New Delhi, May 1 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert for Odisha, predicting hot and humid weather conditions on Friday, 1 May. Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram, Tripura and parts of West Bengal are also on orange alert but for heavy rains. Orange alert for hailstorm activity has been issued for Karnataka.

"Isolated Hailstorm activity likely over South Interior Karnataka on 01st May," IMD said in its latest press release. Two days ago, the IT hub of India, Bengaluru witnessed intense hailstorm activity.

According to the weather agency, a fresh western disturbance is likely to affect Western Himalayan Region from 2 May. This suggests that Northwest India can expect gradual rise in maxim...