern India, which was compensated by excess rains in July. However, overall pace of kharif crop planting is five percent lower than last year, but still one percent above the five-year average. On July 21, 2021, Japan's Agency of Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) published the first public draft of its 6th Strategic Energy Plan. As Japan looks to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 46 percent by 2030, compared to 2013, ANRE aims to double the country's use of renewable energy for electricity generation from 2019 to 2030. ANRE proposes to significantly revise the 2030 energy mix target relative to its prior 2030 target published in 2018. The main focus of the Plan is on solar and wind, rather than biomass. The Plan does not set targets for transport biofuels.
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