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Delhi: Cold adds to Christmas vibes in city as minimum temperature dips to
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
As the city basked in Yuletide spirit ahead of the year-end festivities, the mercury, too, dipped, adding to the Christmas vibes in the national capital.
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Cold tightens its grip over North India, dense fog envelopes UP
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The cold tightened its hold on Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, with Noida, Aligarh and Ghaziabad experiencing dense fog as the mercury slipped further.
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Delhi: Dense fog envelopes city, reducing visibility
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
As vast swathes of North India continued to reel under the effects of the falling mercury, a thick layer of fog enveloped the national capital on Saturday, affecting visibility.
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AQI of Kathmandu drops to "very unhealthy" as valley records lowest temper
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The Air Quality Index (AQI) in Kathmandu has dropped to "very unhealthy" as the mercury drops, setting a record for the lowest temperature of the year.
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UP Govt allocates Rs 120 cr to Relief Dept to deal with cold wave
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The move comes as the mercury starts dropping, the Uttar Pradesh Government headed by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has started preparations to deal with the possible cold wave conditions in the state and provide a protective cover to the destitute, helpless and vulnerable people from it.
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Microplastics detected in clouds may impact weather: Study
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Researchers have published their findings in the journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters. They speculate that these tiny particles may have a role in cloud formation and, as a result, weather.
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Air quality of Kathmandu turns "Unhealthy" as mercury drops
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The overall air quality of Kathmandu has turned "unhealthy" with the onset of the winter season in the Himalayan nation which now has been engulfed in a haze.
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Nepal earthquake victims struggle to stay warm as mercury drops
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Kaushila Khadka, who has been living in a relief camp along with her husband after her house was damaged in the earthquake on Friday night, is trying to keep her two-month-old infant warm to protect him from the cold.
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Rain lashes parts of Delhi, mercury drops
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The Regional Met Centre, New Delhi had earlier predicted light to moderate intensity rain with heavy rain in isolated places in and around Delhi and the NCR.
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Lahaul Spiti receives fresh snowfall, drop in mercury boosts tourism hopes
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The scenic heights of Lahaul and Spiti in Himachal Pradesh were shrouded in white after the dostrict, along with neighbouring Kullu, received snowfall ahead of the approaching winter.
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Some spiders may transfer mercury contamination to land animals: Study
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Many spiders sit patiently in their webs, waiting for prey to come to them. Arachnids that live near lakes and rivers eat aquatic insects like dragonflies. However, if these insects live in mercury-contaminated streams, the metal can be passed on to the spiders that feed on them. Researchers
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Actress, Model and Designer Ishita Gupta Becomes the First Indian Celebrit
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 29: For celebrities, being on the magazine cover is not a big deal. But when you become the first Indian celebrity to grace the cover of a prestigious international Glamour Bulgaria (BG) magazine, it is not a small feat in itself.
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