The minimum temperature was recorded at 7 degrees Celsius, according to the MeT department.
January 22, 2020At least 30 Delhi-bound trains were delayed by up to seven hours due to the low visibility and dense fog.
December 30, 2019As many as 20 flights were diverted and four were cancelled from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport
December 30, 2019Five other occupants of the vehicle sustained injuries in the incident that took place around 11.30 pm on Sunday.
December 30, 2019Several flights delayed too; over 1500 trains have been cancelled across the country due to low visibility
February 5, 2019The fog will continue for the next couple of days due to a western disturbance approaching on Tuesday, which will lead to a change in the direction of the wind.
February 4, 2019Arrivals and departures at the IGI Airport have largely been put on hold, and two flights had to be diverted between 5.30 am and 8.30 am
January 18, 2019It was a cold, foggy Sunday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 6.4 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season’s average. Poor visibility due to dense fog led to the cancellation of 18 trains. “A total of 18 trains were cancelled while seven were rescheduled. Forty-three trains were running late …
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January 29, 2018Dense fog on Friday morning engulfed Delhi and its adjoining areas even as people here braved the morning chill to reach Rajpath to watch the 69th Republic Day celebrations. According to the India Meteorological Department, the visibility stood at 50 metres at 8.30 a.m., while the minimum temperature was recorded at seven degrees Celsius, two …
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January 26, 2018There was a dense fog cover over the city on Friday as the air-quality turned severe. The minimum temperature was recorded at 7.4 degrees Celsius, the season’s average. The humidity at 8.30 a.m. was 100 per cent, causing the sudden spike in the pollution levels. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) told IANS that the sky …
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January 19, 2018It was a foggy morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 7 degrees Celsius, which is the season’s normal, the weather office said. “They sky is expected to be clear with moderate or dense fog in the morning and mist during the day,” an official at the India Meteorological Department told …
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January 18, 2018It was a cold and foggy Saturday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 4.2 degree Celsius, three notches below the season’s average. Visibility at 8.30 a.m. was 400 metres. The Railways had to cancel 18 trains while 49 were delayed and 13 rescheduled due to fog in several parts of …
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January 6, 2018A moderate fog cover over the national capital region disrupted train and flight operations as visibility dropped to 300 metres on Friday. Operations at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport here were affected due to the low visibility and at least 15 flights were delayed. The Railways had to cancel 18 trains while 62 were …
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January 5, 2018It was a foggy Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 12.6 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average. At least 64 trains were delayed, 14 rescheduled and two trains were cancelled due to the shallow fog in northern India. “The sky will remain partly cloudy during the day, with mist and …
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November 11, 2017The national capital and its adjoining suburbs were blanketed in a grey haze on Wednesday morning, dipping visibility to 300 meters at some places, causing train delays and slowing down flight operations here. Some 30 trains coming to Delhi and 30 flights landing or taking off from the Delhi airport were delayed, according to officials. …
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November 8, 2017