A third of FMCG sales and half of motorcycle sales come from the hinterlands
The Centre will review the situation on a fortnightly basis.
Pollution levels in Delhi during the Diwali period are likely to remain in the higher end of the 'very poor' category in the absence of emissions due to fireworks, the Ministry of Earth Sciences' air quality monitor, SAFAR said.
Due to heavy fog on Saturday morning, four flights have been diverted from Delhi airport.
Officials said good rain in August - though it might not improve acreages much for most crops except urad, moong, and paddy - would help in improving yields in the crops already planted.
Waterlogging has been reported in several parts of city.
The India Meteorological Department said Delhi recorded 139 mm of rainfall, the highest one-day rain for August in at least 13 years.
A likely western disturbance over north India during the weekend might cause heavy to very heavy showers in a few places, including New Delhi.
At present, the Met department is often unable to provide exact information on the exact amount of rain over a localised area.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast 'extremely heavy rains' at a few places in Marathwada, Mumbai and other parts of the coastal Konkan region of Maharashtra in the next 24 hours.
Southwest monsoon hit Kerala on Friday marking the start of the rainy season, four days after its normal onset date.
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao announced Rs 10,000 as immediate relief to each flood-hit household in Hyderabad, lashed by incessant rains since last week, besides an assistance of Rs 1 lakh each to those whose houses were completely destroyed and Rs 50,000 for the partially damaged.
Moderate to heavy showers will continue over Mumbai for next 48 hours.
Schools and colleges in the city and adjoining districts have been closed as a precautionary measure.
After a making a slow progress, the southwest monsoon is expected to gain momentum and advance further into several parts of drought-hit Maharashtra and central India.
The total market valuation of all listed firms at the BSE had first hit Rs 100 trillion level on November 28, 2014.
There are no plans of creating artificial rain.
This may rescue pulses, cotton and oilseed sowing; rain revival in the south to take longer
The metropolis also saw two other incidents of wall collapse amid heavy rains since Friday, injuring five persons.
The system moved north-northeastwards at 20 kmph in the last six hours and is over west-central Bay of Bengal, 90 km from Gopalpur, 120 km from Puri and 210 km from Paradip, the weather office said in its 11.30 am bulletin.
Rain for the central and northwestern parts a concern.
Flood victims have been fighting for survival and living in temporary shelters nearby railway tracks with lack of food items. They are yet to get any help from the government, reports M I Khan.
Weather watchers said it can't be known till May whether El Nio will impact the monsoon or not.
A minister said the country had 7% less rain than normal.
After missing its deadline, the monsoon is likely to hit the national capital and parts of north India by the end of the week, a private forecasting agency said on Monday.
Subdued exports remain an area of concern.
The Army, the National Disaster Response Force, police and the fire force along with the locals began rescue operations on Sunday morning at Koottickal and Kokkayar panchayats where over a dozen people are listed to be missing due to numerous landslides accompanied by heavy downpour since Saturday.
A red alert has been sounded in three districts of Idukki, Thrissur and Palakkad in Kerala.
Waterlogging was reported from areas like Dadar, Wadala, Worli, Kurla, Chembur, Bandra, Andheri, Kandivili, Vikhroli, Kanjurmarg and Bhandup, among others.
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Though the summer is expected to be hotter, global and domestic forecasts point to good rains.
India's outdoor practice session had to be cancelled for the second successive day before rain made way for bright sunshine over the Eden Gardens, raising hopes of a full game in the second ODI against Australia, in Kolkata, on Thursday.
Incessant rains since the wee hours of Friday threw normal life out of gear in Mumbai
Flight operations at the Mumbai airport were suspended for nearly half an hour as visibility dropped well below the required 550 meter-mark
The city's overall air quality index stood at 306 on Friday.
Close to half the country is experiencing deficient rains and the shortage for the figure has gone up to 16 per cent.
In many parts of central and north India, monsoon reaches only in July.
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