India, June 27 -- Monsoon in India is a thrilling paradox. One moment, the forests are glistening emerald and the skies are putting on a grand show; the next, roads are sinking, rivers are swelling and chaos is making headlines. Every year, the rains bring both renewal and risk - and this season is no exception.

Just this week, flash floods surged through Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district after a series of intense cloudbursts. Roads caved in, houses vanished and a local school was left in ruins. Authorities confirmed three deaths. A day earlier, floods near a mini-hydroelectric project in Dharamshala swept away over 20 labourers, according to the Kangra Deputy Commissioner. Earlier this month, a bridge collapse in Pune claimed four lives...