A blanket of "dense" fog covered parts of Delhi on Sunday morning, lowering visibility and affecting traffic movement, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Rains on Saturday increased moisture content in the air that led to "dense” fog in parts of the city, head of the IMD’s regional forecasting centre, Kuldeep Srivastava, said. The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for Delhi, recorded fog that reduced visibility to 200 metres in the morning hours, the IMD said. "Dense fog at the Palam weather station lowered visibility to just 100 metres,” Srivastava said and added that "moderate to very dense fog is predicted for the next two days”. "Very dense” fog is when visibility is between zero and 50 metres and "dense” when between 51 and 200 metres. Close When visibility is between 201 and 500 metres it is "moderate” fog and "shallow” when visibility is between 501 and 1,000 metres, according to the IMD. Light rains in parts of … [Read more...] about Dense fog lowers visibility in Delhi: IMD
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India Pollution tracker: Delhi-NCR’s air quality hits ’emergency’ levels
File image A grey apocalyptic smog enveloped Delhi on November 10, blotting out the sun from the sky and smudging landmarks from view as the city's air quality hit "emergency" levels. Delhi recorded a 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) of 476, which falls in the "severe" category. The neighbouring cities of Faridabad (448), Ghaziabad (444), Noida (455), Greater Noida (436) and Gurgaon (427), which fall in the National Capital Region (NCR), also recorded "severe" air quality. It was the sixth "severe" air day on the trot in Delhi. The city witnessed seven "severe" air days in November last year. The levels of PM2.5 — which is about three per cent the diameter of a human hair and can lead to premature deaths from heart and lung diseases — were 494 g/m3 at 5 pm, more than eight times the safe limit of 60 g/m3. The PM10 levels stood at 600 micrograms per cubic metre (g/m3) at 5 pm, according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data. PM10 levels below 100 g/m3 are … [Read more...] about India Pollution tracker: Delhi-NCR’s air quality hits ’emergency’ levels
India Pollution tracker: Delhi air quality in ‘very poor’ category after six-day ‘severe’ streak
Image: AP After remaining in the severe zone for six days on the trot, Delhi's air quality improved slightly on November 11 as a change in the wind direction reduced the contribution of stubble burning to the pollution, though it was still in the very poor category. The city recorded an air quality index (AQI) of 344. The 24-hour average AQI was 476 on Tuesday. An AQI between 201 and 300 is considered 'poor', 301-400 'very poor' and 401-500 'severe', while the AQI above 500 falls in the severe plus category. The national capital had witnessed six consecutive severe air quality days till Tuesday. It had recorded seven such days in November last year. The neighbouring cities of Faridabad (327), Ghaziabad (360), Noida (309), Greater Noida (340), and Gurgaon (288), which fall in the National Capital Region (NCR), also recorded their AQI in poor and "very poor" categories on Wednesday. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) ordered the closure of hot mix plants and stone … [Read more...] about India Pollution tracker: Delhi air quality in ‘very poor’ category after six-day ‘severe’ streak
Monsoon update on August 2: A few heavy spells of rain possible in south Kerala; light showers in Gujarat, Maharashtra
Representative Image (Image: ANI video grab) The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted widespread rainfall with isolated heavy falls and thunderstorms and lightning over southern India, including parts of Telangana, Lakshadweep, Goa, south coastal Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Kerala during August 2-5. The state weather forecaster also said a high chance of widespread rainfall with isolated heavy falls and thunderstorms and lightning over Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya and other parts of the Northeast. According to private forecaster Skymet, light to moderate rain with few heavy to very heavy spells are possible over south Kerala over the next 24 hours. Data for north India shows scattered light to moderate rain over Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana and Delhi. Similar weather has been predicted for east Rajasthan, parts of Madhya … [Read more...] about Monsoon update on August 2: A few heavy spells of rain possible in south Kerala; light showers in Gujarat, Maharashtra
All Hype? What Every Business Leader Should Know About Web3
Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Web3 is a decentralized, blockchain-based version of the internet. Experts predict that it will undermine the dominance of big tech by giving users more control over which services they access. As such, it could completely revolutionize how businesses operate. So, what should leaders know about Web3? 1. Web3 could restore “Power to the People” “Web3 has the potential to create a more user-centric iteration of the internet,” says Steven Van Belleghem , a thought leader, speaker and author on customer experience. “Consumers could regain complete ownership and control of their data and choose if and when information about them can be shared, or used, by advertisers, marketers or researchers.” Van Belleghem says that Web3 could not only have a huge impact on consumers’ privacy and security, it could potentially grant them full control over personalization and mean they even receive money for the use of their … [Read more...] about All Hype? What Every Business Leader Should Know About Web3