According to IMD data, this is the earliest the monsoon has covered the entire country since 2020. It had reached Kerala on May 24, the earliest onset over the Indian mainland since 2009.
Rainfall map of India from 1 June to 29 August is largely blue & green—a sign of either excess or normal rainfall. ThePrint looks at rainfall data and analyses the overall impact.
Rainwater is no longer as pure as it used to be, as air pollutants mix with the raindrops. The rainy season brings with it an increased risk of outbreaks and allergies.
Monsoon rains arrived over remote Andaman and Nicobar Islands on 19 May, but then didn't make any progress until 30 May. Onset of monsoon over Kerala might slightly delay.
A spell of good rains could lift farm & wider economic growth and help bring down food price inflation, which jumped in recent months and prompted the RBI to raise lending rates.
While heavy rains have lashed parts of Assam and Meghalaya in the northeast, planting of rain-fed kharif crops has been delayed in Odisha, where the rain deficit is 39%.
New research from University of Kansas suggests that the positive dust–monsoon correlation could be partially attributed to the heating over the Iranian Plateau.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
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