Karnataka Police is taking the phrase "modern problems require modern solutions" to the next level by devising an innovative punishment for tourists who defied a ban on bathing in a waterfall during the monsoon season, and netizens are impressed.

Karnataka Police punish waterfall-bathing tourists by taking away their clothes, video goes viral

India Monsoon Alert: After heavy rainfall lashed India's southern state of Telangana last week, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday (July 31) predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall across the country for the next four to five days.

India Monsoon Update: IMD issues orange alert for Odisha & Jharkhand; predicts heavy rainfall for these states

Nearly 60% of India's net arable land is unirrigated, so the monsoon is essential for the nation's agriculture. The monsoon determines the yield of numerous crops and provides around 70% of India's annual rainfall. The average rainfall this monsoon season is expected to be 103% of the long period average

Why is India's monsoon season so crucial?

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) will issue the first stage Long Range Forecast (LRF) for south-west Monsoon season (June-September) rainfall on Wednesday.

IMD to issue long range forecast for south-west monsoon season rainfall today

Monsoon is expected to be normal in rainfall season, the India Meteorological Department said on Wednesday in its forecast. "This year we will have a normal monsoon.

Monsoon expected to be normal during the season, says IMD forecast

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