Officials from the India Meteorological Department’s regional weather forecasting centre, however, have forecast that relief could be on the way soon as light rain and thunderstorms are expected this week. read more

The past week saw frequent dust storms, followed by light rain, and the day temperature averaged 36°C as a result. read more

District Magistrate Prakash Rajpurohit said the three were sleeping on the terrace of their house when the incident occurred on Monday night, killing 3 people including a pregnant woman, and injuring 1. read more

The early morning voters encountered a partially cloudy sky with dust storm blowing during the mid-morning hours. read more

According to the IMD, the storm was a result of a Western Disturbance. Another dust storm is expected on Saturday, followed by very light rain, said IMD officials. read more

The maximum temperature on Tuesday rose marginally from Monday’s maximum temperature of 43 degrees Celsius, to touch 43.7 degrees Celsius. This is five degrees above the normal for this time of the year. read more

Officials said dust storms are likely to affect Delhi and other parts of northwest India on Thursday and Friday. read more

The root cause for such weather, rare for this time of the year, is a western disturbance — a storm with cold air at its core that originates in the Mediterranean region and brings rain to north and northwestern India. read more

Areas such as Palam Vihar, New Palam Vihar and DLF 3 had no electricity for several hours due to some technical faults and scheduled shut down. read more

The scary video shows a huge blanket of dust inching closer towards the city read more

Urban heat island effect due to rapid urbanisation and the growing traffic is leading to the rise in temperature in the city; extreme winter conditions have shifted from November and December to January and the monsoon pattern has also changed, affecting... read more

Delhi’s air quality index (AQI) stood at 213 in the ‘poor’ category on Friday. The storm in Oman has led to an increase in particulate matter (PM)10 level shooting up to 275 micrograms per unit (mcpm), against the prescribed safe limit of 100 micrograms... read more

The natural barrier is to come up all along Delhi border with Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, while also encompassing the Aravali and the Yamuna forests areas. read more

It was a partly cloudy morning in the national capital on Tuesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 27 degrees Celsius, season’s average. Met said there are chances of dust storms and thunderstorms. read more

The storm also affected life in Bikaner with the Bikaner-New Delhi flight being cancelled on Saturday. read more