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Cyclone Fengal induced rains cause heavy inundation, people park vehicles on flyovers

Rainwater entered the premises of two state-run hospitals at Chromepet, a general hospital and a facility for thoracic medicine, both of which are located side by side and frequented by people

Delhi LG implements staggered timings for govt offices amid severe air pollution

Under the new timings, MCD offices will operate from 8:30 am to 5 pm, while GNCTD offices will be open from 10 am to 6:30 pm

Air pollution: Over 54,000 vehicles fined, 56 construction sites shut in Delhi-NCR

In a statement, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) said over 54,000 vehicles were penalised for lacking a valid pollution-under-control certificate, and 3,900 overage vehicles were impounded during the period

Pakistan plans artificial rain after Lahore declared world's most polluted city

It would be the second time that Lahore, the cultural capital of Pakistan and one of the cities to regularly face worst pollution, would carry out cloud seeding for artificial rain

MC Daily Monsoon Tracker: Heavy rains spell trouble on price front

Central India and some parts of north saw a rise in rainfall activity over the past week even as monsoon has begun to retreat

Wall collapse, boulder crash in Thane after heavy rains; no casualty

Heavy rains led to the collapse of a drain wall near a housing society, and a boulder fell onto a bypass in Thane.

MC Daily Monsoon Tracker: Rainfall surplus below 6% for fifth straight day

Rainfall deficit widens further to 29 percent for the farm state of Punjab and remains a high 28 percent for Bihar

MC Daily Monsoon Tracker: Rain surplus remains above 5% as the monsoon enters last leg

Since June, 27 states have received normal or above-normal rainfall, while nine states are still seeing a shortfall

MC Daily Monsoon Tracker: Kharif sowing rises 0.8%, rainfall surplus dries out to 29-day low

Among the nine states experiencing deficit rainfall, Nagaland and Manipur had 32 percent deficit, followed by Arunachal Pradesh and Bihar at 30 and 28 percent

MC Daily Monsoon Tracker: Rainfall surplus narrows to its lowest in 28 days

Number of states facing rainfall deficit increases to nine from seven in the previous week

MC Daily Monsoon Tracker: Reservoir levels unchanged at 18% above normal

Rainfall surplus is below 7 percent for the first time in September. Manipur has the highest rainfall deficit among states at 31 percent

MC Daily Monsoon Tracker: Kharif sowing above five-year average at 109.7 million hectares

Paddy sowing up 2.1 percent from the five-year average at 41 million hectares but pulses down 6.1 percent at 12.8 million hectares

MC Daily Monsoon Tracker: 7 states, union territories remain deficient even as rainfall situation improves

For a fortnight now, India's monsoon rain surplus remains above 7 percent

MC Daily Monsoon Tracker: Reservoir levels stay at 18% above normal as rainfall surplus widens

Reservoir levels are highest in the southern region at 35 percent above normal, northern India has 17 percent deficit

MC Daily Monsoon Tracker: Rainfall surplus scales season's highest level of 8.3%

Sixteen states in the country receive normal rainfall; eight states remain rainfall-deficient

MC Daily Monsoon Tracker: 28 states, UTs have got normal or above normal rain this season

Southern and central Indian states have got more rain than average, while some parts of east and northwest remain rain deficient

MC Daily Monsoon Tracker: Kharif sowing catches up with 5-year average

Sowing has been higher than the previous year. On September 9, kharif acreage was 2.2 percent higher at 109.2 million hectares

MC Daily Monsoon Tracker: Reservoir levels remain 18% above normal on surplus rainfall

Karnataka, Gujarat which have over 20 percent reservoir capacity, have also witnessed significant gains in acreage

MC Daily Monsoon Tracker: Kharif sowing shows massive rise in Karnataka, Gujarat, Rajasthan

Karnataka pips MP and Maharashtra to emerge as one of the top pulses producers; replaces UP as the third-largest coarse cereals producer

MC Daily Monsoon Tracker: Rainfall surplus widens to the season's highest level of 7.8%

Six of the eight states and union territories in the southern region have got excessive rain

MC Daily Monsoon Tracker: Kharif sowing up 1.8%, paddy acreage widens nearly 4% on higher rainfall

Rainfall surplus widens to the highest level of 7.55 percent as on September 2

MC Daily Monsoon Tracker: Rainfall surplus widens to 7.3% as Andhra, Telangana see 1,000% excess downpour

Rainfall surplus widens to 7.3%, eight states continue to be rainfall deficient

MC Daily Monsoon Tracker: Reservoir levels rise further to 19% above 10-year average

Rainfall surplus widens to a 20-day high of 6.92% above normal

MC Daily Monsoon Tracker: Nearly 60% of states face extreme rainfall conditions, 8 still in deficit zone

Kharif sowing has remained just 1.9 percent above last year’s despite normal rainfall