Page 4 - Indian Monsoon

79% Delhi NCR residents rate monsoon preparedness as poor: Survey

A survey found 79% of Delhi NCR residents rated their local administration's preparedness for monsoon waterlogging as poor or pathetic, with Gurugram recording the highest dissatisfaction

Travel, hospitality majors unveil monsoon plans as summer season ebbs

Hotels and online travel platforms are rolling out seasonal offers and experiential packages as monsoon travel and pilgrimage emerge as key demand drivers beyond the peak summer holiday period

Is monsoon disruption becoming a corporate planning problem in India?

Recurring floods and traffic chaos are prompting businesses to rethink continuity plans, flexible work, and operational resilience as climate risks intensify

IMD forecasts heavy rain in Delhi, very heavy showers across several states

IMD issues widespread rain alert for several states, with heavy showers expected in Delhi and very heavy rainfall forecast for parts of the northeast, Bihar and central India

Monsoon rains continue in Delhi, causing waterlogging in several areas

Heavy rain caused waterlogging in several areas, with the weather office forecasting widespread rainfall across Delhi and neighbouring states through July 10

Monsoon continues to wreak havoc across India, Delhi witnesses heavy rain

On Tuesday, Delhi recorded its wettest day of the year so far as incessant rain waterlogged roads, uprooted trees, and triggered traffic snarls across the city.

Draw micro-level plans to tackle El Niño, weak monsoon: PMO to ministries

All major ministries attend high-level review meeting on low monsoon impact; rains 51 per cent surplus on Tuesday

Travel, hospitality majors unveil monsoon plans as summer season ebbs

Travel and hospitality companies are launching monsoon-focused campaigns and banking on faith tourism to sustain demand after the end of the peak summer travel season

Monsoon mayhem: Heavy rains disrupt transport, trigger floods, landslides

Incessant rains have disrupted rail, road, and air services, and caused flash floods and landslides in Jammu and Kashmir, and have inundated towns in Odisha

Mumbai hospitals weather heavy rains, but see rise in ambulance delays

Hospitals across Mumbai have maintained routine medical services despite heavy rains, but doctors report rising seasonal illnesses and slower ambulance movement due to waterlogging

IMD issues red alerts in four states as heavy rains disrupt normal life

Heavy rains threw life out of gear in several states on Saturday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing red alerts in Maharashtra, West Bengal, Odisha and Kerala, and stating that conditions were favourable for the advance of southwest monsoon into the remaining parts of Haryana and Punjab and Rajasthan in the next four days. Two days after monsoon arrived in national capital Delhi, parts of the city witnessed light to moderate rainfall. The weather office has forecast that light rain and gusts would prevail at least till Friday. After the late arrival of monsoon in Maharashtra, incessant heavy rains lashed Mumbai and its metropolitan region, triggering incidents of road cave-in, tree fall and house collapse, and disrupting road and rail traffic. Continuous downpour forced the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to declare a holiday for schools and colleges in the afternoon. The showers led to waterlogging in several low-lying areas of the metropolis, cripplin

Delhi likely to see light rain today as monsoon gains pace across country

The national capital is set to get light rain with thunderstorms and gusty winds on Saturday as the weather office issues very heavy rainfall warnings for Gujarat, Odisha and parts of Madhya Pradesh

Weather update: Delhi braces for storms; heavy rain, waterlogging in Mumbai

Delhi is set for two spells of rain with gusty winds, while Mumbai remains on orange alert after flooding and two rain-related deaths, as IMD forecasts widespread heavy rainfall on July 3

Southwest monsoon covers entire Delhi, advances across north India: IMD

The weather department said conditions remain favourable for the further advance of the southwest monsoon

Delhi wakes to heavy rain as IMD issues red alert; Mumbai on orange alert

Morning showers brought respite from intense heat and humidity in Delhi as the IMD warned of thunderstorms, lightning, gusty winds of up to 60 kmph and multiple spells of rain

H2 CY2026: Six key events likely to shape market's trajectory

Experts said that monsoon outcome will be a key event/risk as a weak monsoon can raise food prices and hurt rural demand. This could have an impact on sectors like FMCG, auto, and fertilisers.

India's below-normal July monsoon forecast risks Kharif crop outlook

July rainfall is expected to be less than 94% of the long-term average of about 28 centimeters, largely due to the emergence of an El Niño weather pattern in the Pacific Ocean

Water levels in Marathwada reservoir fall to 33% amid delayed monsoon

Water storage in Marathwada's 11 major irrigation projects has plummeted to 33.59 per cent due to the delayed monsoon, with two reservoirs running completely dry, an official said on Tuesday. The Marathwada region - comprising eight districts - has recorded only 79.6 per cent of its expected June rainfall, receiving 103.1 mm so far against a normal average of 129.5 mm, the official report stated. The 11 major irrigation projects, which are vital for drinking, irrigation, and industrial needs, have a combined live storage capacity of 182.07 thousand million cubic feet (TMC), and as of Monday, they held only 33.59 per cent of their capacity, a significant drop from the 42.85 per cent (78.01 TMC) recorded on the same day last year, it said. According to the report, the situation seems particularly dire in the Dharashiv and Hingoli districts, where the Sina Kolegaon project has hit a negative storage level of -2.87 per cent, while the Siddheshwar project is effectively empty, down from

El Niño threat: Which crops face the biggest risk from weak monsoon?

If rains are less in the central and western parts of the country, where irrigation coverage is lower than the national average, the impact on oilseeds and pulses could be more

Rain to bring relief in Delhi today; monsoon showers intensify across India

Monsoon activity is expected to remain vigorous across the country, with heavy rainfall warnings in several states and thunderstorms forecast in Delhi