Low visibility and other operational reasons have made as many as 16 trains run late in the Northern Railway region on Saturday

Fall in temperature over North & Central part of India is due to western disturbance over central Asia

Power and new and renewable energy minister Raj Kumar Singh said that the peak demand for power crossed 1,85,829 megawatt at 9:35 am on Wednesday

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

Coronavirus vaccination: We have given a special price of Rs 200 for the first 100 million doses only to the Government of India on their request that we want to support the common man, vulnerable, poor and healthcare workers, said Poonawalla

Three temperature-controlled trucks rolled out of Serum Institute's gates before 5 am, on their way to Pune airport, from where the vaccines will be transported across the country on a special cargo plane

The cloud cover over the national capital has prevented a steep decline in the minimum temperature so far, an IMD official said

For the week starting January 7 to 13, cumulatively, above normal rainfall is very likely over south peninsula and central India and below normal rain/snow is likely over the western Himalayan region

As much as 2 crore ''Covishield'' vaccine, manufactured at city-based Serum Institute of India (SII), are scheduled to be dispatched to various locations in the country from the Pune airport

An intense cold wave has gripped parts of northern India particularly Jammu and Kashmir. Heavy snowfall in the valley has thrown normal life  completely out of gear. Several houses collapsed in the city due to incessant  snowfall, flights to Srinagar also remain  suspended. The effects are being felt in other parts of north India including the national capital. Watch the video for more details.

The Centre and farm unions had reached some common ground on Wednesday but remained deadlocked over the main contentious issues of the repeal of three farm laws and a legal guarantee for MSP

Delhi witnessed the coldest New Year's Day with mercury dropping to 1.1 degrees Celsius, the lowest in 15 years

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The lowest MMT recorded in the past 15 years in Delhi stood at 6.7 degrees Celsius in 2018, also marking the only instance the mean temperature fell below 7 degrees Celsius

Delhi reeled under a cold wave as icy winds sweeping through the city brought the minimum temperature down to 3.6 degrees Celsius

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said that due to western disturbance, widespread snowfall or rainfall will take place in Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand

In an advisory, the weather department wrote, 'Don't drink alcohol. It reduces your body temperature'. Instead of alcohol, eat Vitamin-C rich fruits to counter the effects of severe cold, the IMD said

The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the National Capital, noted a minimum temperature of 4.6 degree Celsius. This is three degrees below the normal minimum temperature for the National Capital

COVAXX is currently conducting a Phase 1 clinical trial for the vaccine candidate, named UB-612; vaccine's main advantage is that it uses normal refrigeration for distribution

Delhi Airport is gearing up to store and distribute the much-awaited coronavirus vaccines as they arrive in the national capital. Delhi International Airport is the nation's largest cargo hub airport, with two integrated terminals that have an annual cargo handling capacity of 1.8 million metric tons, scalable to 2.3 million metric tons. The cargo terminals have temperature-controlled facilities for handling temperature-sensitive cargo, which have state-of-the-art temperature-controlled zones with separate cool chambers ranging from +25 C to -20 C. Delhi airport has also set up a dedicated 'Transhipment Excellence Centre'. Here's how the vaccines will be stored and distributed. Watch the video for more.Also Read: Half of UK passengers potential carriers of new COVID-19 strain