New Delhi, It was a cold and foggy morning in the national capital on Friday with the minimum temperature recorded at 4.8 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s average. “There was shallow to moderate fog in the morning. The sky will mainly be clear and there will be haze[Read More…]
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Shallow smog dips visibility as Delhi suffers with very poor air quality
New Delhi: There was shallow smog on Monday in the national capital hampering visibility in the region that has already been facing ‘very poor’ air quality. The minimum temperature was recorded at 18 degrees Celsius, three notches above season’s average. According to System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And[Read More…]
Delhi govt to simplify process for caste certificates to single-parent mothers
New Delhi: The Delhi government is working to simplify the process to issue OBC certificates for children of single-parent women in the national capital, a Minister said on Monday. If such women, who are residents of Delhi, can furnish their caste certificates, the government will issue the same for their[Read More…]
Supreme Court verdict on who administers Delhi likely on Wednesday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce on Wednesday its verdict over who — the Centre or the elected Delhi government — controls the reins of power to administer the national capital. A Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.K. Sikri, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar, Justice D.Y.[Read More…]
43 degrees was Delhi’s respite, heat wave to return from Friday
New Delhi: After two days of a persistent heat wave, the National Capital and surrounding regions on Thursday saw very slight respite, as average maximum temperature stood at 43 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season’s average. The heat wave will return from Friday onwards and will continue till at[Read More…]
Shashi Tharoor releases white paper on pollution in Delhi
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday released a white paper on air pollution in the national capital, saying the people of Delhi have a right to breathe, but the central and Delhi government are preventing it. The white paper was prepared at the direction of party’s Delhi unit President Ajay[Read More…]
The UnDelhiwalah: This journalist feels that Delhi is harsh but an effective teacher!
Delhi is in everyone’s love and hate books. A home to almost 19 million people, our awkwardly crowded and enigmatic national capital never sleeps. Delhi is extreme and its streets have been soaking all the extremity only to balance the mélange of highs & lows. And what makes the city throb is,[Read More…]
Delhi expecting thunderstorms over the weekend
As heatwave intensifies across India, the temperature at the national capital soars as high as 42.5 degrees Celsius. However giving some relief to Delhiites, the India Meteorological Department predicts a possible thunderstorm or a dust storm on Saturday. According to the officials, favourable wind movements on the western horizon could[Read More…]
Delhi: ‘March 23’ hottest day in national capital in 7 years
As the maximum temperature rose to settle at 37.4 degrees Celsius, the Thursday was a hottest day in the national capital in March since the past seven years. The highest temperature was seven marks above the season’s average while the minimum temperature was noted at 18.4 degrees, said a Met[Read More…]