May 9, 2026

Image used for representative purposes NEW DELHI: Cold conditions prevailed across north India on Sunday, with the Amarnath yatra base camp being the coldest recorded place in Jammu and Kashmir at minus 4.3 degrees Celsius and parts of Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan reporting minimum temperatures between three and seven degrees Celsius.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said cold wave conditions were “very likely” to prevail in isolated pockets over Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha on Monday and Tuesday.In Delhi, the minimum temperature was recorded at eight degrees, up from 6.8 degrees a day ago and yet 1.6 notches below normal.Winter diseases you must be careful about as days get colderThe maximum temperature was 24.7 degrees Celsius, 0.1 notch below normal, while the relative humidity was 92 per cent in the morning.For Monday, the weather department forecast a minimum of 10 degrees Celsius and a maximum of 25 degrees Celsius, with mist expected.Pollution levels in Delhi remained in the “very poor” category on Sunday, prolonging the spell of toxic air that has hung over its residents for several weeks now. The city logged a 24-hour average AQI of 308.According to the Central Pollution Control Board, an AQI between 0 and 50 is classified “good”, 51 and 100 “satisfactory”, 101 and 200 “moderate”, 201 and 300 “poor”, 301 and 400 “very poor” and 401 and 500 “severe”.Further in the north, the night temperatures in Kashmir rose by several degrees but stayed below the freezing point, officials said.The Pahalgam resort in south Kashmir, which serves as the base camp for the annual Amarnath yatra, was the coldest recorded place in Jammu and Kashmir as the minimum settled at a low of minus 4.3 degrees Celsius.The minimum temperature in Srinagar — the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir — settled at minus 0.9 degrees Celsius, a rise of 3.2 degrees compared to the previous night.The gateway town to the valley, Qazigund, recorded a low of minus one degree Celsius, while the minimum settled at minus 0.8 degree Celsius in north Kashmir’s Kupwara, and 1.1 degrees Celsius in south Kashmir’s Kokernag, according to officials.The meteorological department said the weather would remain generally cloudy but dry on Sunday, and a brief spell of light snowfall at isolated places in the higher reaches of north and central Kashmir is likely on December 8.In Himachal Pradesh, The IMD predicted dense fog in parts of the state until Wednesday.A yellow alert for dense fog was also issued in parts of the reservoir area of the Bhakra dam in Bilaspur district and over some parts of the Balh valley in Mandi district during early morning till Monday.In Punjab, Faridkot remained the coldest place, with the minimum temperature settling at 4.4 degrees Celsius, while in Haryana, Narnaul saw the lowest temperature at 4.6 degrees Celsius, according to the local meteorological department.Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recorded a minimum temperature of 8.2 degrees Celsius.In Punjab, Bathinda and Gurdaspur recorded a minimum temperature of 4.6 degrees Celsius, while Ferozepur recorded 6 degrees, Amritsar 6.1 degrees, Ludhiana 6.8 degrees, and Patiala 8.9 degrees.In Haryana, Bhiwani recorded a low of six degrees, Hisar 6.2 degrees, Sirsa 6.6 degrees, Karnal seven degrees, Rohtak 7.8 degrees, and Ambala 9.8 degrees.Rajasthan, similarly, reeled under intense cold, the Meteorological Centre here said.Fatehpur in the Sikar district continued to record the lowest minimum temperature, albeit at 3.5 degrees Celsius, slightly up from 2.3 degrees a day ago.According to the weather department, Lunkaransar (Bikaner) recorded a low of 5 degrees Celsius, followed by Dausa at 6 degrees, Churu at 6.3 degrees, Vanasthali (Tonk) at 6.4 degrees and Jhunjhunu at 7.2 degrees Celsius on Sunday morning.The department said a fresh but weak western disturbance is likely to cause partly cloudy skies in some parts of the state over the next few days.Under its influence, the minimum temperature is expected to rise by two to three degrees Celsius, providing relief from the cold wave, it said.Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, eight districts recorded minimum temperatures below 10 degrees Celsius, the IMD said, noting a cold wave in parts of the state.Gumla recorded the lowest temperature in the state at 3.5 degrees Celsius – up from three degrees Celsius – while Khunti logged five degrees Celsius, the IMD weather bulletin stated.The minimum temperature in Jharkhand’s capital, Ranchi, was 7.5 degrees Celsius, while Daltonganj recorded 6.5 degrees and Jamshedpur recorded 9.6 degrees Celsius.Deputy Director of the Ranchi Meteorological Centre, Abhishek Anand, said, “North-westerly winds prevailing in the lower tropospheric levels over Jharkhand have caused the drop in mercury.” “Dry weather conditions are likely to prevail across the state over the next five days. The minimum temperature may rise by 2-3 degrees Celsius during the next 72 hours,” he added.In West Bengal, the mercury dipped below the 10-degree mark for the first time this winter in the state’s plains with Sriniketan in Birbhum districts recording a minimum temperature of 9.8 degrees Celsius on Sunday, the IMD said.Its forecast for West Bengal suggested dry weather across all districts of West Bengal for the next week, with shallow to moderate fog likely in the northern districts.Darjeeling was the coldest in the hills at 6.2 degrees Celsius, while the other Himalayan tourist town of Kalimpong was warmer at 10.5 degrees Celsius.The other places which recorded low night temperatures are Alipurduar (11 degrees), Kalyani (11.4 degrees), Purulia (11.4 degrees) and Panagarh (11.9 degrees).Kolkata recorded a minimum temperature of 15.2 degrees Celsius, the IMD said, forecasting mist in the morning on Monday.IMD further predicted dense fog conditions in isolated pockets of Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura between December 8 and 12.It was also “very likely” in parts of west Madhya Pradesh on Monday and in Odisha until Tuesday.In west India, a gradual fall by two to three degrees over the next three-four days is expected, and no significant change is anticipated thereafter, the IMD said.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideos“Crew Safety Was At Risk…” Expert on DGCA’s Show-Cause Notice to IndiGo CEO“We’ll Strike Again If Needed”: Navy Chief Issues Stern Warning To Pakistan”Congress Destroyed Patel, Bose Legacies” BJP Lambasts Sonia Gandhi Over ‘Defaming Nehru’ Remark”World Saw What Happened To Terrorists…” Rajnath says Strong Borders Powered Op Sindoor successIndiGo Fiasco: Civil Aviation Minister Slams Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Monopoly Model’ RemarkWATCH: Newly Built NH 66 Stretch Collapses In Kerala’s Kollam; School Bus, Other Vehicles Trapped‘Nothing Wrong In It’: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor On PM Modi Gifting Bhagavad Gita To Putin’I Regret That…’: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor On No Invite To Rahul, Kharge For Putin DinnerGoa: 23 Killed In Arpora Nightclub Fire; Cylinder Blast Suspected, CM Sawant Vows Strict Action’Maligning Hindu Way Of Life’: PM Modi Calls Out Colonial Mindset Over ‘Hindu Rate Of Growth’ Label123Photostories10 questions that surprisingly deepen emotional intimacyBigg Boss 19: From being praised for his calm gameplay to Salman Khan calling him ‘Superstar of TV’; finalist Gaurav Khanna’s journey in the show’Bigg Boss 19′: Friendships that stood strong this seasonBigg Boss 19 Highlights: Salman Khan to announce winner from Top 5 finalists Gaurav Khanna, Farrhana Bhatt, Tanya Mittal, Amaal Mallik and Pranit MoreColorectal surgeon shares 5 things she avoids to lower colon cancer riskBigg Boss 19: From opening up about his strained relationship with uncle Anu Malik, his aggressive fights to nepotism debate: A look at finalist Amaal Mallik’s journeyRaw amla vs amla juice: Which is healthier‘Bigg Boss’: Top wild card contestants over the yearsPalash Muchhal and Smriti Mandhana to Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom: Celebrity couples who got engaged, but never married7 eerie abandoned places around the world you can actually explore123Hot PicksIndigo Flight DelayPutin India VisitWorld NewsGold rate todaySilver rate todayPublic Holidays NovemberBank Holidays NovemberTop TrendingGautam GambhirThe God Slayer Release DateRohit SharmaCandace OwensAryna Sabalenka Net WorthTim PoolAaron RodgersVirat KohliJoe BurrowBengaluru News

