• Severe air pollution grips Delhi with AQI at 373, second worst worldwide

    The Air Quality Index (AQI) of 373 in R.K. Puram, Delhi, shows high pollution levels as of 14:35 LT (09:05 UTC) on Saturday, November 16, 2024. The levels of PM2.5 and PM10 are 318 and 258 indicating serious health risks placing Delhi as the second most polluted city in the world, following Lahore, Pakistan. Other pollutants like ozone (AQI 51), nitrogen dioxide (AQI 13), sulfur dioxide (AQI 1), and carbon monoxide (AQI 8) were also measured but are at lower levels.

  • Delhi experiences coldest May in 36 years, India

    Delhi recorded its coolest May in 36 years, with an average maximum temperature of 36.8°C (98.24°F) and a record-breaking rainfall of 111 mm (4.37 inches), according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

  • Delhi shivers through coldest December days since 1997, India

    Temperatures in India's capital Delhi dropped to 12.2 °C (53.9 °F) on Tuesday, December 17, 2019, making it its lowest maximum temperature for the month of December in the past 22 years. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), this was…

  • Tornado hits Faridabad, intense hailstorm Delhi-NCR, India

    Severe thunderstorms dropped heavy rain and hail on parts of Delhi NCR, India late February 7, 2019 (local time). It was a long-awaited rain after two weeks without a drop. However, as the storm pushed east a tornado formed and hit Faridabad, in the neighboring…