As many as 40 flights, scheduled to depart from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI), were delayed because of dense fog, sources informed on Tuesday.
Already reeling under a cold wave since the beginning of the new year, the national capital on Tuesday witnessed a cold wave and a thick layer of fog, with Safdarjung recording 7.8 Degrees at around 5:30 am.
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brijesh Pathak gave instructions for providing treatment, especially to heart patients, in OPDs at full capacity with no scope for any laxity.
Keeping in mind the severe cold conditions, a revised notice was issued by the Government of Uttar Pradesh regarding holidays in schools of the state. An official notice has been issued by the district magistrates in various districts. As per the notice, all schools up to class 8 will remain
"The Yogi government has bought 4,96,883 blankets for distribution in all 75 districts of the state, out of which more than 2,86,740 blankets have already been given to the needy," read the press release.
In view of the increasing cold wave in North India, the Jharkhand government on Sunday issued a notice to close both government and private schools for students of Classes KG to 5 in the state till January 14. Regular classes will resume on January 16.
Delhiites will be getting large respite from the icy grip of winter as dense fog, and cold wave, holding sway on Delhi-NCR and parts of North India, will abate from upcoming Tuesday, January 10, forecast department said on Sunday.
A study published in the journal 'Science Advances' has revealed a novel cold domesticated repair mechanism for DNA damage in rice, as well as corresponding elite modules for the improvement of the chilling tolerance trait in rice with codon repeats at a single site.