Delhi welcomes 2024 with shallow fog, 'very poor' air

IANS | January 1, 2024 10:07 AM

New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) As the clock struck midnight, ushering in the much-anticipated year 2024, residents of Delhi were greeted with a surprisingly mild start to the first day of the year. The minimum temperature in the city stood at 10.1 degrees Celsius, a departure of three notches above the seasonal average, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Dense fog to continue over northwest India: IMD

IANS | December 31, 2023 3:36 PM

New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday said that dense to very dense fog is likely to continue over many parts of plains of Northwest and adjoining central India and likely to further extend to East India in next two days.

Ganga water in Varanasi contaminated with heavy metals, says study

Amita Verma | December 31, 2023 8:30 AM

Varanasi (UP), Dec 31 (IANS) A team of Banaras Hindu University, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), Lucknow and the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, in a joint research, has found the presence of heavy metals in Ganga, putting human health and life in the city to risk.

Delhi air quality continues to be ‘severe’

IANS | December 30, 2023 4:04 PM

New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Delhi continues to grapple with alarming levels of air pollution, reaching 'severe' conditions despite GRAP-III in force and various measures being taken by city authorities.