The southwest monsoon has covered all of India nearly a week ahead of its usual July 8 date, the weather department said. Rainfall so far this season is 6% above normal, boosting kharif sowing. The IMD expects above-normal rain to continue through July across most of the country.

The Delhi Metro opened a new Phase 4 corridor connecting Janakpuri West to RK Ashram, adding 12 stations to the network. The line is expected to serve over 3 lakh passengers daily and cut travel time across west Delhi by 40 minutes. Driverless operations will begin within months.

India's decadal census began its house-listing phase, the first to be conducted primarily through a mobile app. Enumerators will cover 33 crore households over 11 months. Citizens can also self-enumerate online. The count will inform delimitation, welfare targeting and the next Finance Commission's formula.