India faces significant rainfall deficits and rising food prices due to El Niño, leading to a 15% monsoon shortfall. The country utilizes advanced satellite data from ISRO's Oceansat-3 to track El Niño's development, including chlorophyll depletion and oceanic thermal shifts. This technology aids in monitoring and understanding the phenomenon, as well as the potential counteracting Indian Ocean dipole. The piece underscores the increasing value of space-age tools for risk assessment amidst climate change, while emphasizing the crucial need for further research to address threats to winter crops.