NDMC to organise 2-day winter rose show
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Friday said it would organise a two-day Winter Rose Show, starting from Saturday at the India-Africa Friendship Rose Garden in Chanakyapuri here.
The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) on Friday said it would organise a two-day Winter Rose Show, starting from Saturday at the India-Africa Friendship Rose Garden in Chanakyapuri here.
Solan district, known for growing mushrooms and tomatoes, also observed a similar rainfall deficit. The most recent rainfall in the district was in September, which was also below normal.
In the ongoing rabi (winter) season, the wheat sowing area rose marginally by 2.28 per cent to 239.49 lakh hectares while oilseeds acreage fell by 4.34 per cent to 86.52 lakh hectare, data released by the agriculture ministry said on Monday.
The national capital saw a surge of 2 degrees Celsius in the minimum temperature in the past 24-hours on Monday, the weather department said.
The Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) on Friday raised an alarm as 158 transformers were damaged in the past four days across the Kashmir valley due to the use of banned heating equipment.
The Met department has also predicted that the mercury will fall further in the coming days.
Director Sujit Dutta (Rino) is all geared up to release his intriguing thriller this November. Titled as ‘City of Jackals’ the film stars Joy Sengupta, Saayoni Ghosh, Shantilal Mukherjee, Kharaj Mukherjee, Amit Saha and Deboprasad Halder in pivotal roles.
The Delhi Environment Minister said, "Within Delhi, numerous organisations with various functions work to eliminate pollution. In this context, a high-level meeting will be convened with officials from the Environment Department, DPCC, Development Department and Forest Department tomorrow."
The German Economy Minister said that, "the construction of electricity networks, LNG terminals and renewable energy must be done at 'Tesla speed'".
The NCR has suffered the most with Ghaziabad being the most acutely affected. Delhi, Faridabad, Noida, Greater Noida, and Gurugram were among the worst during the recent winter in terms of peak pollution. Hence the CSE’s conclusion calls for reflection ~ “Peak pollution was alarmingly high and synchronized, despite large distances within the regions ~ especially in the northern and eastern plains.”
