A cold day is when the minimum temperature is less than 10 degrees Celsius and the maximum is at least 4.5 degrees Celsius below normal

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Oil prices plunge as new mutant coronavirus strain revives demand fearsOil dropped towards $50 a barrel on Tuesday, adding to losses from the previous session, as a mutant variant of the coronavirus in Britain revived concerns over demand recovery. Detection of the new variant prompted several countries to close their borders to Britain. Both benchmarks slid nearly 3% on Monday, partly erasing recent gains driven by the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, seen as key to allowing a return to normal ...

A cold wave occurs in plains when the minimum temperature is less than 10 degrees Celsius or below and is 4.5 degrees less than normal for two consecutive days

The wind speed remained slow allowing the accumulation of pollutants generated locally, VK Soni, head of the IMD's environment research centre said

From November 1 to November 29, Delhi has recorded a mean minimum temperature of 10.3 degrees Celsius, which is the lowest in at least a decade, according to IMD data

The city's air quality index (AQI) was 209 at 9 am. The 24-hour average AQI was 137 on Friday, 302 on Thursday and 413 on Wednesday

According to government agencies, stubble fire counts reached 189 and the share of stubble burning in Delhi's air pollution was five per cent on Wednesday

Frontline health workers to receive vaccines first, followed by police personnel and sanitation workers in the second stage

India will get a vaccine in the first three months of 2021; 30 of the total 250 global vaccine candidates are looking to manufacture in India, out of which five are already in the clinical trial phase: Dr. Harsh Vardhan

A total of 21,845 RT-PCR tests were conducted in the city on Friday. Over 3.7 lakh people have been surveyed in the national capital as part of the efforts to curb the spread of coronavirus in the national capital,

The AQI is likely to deteriorate to the upper end of the 'very poor' category between Tuesday and Friday as \"unfavourable meteorological conditions\" are predicted during that period

According to CBCB's Sameer App data at 7 am on Tuesday, November 17, Delhi's AQI stood at 161, Faridabad's 175, Gurugram 204, Noida 182, and Ghaziabad 148

Delhi is experiencing poor air quality despite the state government's order on ban on sale and bursting of firecrackers. As per the forecast, the pollution level in Delhi will deteriorate further by Sunday evening

In a letter to Vardhan last week, Kejriwal cited a shortfall of around 4,900 beds in hospitals, seeking the Union minister's direction to the hospitals run by the central government in Delhi

Coronavirus in Delhi: The High Court has asked the government to file a status report explaining the steps taken to control the spread of COVID-19

Delhi air quality: A survey has found that a staggering 85 per cent of households in Delhi have one or more individuals suffering from pollution ailments, while the percentage is lesser in other NCR cities, albeit extremely worrying

SAFAR said that the share of stubble burning in Delhi's PM 2.5 pollution reached 38 per cent on Monday

Delhi air pollution: The average AQI was 475 at 8 am Monday in Gurugram; 483 in Ghaziabad; 482 in Greater Noida; 486 in Noida; and 462 in Faridabad