At least 282 people have been killed and 211 others injured in separate rain-related incidents in Pakistan since June 14 as heavy downpours continued to lash the country
Uneven monsoon may have affected the sowing of Kharif crops in the country but it is too early to panic or worry about the production, food security and inflation, agriculture experts have said
Parts of Telangana continued to reel under monsoon fury with the Godavari river flowing dangerously and several villages remaining marooned and cut-off from the main land.
The maximum temperature on Tuesday settled at 33.3 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal.
IMD's latest update says active monsoon conditions over central India and along the west coast could continue for five days starting. It sees a rise in rainfall over Northwest India on July 9-10
However, rains are picking up in most parts and are likely to remain 'normal' at least till month-end, so there is a possibility that much of the regional shortfall will be covered soon
The Delhi Traffic Police, through a tweet, asked commuters to plan their journey accordingly
Fall in raw material prices, low base, and normal monsoon are other positives
Pre-monsoon activity is expected to pick up by June 16 and the maximum temperatures are predicted to dip by seven to eight notches in the subsequent two-three days.
India's national highway construction slowed to 28.64 km a day in 2021-22 due to Covid-19 pandemic related disruptions and a longer-than-usual monsoon, Union Road Transport and Highways Secretary said
The severe shortage of a critical rabi season fertiliser is likely to pinch farmers and put pressure on government finances
Twelve more people died in incidents of wall and house collapse in Uttar Pradesh taking the death toll due to heavy rain in recent days to 24, officials said on Friday.
About 700 buildings located in north Delhi were declared as dangerous structures in a pre-monsoon survey by the area's civic body, senior officials said on Monday
The water level in the Yamuna in Delhi increased again and was recorded at 205.30 meters on Sunday morning, just below the danger mark of 205.33 meters, as rains continued to lash Delhi
The latest DRIP scores - as of July 21, 2021 - not only remain high but rose further for Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha
The death toll in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra rose to 207 on Tuesday with the worst-hit Raigad district alone accounting for nearly 100 fatalities, while 11 persons are still missing
The death toll in flood-ravaged Maharashtra shot up from 112 to 149 on Sunday while another 64 are still missing, the State Disaster Management Authority said.
India Meteorological Department on Tuesday predicted light rains for several parts of the national capital
With the rains continuing in several parts of the national capital, reports regarding waterlogging, traffic snarls, overflow of water in some unplanned residential colonies have started to emerge.
Parts of Gurugram witnessed waterlogging after receiving heavy rainfall on Monday morning. Both vehicular traffic and pedestrian movement were disrupted and the Commuters had a difficult time.