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Heavy rains unleash havoc in west, south India; IMD says more to come
A total of 129 people have died in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra in 48 hours, a senior state disaster management official said on Friday
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Heavy rains to continue over west coast; likely to decrease in north: IMD
Heavy rainfall is expected to continue over west and central India over the next three-four days, while the intensity of precipitation over north India is likely to decrease
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Patchy monsoon rain raises growth and inflation worries for India
The monsoon has now revived, but the delay and poor precipitation will hurt the sowing of crops such as rice, cotton and soybeans.
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Maharashtra rains: IMD issues red alert for Mumbai, Konkan region
On Monday, the Raigad disaster management department said three people were feared drowned at separate places in the district.
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Heavy rain lashes Delhi, Haryana; Met department predicts more rainfall
Several parts of Delhi received incessant rainfall on Monday morning.As parts of the national capital continued to receive heavy rainfall, the vehicular movement has been affected in several parts, while roads were waterlogged in several parts of Delhi.According to the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) prediction in the wee hours of Monday, a thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain is likely in Delhi and its adjoining places including Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan."Recent satellite imagery shows intense or very intense convection over parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Uttar Pradesh, Haryana Chandigarh, and Delhi, northwest Madhya Pradesh, northeast Rajasthan, north Konkan and Bihar," IMD informed."Including sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram & Tripura and neighbouring areas. It leads to the possibility of moderate to intense spell(s) of rainfall along with Thunderstorms and ...
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Heavy downpour in Himachal Pradesh, UP, Rajasthan in next few days: IMD
Delhi's maximum temperature settled at 38.8 degrees Celsius, four notches above normal on Saturday
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Since 1960, monsoon hit Delhi 33 times in July: Met Department
The rest of the time it reached the capital in June.
Ensure no waterlogging takes place during monsoon: Delhi PWD minister
With the arrival of the monsoon in the national capital, Delhi PWD Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday directed officials to ensure that no waterlogging takes place on streets during the rainy season.
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The wait continues: Monsoon reaches Jaisalmer, but gives Delhi a miss
Southwest Monsoon rains reached the desert district of Jaisalmer and Ganganagar, its last outposts, on Monday, but gave Delhi and parts of Haryana a miss
Monsoon forecasting: Is it like predicting the unpredictable for IMD?
IMD, the agency mandated with the job of forecasting weather, seems to be going haywire with its predictions. Listen to the podcast to know about IMD's faulty forecast system
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Delhi-NCR likely to see light rain with thunderstorm today: IMD
People in Delhi-NCR may get respite from high humidity today (Monday), as the weather department said the conditions are favourable for advance of the monsoon over the national capital.
Monsoon expected to cover parts of north India, in a day, says IMD
The IMD said lower-level easterly winds from the Bay of Bengal have extended northwestwards, reaching up to Delhi, Haryana and east Rajasthan as on Saturday.
Monsoon likely to reach Delhi on Saturday, 13 days after usual date
Monsoon is likely to reach the national capital on Saturday, 13 days after the usual date of June 27, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday.
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Southwest monsoon deficient in 41% of India's 694 districts till July 8
The India Meteorological Department is hopeful that rainfall will revive in the next few days
 "Southwest monsoon deficient in 41% of India's 694 districts till July 8")
Excess irrigation affects Indian monsoon, fuels extreme weather: Study
Excess irrigation over north India shifts the September monsoon rainfall towards the northwestern part of the subcontinent and increases widespread weather extremes across central India
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Monsoon likely to reach Delhi around July 10; most delayed in 15 yrs: IMD
The Southwest Monsoon will reach Delhi around July 10 this year, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday, adding it will be the most-delayed monsoon in the capital in the last 15 years.
Temp drop in north India likely as heat wave abates; rainfall in Delhi: IMD
Rains accompanied by gusty winds brought some respite to the national capital on Saturday
July rain likely to be normal across the country, forecasts IMD
July and August are the two most crucial months of the four-month southwest monsoon season
Top headlines: Banks' asset quality stable; normal monsoon forecast in July
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IMD forecasts normal monsoon rainfall 'over the country as a whole' in July
However, prevailing conditions suggest no favourable conditions may develop for further advance of southwest monsoon in Rajasthan, west UP, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi and Punjab, says IMD
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