11 Jun 2026
India Monsoon 2026: Actual Rainfall vs the IMD Forecast
India monsoon 2026 onset update: IMD forecast 92% LPA in April but actual rainfall data 10 days in shows NW India wet early. Kharif sowing is underway.
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India monsoon 2026 onset update: IMD forecast 92% LPA in April but actual rainfall data 10 days in shows NW India wet early. Kharif sowing is underway.
IMD predicted May 26 monsoon onset. It's June 1, still no rain. Season cut to 90% of normal — weakest since 2018. Kharif planting starts blind.
All 50 of the world's hottest cities are in India for the second time in two months. Power demand hit 270.8 GW and schools shut across nine states.
Over 100 dead as thundersqualls tear through Uttar Pradesh. India loses ~2,825 to lightning yearly. The compensation playbook hasn't changed in a decade.
IMD forecasts a below-normal 2026 monsoon for India at 92% of average — weakest first estimate in 26 years. El Niño and kharif sowing collide.
India's 500 MWe fast breeder reactor at Kalpakkam hit criticality on April 6. Only Russia has done this commercially. What it means for India's energy future.
India's LPG crisis pushes households back to firewood and cow dung. A decade of clean cooking gains reversing in weeks, with serious health costs.
IMD's heatwave forecast for 2026 warns of above-normal temps March–May. Here's how it threatens India's wheat harvest, power grid, and your bills.
The Kaiga nuclear plant expansion by NPCIL adds units 5 and 6 with indigenous 700 MWe reactors. The project will nearly triple the plant's capacity.
Gaganyaan mission status — G1 uncrewed flight set for March 2026, crewed mission pushed to 2027, and what ISRO has completed so far.