A Hindu pilgrim carries her son, with Lord Ram's name written on his forehead, as they visit the Ram Temple construction site in Ayodhya in India on July 9, 2023. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





Peoepl walk through a flooded street after heavy rains in New Delhi, India on July 8, 2023. (Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)





A food delivery person wades through a flooded street after heavy rains in New Delhi, India on July 8, 2023. (Photo by Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters)





A man rides his battery rickshaw through a flooded road after heavy rains in New Delhi, India on July 8, 2023. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





Vehicles move through a water logged street during a heavy downpour in New Delhi, India, Sunday, July 9, 2023. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)





A man looks at a swollen River Beas following heavy rains in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, India, Sunday, July 9, 2023. According to local reports heavy rain fall has triggered landslides, damaged houses and caused loss of lives. (Photo by Aqil Khan/AP Photo)





A motorcyclist drives through a water logged street during a heavy downpour in New Delhi, India, Sunday, July 9, 2023. (Photo by Manish Swarup/AP Photo)





A submerged temple is pictured as the river Beas overflows following heavy rains in Mandi in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh, India on July 10, 2023. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





People walk through a bridge across River Beas swollen due to heavy rains in Kullu District, Himachal Pradesh, India, Monday, July 10, 2023. Scientists have long warned that more extreme rainfall is expected in a warming world. (Photo by Aqil Khan/AP Photo)





In this picture taken on July 10, 2023, women belonging to the “Meira Paibis”, a group of women representing Meitei society, hold torches during a demonstation demanding for the restoration of peace in India's north-eastern Manipur state in Imphal, following ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur. (Photo by AFP Photo/Stringer)





People shelter under a flyover road after relocating from low lying areas near the Yamuna River after it overflowed due to monsoon rains, in New Delhi on July 11, 2023. (Photo by Money Sharma/AFP Photo)





An Indian health worker takes care of newborn babies as they rest inside a ward at a government maternity hospital on World Population Day, in Chennai, India, 11 July 2023. World Population Day, established by the United Nations (UN), is observed every year on 11 July to raise awareness and educate individuals about global overpopulation issues and their impact on various aspects of human life. According to the United Nations (UN) population estimates, India has surpassed China to become the world's most populous country with more than 1.4 billion population in April 2023. The theme for World Population Day 2023 is “Unleashing the power of gender equality: Uplifting the voices of women and girls to unlock our world's infinite possibilities”. (Photo by Idrees Mohammed/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





People take rest as they wait for trains at a railway station after rail services disrupted following heavy rainfall in Amritsar on June 11, 2023. (Photo by Narinder Nanu/AFP Photo)





A boy plays in a flooded residential area near the banks of Yamuna River after it overflowed due to monsoon rains, in New Delhi on July 11, 2023. (Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP Photo)





Residents stand outside their flooded houses by the rising waters of river Yamuna after heavy monsoon rains in New Delhi, India on July 11, 2023. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





A man lies in a boat outside his house flooded with rising water levels after heavy monsoon rains on the banks of river Yamuna in New Delhi, India on July 11, 2023. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





A family pushes a bicycle cart loaded with their belongings in a flooded low lying area near the Yamuna River after it overflowed due to monsoon rains in New Delhi on July 11, 2023. (Photo by Money Sharma/AFP Photo)





A man carries a dog as he uses tree branches to climb on a flyover under construction, as others wait, after being displaced by the rising water level of river Yamuna after heavy monsoon rains in New Delhi, India on July 12, 2023. (Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters)





People carry bulls to safety as they wade through the flooded waters of Yamuna River after heavy monsoon rains in New Delhi on July 12, 2023. (Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP Photo)





People stand in queues to receive food at a temporary shelter after Yamuna River overflowed due to heavy monsoon rains in New Delhi on July 12, 2023. (Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP Photo)