New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Residents of Delhi are currently experiencing noticeable relief from the intense heatwave that gripped the city in April. For Saturday as well, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted partly cloudy skies throughout the day, which is expected to keep the rise in temperature in check. Meanwhile, air quality in the capital remained in the ‘moderate’ category. Following rainfall and hailstorms that lashed parts of the city on Thursday, temperatures dropped…
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Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone, who was last seen in ‘Singham Again’, is questioning the authorities in the Maharashtra administration over their failure to curb the air pollution in the entertainment capital of the country. On Thursday, the actress took to the Stories section of her Instagram, and shared the AQI data of the city. The picture shows the average AQI of Mumbai to be around 150.She wrote in the picture, “This city & its children are choking! How…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Delhi also woke up to shallow fog and slightly warmer temperatures on Monday, indicating a gradual end to the winter season, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) rising to 206, placing it in the ‘poor’ category at 7 a.m., according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Several monitoring stations recorded AQI levels in the poor to moderate range. As per CPCB data, Anand Vihar recorded an AQI of 289, Bawana 259, Chandni Chowk 193, DTU 206, IGI Airport (T…
Mumbai, Jan 1 (IANS) The New Year 2026 began on a wet note for Mumbaikars as several parts of the country’s financial capital witnessed rain early Thursday morning, altering the usual festive atmosphere associated with the first day of the year.Instead of greeting the New Year with bright sunshine, parts of Mumbai, particularly the island city, woke up to rainfall.Showers began shortly before 6 a.m., with some areas experiencing moderate rain while others reported light drizzling. The intensity …