Typically, the monsoon arrives in Delhi around June 30, but an India Meteorological Department (IMD) report suggests it could make its presence felt as early as the third week of June.
Maximum temperatures ranged from 40.9 to 45.0 degrees Celsius, the data from Delhi's various weather stations showed on Wednesday.
The assault on a female doctor at a Delhi government hospital by a patient's attendants following a newborn's death has sparked outrage, prompting citywide protests and a "Black Day" observance by the Delhi Medical Association.
Three agencies have joined hands to curb road dust pollution in Delhi-NCR through a new redevelopment framework focused on paving, greening and better road maintenance.
Six earthquakes with mild to moderate intensity were felt at the India-Myanmar border in the last nearly 36 hours. The last tremor was recorded at 11.21 am with a magnitude of 4.3 and was felt near Manipur.
The yellow warning regarding a heat wave prevailing in Delhi for the next three days, has now been upgraded to an orange one. The humidity levels were also as high as 70 per cent in the national capital on Sunday night.
The highest temperature of 44.1 degrees Celsius on Sunday was registered in south Delhi's Aya Nagar, while it stood at 42.3 degrees Celsius at Lodi Road, and 42.9 degrees Celsius in the central ridge area.
Delhi is set to face extreme weather with hot and humid conditions expected to continue till Thursday. However, post-Thursday, thunderstorm activity is likely to bring down temperatures.
A minor earthquake of 2.3 magnitude struck South East Delhi at 1:23 am last night with no reports of damage. The tremor occurred at a depth of 5 km beneath the surface.
The month of May saw an early monsoon onset and higher-than-usual rainfall, which helped bring widespread relief from heat. This made May 2025 to be one of the coldest Mays in nearly a century across India.
