Week-long rain break in most parts of country
Practice PYQs on this topic
500+ questions on Geography with explanations
📌 Summary:
-
IMD announced a week-long break in monsoon rainfall over major parts of the country — south peninsula, northwest and central India
-
Nationwide rain deficit has narrowed to 15% in July from 40% in June
-
A fresh cyclonic circulation is expected over the north Bay of Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh around July 14 — east and northeast India brace for heightened rainfall, with impact limited to those regions (IMD DG Mrutyunjay Mohapatra)
-
Meghalaya recorded extremely heavy rain; similar intense spells forecast over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Nagaland and Mizoram until Wednesday
🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS1 Geography — monsoon behaviour, break-monsoon phase, Bay of Bengal cyclonic systems; implications for kharif sowing and water management
📝 Prelims Facts:
- "Break monsoon" phase: monsoon trough shifts to Himalayan foothills — rainfall drops over most of India but rises along Himalayan foothills/northeast
- July rain deficit 15% (down from 40% in June)
- IMD Director General: Mrutyunjay Mohapatra
🔑 Key Term: Cyclonic circulation — an upper-air low-pressure rotation that can intensify into a depression; Bay of Bengal circulations drive much of the monsoon rainfall over east India.
UPSC Classification
See PYQs related to “Geography”
Every classification tag above links to actual UPSC questions asked on that topic — with answer, explanation and elimination logic. Only in the app.