New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) Delhi-NCR is likely to witness a prolonged spell of wet and unsettled weather through Friday, with forecasts indicating intermittent rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning and strong winds. The changing weather pattern is likely to provide relief from intense summer heat, keeping temperatures below the seasonal average during the first week of June. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the national capital will experience partly cloudy to generally cloudy …
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New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved a landmark two-year scheme aimed at reducing air pollution in the Delhi–NCR region and promoting cleaner mobility.With a total financial outlay of Rs 9,585 crore, including Rs 5,041 crore from the Central Government and an estimated Rs 1,601 crore in tax concessions from the participating states, the scheme seeks to incentivise owners of trucks and buses registered in the Delhi–NCR regi…
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) Delhi-NCR will witness a week of thunderstorms and rainfall, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The Met department has predicted that temperatures in the city will remain below 40 degrees Celsius until June 5. Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 37.7 degrees Celsius — which is 2.3 degrees Celsius below normal. The last few days of relatively mild weather across the city gave slight relief to the residents.The IMD data show…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) White-collar hiring remained stable in May 2026 in India, as the insurance sector continued to lead with a over 19 per cent year-on-year (YoY) growth followed by BPO/ITES at over 9 per cent, a report said on Tuesday.The report from jobs portal Naukri said that healthcare at over 6 per cent and hospitality at over 5 per cent were other top growing sectors. Its Naukri JobSpeak Index touched 2836 in May 2026, marginally higher than the 2807 mark recorded in the same month l…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Artificial intelligence-led demand is emerging as a defining force in India’s data centre sector, with cumulative colocation leasing reaching 2.06 GW in 2025, a report said on Tuesday.As per analysis by Knight Frank India, nearly 20 per cent of total leasing demand is now directly linked to AI-related workloads, as generative AI, machine learning applications and GPU-intensive computing reshape infrastructure requirements across industries.AI-related colocation leasing…
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The residents of Delhi-NCR are likely to experience continued relief from the summer heat as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast rain accompanied by gusty winds across the region until June 4. The weather conditions are expected to keep daytime temperatures below 40 degrees Celsius through at least June 6. The IMD has issued a yellow alert for Monday and Tuesday, warning of light to moderate rainfall and strong winds. No colour-coded weather warning ha…
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Thursday that the Centre and the Delhi government are jointly undertaking a series of large-scale road and connectivity projects aimed at easing traffic congestion, improving mobility, and creating a future-ready transport network.Under the double-engine government framework, new expressways, tunnels, elevated corridors and connectivity links are being planned to modernise and streamline transportation across Delhi-NCR, she said, …
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Delhi-NCR finally received the much-awaited rainfall on Thursday, as thunderstorms accompanied by light to moderate showers lashed several parts of the national capital and its surrounding areas in the evening. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted generally cloudy skies over Delhi-NCR with one or two spells of very light to light rain accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and strong winds reaching 60-70 kmph, gusting up to 80 kmph, during the evening an…
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The Gautam Buddha Nagar administration has issued an advisory for the residents of Noida, urging them to stay alert and vigilant in light of sudden and drastic weather change as well as gusty winds, as predicted by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), from May 28 to May 31.The administration has asked the residents to exercise caution even as the Delhi-NCR region braces for strong bout of weather changes, which may result in high speed winds, thunderstorms and lig…
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Delhi-NCR may finally get some much-needed relief from the intense heat and heatwave conditions that have persisted over the past few days, as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued a yellow alert for thunderstorms and rain. The alert comes amid severe heatwave conditions in the city, with maximum temperatures hovering between 45 and 46 degrees Celsius in recent days. According to the IMD, Delhi-NCR is expected to witness thunderstorms accompanied b…