INDIA
Delhi to get 50 e-buses in Feb, 300 by April: Kailash Gahlot
"The first prototype of the electric bus has already reached Delhi and will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday (January 17). Fifty e-buses will be inducted into DTC's fleet by the second week of February and the target to admit 300 e-buses is likely to be achieved till April," Gahlot said while inaugurating 100 new AC CNG buses in the presence of the Chief Minister at Rajghat on Friday afternoon.
Indian Navy safeguarding country's economic interests
Speaking during the induction ceremony at Visakhapatnam on November 21, 2021, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had underlined the Navy's role in ensuring a safe and open Indo-Pacific and thus safeguarding the country's economic interests. In a backdrop to this, it is the right time to ponder over how our seas touch each of our lives, including those living in hinterland.
Dense fog in Delhi, visibility at Palam reduced to 50m
Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 6 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature dipped to 17 degrees. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), visibility dropped to 50 meters at Palam from 4.30 a.m. to 9.30 a.m. The visibility remained between 50 and 100 meters at Safdarjung from 7 a.m. to 9.30 a.m.
2021 6th hottest year, last 8 years the warmest: NASA
Continuing the planet's long-term warming trend, Global temperatures in 2021 were 0.85 degrees Celsius above the average for NASA's baseline period, according to scientists at NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York. NASA uses the period from 1951-1980 as a baseline to see how global temperature changes over time.
Wet spell over east, central India, dense fog over north: IMD
A Western Disturbance (WD) would affect northwest Himalayas on January 16 and 17 and another WD would affect northwest India from January 18 to 20. There is a feeble Western Disturbance, seen as a trough in upper tropospheric levels, and there is another trough that runs from north interior Karnataka to north interior Odisha in lower tropospheric levels. Under the influence of above systems, isolated light rainfall/snowfall is very likely over higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Muzaffarabad on Friday.
Different festivals celebrated today signify India's vibrant cultural diversity: Modi
In a series of tweets, Prime Minister Modi said; "Across India we are marking different festivals which signify India's vibrant cultural diversity. My greetings on these festivals."
IMD turning 147, to celebrate achievements in weather forecast accuracy, climate services
"IMD is celebrating 147th Foundation Day on 14th January 2022 and the function will be organised virtually at Mahika Hall, Ministry of Earth Sciences," it added.
Channi regrets PM's security breach during virtual meeting on Covid
Channi expressed regret while participating in a virtual meeting chaired by Prime Minister Modi with Chief Ministers and Lieutenant Governors/Administrators of states and UTs to review the prevailing Covid situation as well as the ongoing vaccination drive.
Vaccination most potent way to deal with pandemic: PM Modi
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting with Chief Ministers and Lt Governors, Administrators of States and UTs to review the preparedness to Covid-19. Union Ministers Amit Shah, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Minister of State Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar were among those who were present in the meeting.
Delhi adds 28,867 new Covid cases, highest single day rise ever
In the same time span, 31 deaths have also been reported, pushing the death toll to 25,271. Meanwhile, the positivity rate mounted to 29.21 per cent, highest since May 3. The infection rate was 29.55 per cent on May 3, as per the health department. The active Covid cases have climbed to 94,160, highest since May 1. According to the Health Department, Delhi had recorded the highest 96,747 active Covid cases on May 1, 2021.
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