{
  "id": 8916294,
  "title": "Monsoon starts to withdraw from northwest India",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/monsoon-starts-to-withdraw-from-northwest-india",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-21T12:09:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/monsoon-withdrawal-northwest-india-imd-rainfall-forecast-11789990111771.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The southwest monsoon has begun its retreat from various regions in northwest India, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). This marks the start of the monsoon's annual four-month season. The withdrawal has been observed in additional parts of Rajasthan, as well as sections of Haryana and Punjab since September 21. The IMD anticipates further retreat of the monsoon from remaining areas of Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh, Delhi, more regions of Rajasthan, and parts of Saurashtra & Kutch, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and western Uttar Pradesh within the next two to three days.",
  "summary": "The weather office expects the retreat to extend into Delhi-NCR in the next 2–3 days, even as cumulative rainfall remains 15% below normal.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}