Air quality in the national capital saw a marginal improvement on Wednesday following favourable meteorological conditions. The air quality, however, remained in the 'poor' category. The central government's Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi said "fire counts" reduced in Punjab (around 2,400) on Tuesday, but were "still significantly high and are likely to impact the air quality in Delhi-NCR and northwest India".
Delhi witnessed another cold morning on Wednesday, with minimum temperature settling at 10.6 degrees Celcius, four notches below normal. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the temperature met the criteria for “cold wave” on Tuesday but not Wednesday. For the plains, the IMD declares a cold wave when the minimum temperature is 10 degrees Celsius or below and is 4.5 notches less than normal for two consecutive days.
A thick layer of toxic foam has covered Yamuna river in Delhi. The froth floating on the surface of the river is said to be a result of detergents containing high phosphate content. These detergents, reaching the river through untapped drains, are used in dyeing industries, dhobi ghats and households. Majority of the detergents in the country don't have a certification by the ISO (International Organization for Standardization), which has capped the concentration of phosphates in the chemical substance. 
Actor Poonam Pandey has landed in legal soup upon her return to Mumbai from Goa. The women's wing of Goa Forward Party has filed a complaint against Pandey for allegedly shooting an obscene video at Chapoli Dham, news agency ANI reported. Another First Information Report (FIR) has also been filed against an unknown person at Canacona Police Station in Goa for the shooting of the video.
At least 46 more drivers and conductors of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation's (MSRTC) Sangli division, deployed to operate civic BEST buses in Mumbai, have tested positive for coronavirus. With this, the number of drivers and conductors from MSRTC Sangli division who contracted the virus after working in Mumbai has reached 151, a senior MSRTC official said.
India reported as many as 46,254 coronavirus cases in a span of 24 hours, taking the country's COVID-19 tally above 83 lakh, while the total recoveries crossed the 76 lakh-mark, according to the Union Health Ministry's data updated on Wednesday.
At least two people were killed in an explosion in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday. According to the details, the incident was reported from a firecracker godown in Kushinagar. Republic Day 2024 : As India's 75th Republic Day Parade kicked off in the national capital, a 30-member band contingent and a marching c...
