Manas Pimpalkhare

New Delhi: India’s small businesses are grappling with a double blow from the ongoing West Asia conflict—frequent power cuts and tighter restrictions on diesel purchases—disrupting factory operations and raising production costs, according to two people aware of the matter and an MSME industry representation reviewed by Mint.

NEW DELHI: Mumbai is likely to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall on Wednesday, a day after the southwest monsoon swept into the financial capital with intense showers that disrupted transport and brought parts of the city to a standstill. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast 64.5-204.4 mm of rainfall for Mumbai on 24 June and issued an orange alert, urging residents and authorities to be prepared for adverse weather conditions.