At 45.7C, mercury breaks decade-old record in city

New Delhi: Normal life remained affected as most parts of the country continued to reel under intense heat wave on Wednesday, with mercury in Rajasthan's Sriganganagar district settling at a sizzling 48.2 degrees Celsius. There was no let up from ...

For Delhiites braving the blistering heat for the last five days, there is a little respite in store. Even as Met officials have predicted the mercury to remain at its peak (45degrees Celsius) on May 23 and 24, they have predicted the temperature to ...

Delhiites are using more electricity when they are sleeping. Breaking all the records of power consumption, the domestic Air Conditioner proved to be the most power-consuming appliance on Monday night when the power demand of the city reached seasons highest ...

New Delhi: The heat wave continued unabated in the Indian capital on Thursday with the minimum temperature settling five notches above average at 31.4 degrees Celsius and the maximum expected to hover around the 45 degrees Celsius mark. "Heatwave ...

Delhiites may not get any respite from the scorching sun for the next three days, though the hilly regions may experience few bouts of rain and lowering of temperature by Monday. The maximum temperatures in northwest India, including Delhi, are likely to peak ...

New Delhi - A hot and sunny Wednesday is in store for Delhiites with the maximum temperature expected to hover around the 40 degrees Celsius mark, the Met Office said. "The skies will remain clear and the afternoon will be hot," said an official of ...

New Delhi: As Delhi reeled under sweltering heat conditions and the mercury crossed 44 degrees Celsius, the demand for electricity peaked for the year. According to power department, the maximum demand for power reached 4,732 megawatt (MW) at 2.48 ...

Though Delhiites have been reeling under scorching and unbearable heat for the last some days, doctors and weathermen said extreme heat conditions have its own benefits. According to medicos, hot weather keeps diseases like Malaria, Jaundice and ...

As the capital city witnessed the hottest day of the season on Sunday at 46.1 degrees Celsius, there is worse in store for Delhiites as the temperature is only going upwards in the coming few days, MeT department predicts.