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IIT researchers develop material to generate power from water in households

6:54 pm December 30, 2019

New Delhi: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) have developed materials that can produce energy from water on a small scale to help households support the concept of decentralisation of energy sources. In the centralised energy generation model, one large plant produces energy for an entire region. In contrast, the decentralised energy model […]

Cold day conditions prevail in eastern UP

Monday coldest December day since 1901 in Delhi: IMD

6:21 pm December 30, 2019

New Delhi: Delhi, which is shivering under an intense spell of cold wave for two weeks, experienced its coldest recorded December day on Monday, with the maximum temperature being at just 9.4 degrees Celsius, the IMD announced. The India Meteorological Department has records of temperatures since 1901. Kuldeep Srivastava, head of the regional weather forecasting […]

Delhi set to record coldest day in 119 years on Monday: IMD

4:24 pm December 30, 2019

New Delhi: Delhi is likely to experience its coldest day in December in 119 years on Monday with the day temperature recording 9.4 degrees Celsius, the India Meteorological Department said. The temperature recorded by the Safdarjung laboratory at 2:30 pm was 9.4 degrees Celsius. “Delhi likely to record most coldest day today in last 119 […]

No breach in Priyanka Gandhi’s security: CRPF

3:50 pm December 30, 2019

New Delhi: There was no breach in Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s security during her recent trip to Lucknow, the CRPF said on Monday, blaming her for “violations” for travelling as a pillion rider on a scooter. The force, which provides her armed commandos under the ‘Z+’ category of security cover to her, said the […]

Noida, Ghaziabad's air quality remains 'severe' for third day on trot

Dense fog engulfs Delhi, flight, train services hit

3:48 pm December 30, 2019

New Delhi: A thick blanket of fog engulfed the national capital on Monday morning affecting train and flight operations as visibility dropped drastically, with some observatories recording it at zero metres. The minimum temperature settled at 2.6 degrees Celsius at the Safdarjung observatory, four notches below the season’s average, and humidity was 100 per cent. […]