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Pre-monsoon time to blame: IMD after mild warning fails

New Delhi, May 3 -- If one were to follow the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) forecasts from Wednesday onwards, Delhi seemed in for a relatively mild spell of rain: a moderate thunderstorm on ... Read More


IMD revives infamous weather station, but won't release data

India, April 30 -- Remember Mungeshpur, the Delhi neighbourhood that made the news after it recorded a maximum temperature of 52.9 degrees Celsius on May 29, 2024, the kind of number that makes one ta... Read More


Have identified 587 hectares of floodplain land in Delhi, ground survey next: DDA to NGT

India, April 30 -- New Delhi The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has identified 587 hectares of Yamuna floodplains area based on the one-in-25-year flooding criteria - a location along a river that... Read More


Delhi: Lack of rain made this April hottest, most polluted in 3 years

India, April 30 -- temperatures in Delhi this month have remained above normal, making it the hottest April in three years, data by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) shows. The rise in tempera... Read More


Newborn Asiatic lion cub dies at Delhi Zoo

India, April 30 -- One of the four Asiatic lion cubs born at the Delhi Zoo last Sunday has died due to physical complications, while another is under veterinary care and is being hand-reared, official... Read More


Lack of rain made April hottest in 3yrs

New Delhi, April 30 -- The temperatures in Delhi this month have remained above normal, making it the hottest April in three years, data by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) shows. The rise in... Read More


Non-electric, non-essential vehicles disallowed from Delhi forests

India, April 29 -- Delhi's environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Monday banned non-electric and non-essential government and private vehicles from entering Delhi's forests and protected areas ... Read More


Four lion cubs born at Delhi Zoo

India, April 28 -- The Delhi Zoo on Sunday celebrated the birth of four lion cubs - first successful breeding case of the species at the zoo since 2009. The cubs will remain under the mother's care fo... Read More


Delhi clocks warmest April night in six years

India, April 28 -- A day after Delhi recorded its hottest day of the season on Saturday, the Capital on Sunday recorded its warmest night in six years, with a minimum temperature of 27.2degC, which wa... Read More


Delhi Bird Atlas summer survey flagged off at Lodhi Garden

India, April 28 -- The state forest and wildlife department on Sunday flagged-off the summer survey of the Delhi Bird Atlas at Lodhi Garden. The month-long survey will formally commence next week and ... Read More