monsoon

Monsoon finally advanced into the national Capital on Tuesday, 16 days behind the normal schedule of June 27. With advancement into remaining parts of the country including Delhi, the remaining parts of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan, the southwest monsoon has covered the entire country as on Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department said. The normal date for monsoon covering the entire country was July 8 but it was delayed by five days due to weather conditions. IMD’s May 31 forecast for early Monsoon onset over Kerala raised hopes of fast advance across the country. But the Met department revised…