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Capital weather vagaries: Over 400 flights delayed, 49 diverted

New Delhi, May 26 -- Gusty winds of speeds over 80km/hr ripped through Delhi on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, bringing with them severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall-all of which cr... Read More


Severe storm triggers water logging across Delhi-NCR, causes flight delays

India, May 25 -- A severe thunderstorm lashed the national capital in the early hours of Sunday, triggering widespread waterlogging, uprooting trees, and causing power outages across several areas. Fl... Read More


Yamuna water quality in Delhi worsens: Report

India, May 23 -- Water quality of the Yamuna has worsened in May, clocking a spike in biological oxygen demand (BOD) and faecal coliform levels from April, according to the monthly water quality repor... Read More


Projects requiring felling of 50 trees or more must obtain CEC clearance: SOP

India, May 23 -- The Delhi government has issued and notified a new standard operating procedure (SOP) mandating authorities undertaking projects that necessitate the felling of 50 trees or more to ob... Read More


Two killed on Wednesday as sudden rain lashes Delhi

India, May 22 -- Delhi reeled under extreme and chaotic weather on Wednesday, with the day beginning in a furnace and ending in a deadly frenzy. In the afternoon, the "real feel" temperature had soar... Read More


Kitchener Lake water quality improving gradually, DDA tells NGT

India, May 22 -- New Delhi Corrective measures to reviver Kitchener Lake near Dhaula Kuan have led to an improvement in water quality, and plans are afoot to find a permanent long-term solution-such ... Read More


Kitchener clean-up on: NGT told

New Delhi, May 22 -- Corrective measures to revive Kitchener Lake near Dhaula Kuan have improved its water quality, and the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is planning a long-term solution-such as c... Read More


10 flights diverted, over 50 delayed after heavy rains, hail hits Delhi

India, May 21 -- An intense dust storm, followed by intense showers and hail hit the capital on Wednesday evening, impacting flight operations at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI). At least 1... Read More


Delhi among highest heat-risk regions in country: Report

India, May 21 -- New Delhi Delhi ranks among the highest heat-risk regions in the country, with 55% of its districts categorised "very high risk" and the rest "high risk", according to a report relea... Read More


Mercury continues to spike in Delhi, power demand peaks

India, May 21 -- New Delhi High humidity levels continued on Tuesday, keeping Delhi sweating for the second day in a row, as a heat index (HI) or "real feel" temperature of 49.6 degrees Celsius (degC... Read More