Monsoon

As monsoon rain pummelled the Northeast, Cherrapunji in Meghalaya recorded a massive 811.6 mm of rainfall in 24 hours ending 8.30 am on Wednesday, the highest in June since 1995, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. At an…

The southwest monsoon is likely to make an onset over Odisha during the next 48 hours, the IMD said. Chitrakonda in Malkangiri district and some other places in the southern part of Odisha have already started experiencing pre-monsoon…

As India faces a crippling surge in food and fuel prices, its policymakers will be counting mostly on this year's monsoon rains, not just interest rate hikes, to take inflationary pressure off the country's households and businesses.…

About a fortnight after onset, the southwest monsoon has advanced to some parts of Gujarat and central Maharashtra, , Vidharba, Telangana and Karnataka, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Conditions are favourable for…