There is a lot of hype about artificial intelligence (AI) and technology sparking off a revival of growth globally. As Nobel Laureate economist Robert Solow said in 1987 about the productivity puzzle: “You can see the computer age everywhere but the productivity statistics”.
Long traffic jams hit the Delhi-Ghaziabad border were seen on Wednesday due to the farmers' protest and security checks put in place by the authorities.
Amid the ongoing chaos and traffic jams in the national capital triggered by the farmers' protest, Noida DCP Vidhya Sagar on Thursday said the police have suggested the formation of a high-power committee involving farmer unions to address the situation.
The spell of rain resulted in a dip in temperature as the maximum temperature was recorded at 27.6 degrees Celsius, seven degrees below normal.
Waterlogging was also reported in all of the city's low-lying neighborhoods, in addition to traffic bottlenecks.
Delhi is enjoying pleasant weather these days. After a long cold spell, and rains breaking winter records, the warm days are really welcome.
In comparison to this year, Delhi received 576.5mm of rainfall in the 2020 monsoon season and 404.3mm in 2019.
The roads outside the US Embassy in Chanakyapuri, the Inner circle of Connaught Place, the road below the Minto Bridge, and several other areas across Delhi were flooded resulting in obstruction to vehicular movement.
In a few cases, there is a veritable risk of pedestrians stepping onto a huge crater on the road or god forbid, in an open or broken manhole.
Kashmir valley remained cut off from rest of the country for the past four days when the air services and the road links were snapped due to snow and poor visibility.
