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Monsoon lashes entire India 17 days ahead of its scheduled arrival: IMD Current Affairs News : The monsoon has covered the entire country, 17 days ahead of its normal onset date, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday. The monsoon reached Sriganganagar, its last outpost in the country located in west Rajasthan. Its normal date to reach Sriganganagar was July 15. "The monsoon today covered the entire country," Additional Director General Mritunjay Mohapatra said. The monsoon covers the entire country by July 1 but West Rajasthan gets rains later, he said. But this year, due to good easterly rains, it has taken the rains to the entire country early, Mohapatra added. The four-month monsoon season normally begins from June 1 and ends on September 30. This year, monsoon touched Kerala on May 29, three days ahead of its normal onset date of June 1. It battered the western coast in the first half of June. However, after a brief lull, i...

Monsoon hit Supaul district of Bihar on Monday, triggering light to moderate rainfall in eastern and north-eastern parts of the state Current Affairs News : After a brief hiatus, south-west monsoon has regained steam across India. Various regions in the country, including Mumbai and Kolkata, received heavy rainfall on Monday. According to reports, at least 11 people were killed in rain-related incidents in Mumbai and southern districts of Bengal alone. The downpour led to waterlogging in several places of Mumbai and Kolkata, disrupting rail and road traffic for several hours in both the cities. Traffic moved at snail's pace, office goers and school children were inconvenienced, and taxis fleeced commuters - all familiar scenes in rain-hit Kolkata and Mumbai. Meanwhile, the monsoon hit Supaul district of Bihar on Monday, triggering light to moderate rainfall in eastern and north-eastern parts of the state. The rain-bearing winds are likely to advance toward...