Delhi's air quality 'severe', likely to remain so on Diwali

Delhi's air quality deteriorated to 'severe' category on Saturday as Punjab and nearby regions recorded the highest number of stubble burning incidents this season, officials said.

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PM Modi congratulates ISRO, space industry for successful launch of PSLV-C49

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated ISRO and the country's space industry for the successful launch of earth observation satellite EOS-01 and nine customer satellites onboard its Polar rocket and said our scientists overcame many constraints to meet the deadline during this COVID-19 time.

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Delhi overtakes Kerala, Maharashtra as highest contributor to new coronavirus cases in 24 hrs

Delhi overtook Maharashtra and Kerala by reporting 7,178 COVID-19 cases in a span of 24 hours, becoming the largest contributor to the new 50,356 single day infections, according to Union Health Ministry on Saturday.

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Earthquake hits Gujarat

An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter Scale was felt in Gujarat's Bharuch on Saturday. According to the National Centre for Seismology, the tremors were felt 53 km north-east of Surat at 03:39 pm today.

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Coronavirus negative report must for Haj pilgrims next year

Haj pilgrims will have to submit COVID-19 negative report 72 hours prior to their journey to Saudi Arabia in 2021, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Saturday.

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Air pollution: Ban on firecrackers not required in Punjab, NGT told

The Punjab government has told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that there is no need for a ban on use of firecrackers as no part of the state falls in the National Capital Region (NCR).

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ISRO launches all-weather earth imaging satellite from Sriharikota

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday launched the earth observation satellite EOS-01 along with nine international customer satellites on board its Polar rocket PSLV-C49 from the spaceport of Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. This was the 51st mission of ISRO's workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle.

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