The Times of India. Guwahati: Researchers at IIT-Madras and Gauhati University have developed a method to identify the sustained arrival of the monsoon at specific locations, potentially improving farming,. A monsoon onset study by IIT-Madras and Gauhati University could improve flood planning, farming decisions and water management. Scientists from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and Bangalore University in a new study have revealed the reasons which contributed to thunderstorms that accompanied the.