Delhi faces extreme cold as temperatures drop to 3.3 degrees Celsius, an orange alert issued by the IMD for thick fog on January 15. Minimum temperatures hit season lows, with very dense fog forecasted. AQI stands at 382, categorised as "very poor.", Delhi News, Times Now
ISRO launch LIVE: ISRO on Monday, January 1, successfully launched its maiden X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite that will offer several insights into celestial objects like black holes. ISRO s ever reliable Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in its C58 mission, placed the primary X-Ray Polarimeter satellite XPoSat into a 650 Km Low Earth Orbit as intended after lifting off at the pre-fixed time of 9.10 am from the first launch pad in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) aims to investigate the polarisation of intense X-ray sources in space.
According to a forecast by IMD, there will dense fog in the capital city from 1 Januray-3 January 2024. There will be normal fog on 4 and 5 January 2024. The minimum temperature will be between 8 and 9 degree Celsius while the maximum will settle around 16 to 21 degree Celsius between 1-5 January 2024., Delhi News, Times Now
As Delhi continues to reel under cold wave conditions, the temperature was recorded at 8.4 degrees Celsius on Thursday morning. Meanwhile, the temperature in the city is likely to gradually rise to 17-18 degrees Celsius over the next three days, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD).