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Early snowfall in North Sikkim, disrupts socio-economic activities
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The heavy rainfall over the past three days has resulted in season's first snowfall in Thangu (3900 metres) and Gurudongmar Lake (5425 m) in the tundra belt of North Sikkim. The snowfall is much before the onset of the winter season.
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Delhi: 65 kg illegal fire crackers being smuggled from Ghaziabad seized; 1
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The police signalled the vehicle to stop and started searching and frisking the car. Subsequently, 4 plastic bags filled with firecrackers were found kept on the rear and middle seats of the vehicle.
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Gilgit-Baltistan government hikes K2 climbing permit fees
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Gilgit-Baltistan Tourism, Sports, Culture, Archaeology, and Museum Department has announced a permit fee structure for foreign climbers attempting to conquer K2, the world's second-highest peak. The notification outlines the following fees -- USD 5,000 for the summer season, USD 2,500 fo
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Delhi govt bans production, sale and use of firecrackers till Jan 1
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
"In a bid to control the rise in pollution levels in Delhi during the winter season, the Kejriwal government has imposed a complete ban on the manufacturing, storing, sale, and usage of firecrackers. Online sale/delivery of firecrackers to also remain prohibited. The prohibitions to remai
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CAQM issues advisory to curb open-air burning in Delhi-NCR ahead of winter
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
According to an official release from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, "This is a decisive move to significantly control open biomass, municipal solid waste burning, and the resultant harmful emissions impacting the overall air quality of the National Capital Region (N
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Uttar Pradesh to start Sarus Crane census from Thursday
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The counting of Sarus cranes occurs twice a year, during both summer and winter seasons. In 2024, the counting will take place over two days starting Thursday, with sessions to be conducted both in the morning and evening and cooperation of officers and employees of the Forest Department, as
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'Impact Winter' returns with season 3
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The premiere date of Impact Winter Season 3, alongside new and returning cast for the groundbreaking vampire-apocalypse audio drama has been announced.
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Pakistan: Shortage of nebulizer machines in Karachi leading to rise in res
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Amid the chilling winter season, a shortage of nebulizer machines is being reported from the government hospitals in Pakistan's Karachi leading to serious repercussions for the patients, vernacular media reported.
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Delhi's peak power demand for winter touches 5816 MW
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Delhi's peak power demand hit a record 5,816 megawatts (MW) on Monday morning which is the highest ever for the winter months, surpassing the previous record of 5,798 MW set on January 19, discom officials said.
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Delhi witnesses record winter power demand of 5701 MW amid cold spell
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
With the mercury dropping, the power demand in Delhi surged to 5701 MW at 10:49 am on Friday, the highest ever for the winter months. It broke the previous all-time 'winter' highs of 5611 MW recorded on January 10 and 5559 MW recorded on January 5. Since January 1, Delhi's peak power demand
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PoK residents intensify protest against load shedding, inflated electricit
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The people in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) have intensified protests as they have been facing load shedding of around 18 to 20 hours in the intense winter season.
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Monthly maximum temperatures likely to be below normal over many parts of
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
In a press conference on Monday, the Director General of Meteorology, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said that the above-normal maximum temperatures are likely over most parts of peninsular and North East India.
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