Why it is in the news
The southwest monsoon further withdrew from Telangana on Thursday 8 October 2026, with the withdrawal line passing through Tandur, Vikarabad, Hyderabad, Jangaon and Bhupalpally, the Meteorological Centre, Hyderabad said.
The exam angle
Syllabus: Group 1 Prelims: 6. World Geography, Indian Geography and Geography of Telangana state. Group 1 Mains: Paper-II, III-3 'Physical setting, Relief, Climate, Rivers, Soils, Forest cover and Wild life'. Groups 2–4: climate and rainfall of Telangana.