North India

It's all yellow and hazy in Delhi

Delhi and other neighbouring regions are experiencing a sudden weather change with strong dust winds reducing visibility and worsening the air quality index (AQI). The haze is caused by dust from a cyclonic circulation in Rajasthan

Winter Blues: New Delhi's homeless shiver in bone-chilling cold

The harsh winter has rendered thousands of homeless people in Delhi helpless. Some find refuge in the city’s night shelters but a majority of residents continue to endure severe living conditions

North India headed for severe cold spell this week, mercury to hover between 0 & -4°C in plains, says weather expert

According to a tweet by the weather expert, the icy, severe chill would be experienced between January 14 and 19 and is likely to be at its peak from January 16 to 18

A killer cold wave in north India: How it affects your body, causes heart attacks

Extreme cold has gripped north India, leading to 98 deaths in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur because of heart attacks and brain strokes in a week. The sudden increase in blood pressure and clotting in harsh winter can be fatal

Explained: Why Delhi is colder than Himachal and Uttarakhand

As minimum temperatures dropped to 3.2 degrees Celsius, Delhi is facing an intense cold wave. The dense fog has reduced visibility, slowed traffic and delayed hundreds of flights and trains. However, respite is not so far as the weather department expects the cold wave to subside from 10 January

Over 300 trains run late, 88 cancelled as dense fog takes over North India

Over 150 trains have been affected due to dense fog, including 88 trains that have been cancelled, 31 diverted and 33 trains that have been short-terminated/originated leaving passengers upset

Dense fog likely to engulf North India till Dec 27 as temperatures dip across Punjab, Haryana, Delhi-NCR

Cold weather conditions prevailed in Punjab and Haryana with the Union Territory of Chandigarh turning out to be the coldest place in the region-- recording this season's lowest at 2.8 degrees Celsius

National Human Rights Commission takes detailed report from Punjab chief secretary on farm fires

The NHRC expressed strong concern over stubble burning cases in North India, especially in Punjab, as the air quality has turned 'severe' in many cities and affecting the health of the people

Meghalaya, its matrilineal society and the intruding elements of patriarchy

The legal implementation of Meghalayan traditional ethos is getting harder day by day

An organised, robust response to stubble burning is need of the hour

The solutions have to be viable, decentralised and scientific but for them to be truly sustainable they have to be economically viable for the farmer and markets where they engage