This November, Delhiites experienced the coldest nights in any November month since India became a Republic in 1950. The month's mean minimum temperature, 10.2 degrees Celsius at Safdarjung, equalled the lowest post-1947 mean for November recorded in 1949.
The fifth day of protests at UP Gate saw many more groups of farmers joining the agitation from Baghpat and as far as Uttarakhand.
Delhi government reduced the rate of an RT-PCR test from Rs 2,400 to Rs 800 from Monday evening.
A racket providing ‘expert’ exam writers managed to get at least 100 candidates who availed of its services qualification for government jobs, and all of them are now working in different government departments as well as Delhi Police and Haryana Police, an investigation by Noida police has found so far.
The air pollution situation in the capital was worse this November than the same month last year, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data shows. The average air quality index (AQI) this year was 328 compared with 312 last November.
Stopped thrice from entering Delhi, about 700 farmers protesting against the three agriculture laws passed by Parliament have decided to camp at UP Gate till December 3, when the second round of ministerial talks on the issue are scheduled.
The third day of the blockade at Delhi's five major borders saw more tractor-trolleys pouring into the capital from Singhu border, extending the already long line of vehicles on Delhi-Chandigarh highway for several kilometres.
On Sunday, Delhi recorded 68 Covid-19 fatalities - the lowest since November 7 - even as the total death toll breached the 9,000 mark. Delhi is the fourth state in the country to register more than 9,000 Covid-related deaths so far after Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
The Delhi government has set up rooftop solar projects atop 150 school buildings under a central government scheme, creating a revenue stream with potential savings of Rs 433 crore for the institutions struggling with high maintenance costs amid disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The farmers’ protest against the three agriculture laws have led to a surge in the price of vegetables in Gurugram, Faridabad and other adjoining districts. The rates have spiralled mostly because of the lack of supplies, which have been hit because the borders are sealed and the trucks carrying vegetables are stuck.
CM Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday urged the Centre to hold talks "immediately and unconditionally" with the protesting farmers at Delhi-Haryana borders at Singhu and Tikri.
A Muslim girl, who had eloped while still a minor, converted to Hinduism to marry the man of her choice last year and spent months in government shelter homes in Nagpur and Delhi during peak Covid-19, is finally back with her husband, thanks to the intervention of Delhi High Court.
With Delhi’s borders choked by traffic jams due to the ongoing farmers’ protest, the supply of fruits and vegetables to the city has been affected. There is no shortage of fruits and vegetables yet, but prices are likely to increase if the situation does not change.
The Covid-19 positivity rate in Delhi dropped to 7.2% on Saturday, the lowest since October 23, even as a reduced number of fresh cases, 4,998, were detected from a record 69,051 tests. Eightynine more fatalities pushed the city’s death toll to 8,998.
Even though the positivity rate of Covid-19 cases has slowly started declining, from next week, 50% of Delhi government employees will start working from home except for senior officials as a precautionary measure.
