India, June 29 -- With light to moderate rainfall recorded across the remaining parts of Rajasthan, western Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Delhi on Sunday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) officially declared the onset of the southwest monsoon in the country-nine days ahead of its normal date of July 8.

The IMD has issued a yellow alert for Delhi for Sunday, forecasting that light to moderate showers will continue. It noted that the onset of monsoon over Delhi was delayed by two days from its normal date of June 27

"The southwest monsoon has further advanced into the remaining parts of Rajasthan, West Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana, and the entire Delhi region today. Thus, it covered the entire country on June 29, against the normal d...