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Image used for representative purposes NEW DELHI: Cold conditions prevailed across north India on Sunday, with the Amarnath yatra base camp being the coldest recorded place in Jammu and Kashmir at minus 4.3 degrees Celsius and parts of Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan reporting minimum temperatures between three and seven degrees Celsius.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said cold wave conditions were “very likely” to prevail in isolated pockets over Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha on Monday and Tuesday.In Delhi, the minimum temperature was recorded at eight degrees, up from 6.8 degrees a day ago and yet 1.6 notches below normal.Winter diseases you must be careful about as days get colderThe maximum temperature was 24.7 degrees Celsius, 0.1 notch below normal, while the relative humidity was 92 per cent in the morning.For Monday, the weather department forecast a minimum of 10 degrees Celsius and a maximum of 25 degrees Celsius, with mist expected.Pollution levels in Delhi remained in the “very poor” category on Sunday, prolonging the spell of toxic air that has hung over its residents for several weeks now. The city logged a 24-hour average AQI of 308.According to the Central Pollution Control Board, an AQI between 0 and 50 is classified “good”, 51 and 100 “satisfactory”, 101 and 200 “moderate”, 201 and 300 “poor”, 301 and 400 “very poor” and 401 and 500 “severe”.Further in the north, the night temperatures in Kashmir rose by several degrees but stayed below the freezing point, officials said.The Pahalgam resort in south Kashmir, which serves as the base camp for the annual Amarnath yatra, was the coldest recorded place in Jammu and Kashmir as the minimum settled at a low of minus 4.3 degrees Celsius.The minimum temperature in Srinagar — the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir — settled at minus 0.9 degrees Celsius, a rise of 3.2 degrees compared to the previous night.The gateway town to the valley, Qazigund, recorded a low of minus one degree Celsius, while the minimum settled at minus 0.8 degree Celsius in north Kashmir’s Kupwara, and 1.1 degrees Celsius in south Kashmir’s Kokernag, according to officials.The meteorological department said the weather would remain generally cloudy but dry on Sunday, and a brief spell of light snowfall at isolated places in the higher reaches of north and central Kashmir is likely on December 8.In Himachal Pradesh, The IMD predicted dense fog in parts of the state until Wednesday.A yellow alert for dense fog was also issued in parts of the reservoir area of the Bhakra dam in Bilaspur district and over some parts of the Balh valley in Mandi district during early morning till Monday.In Punjab, Faridkot remained the coldest place, with the minimum temperature settling at 4.4 degrees Celsius, while in Haryana, Narnaul saw the lowest temperature at 4.6 degrees Celsius, according to the local meteorological department.Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recorded a minimum temperature of 8.2 degrees Celsius.In Punjab, Bathinda and Gurdaspur recorded a minimum temperature of 4.6 degrees Celsius, while Ferozepur recorded 6 degrees, Amritsar 6.1 degrees, Ludhiana 6.8 degrees, and Patiala 8.9 degrees.In Haryana, Bhiwani recorded a low of six degrees, Hisar 6.2 degrees, Sirsa 6.6 degrees, Karnal seven degrees, Rohtak 7.8 degrees, and Ambala 9.8 degrees.Rajasthan, similarly, reeled under intense cold, the Meteorological Centre here said.Fatehpur in the Sikar district continued to record the lowest minimum temperature, albeit at 3.5 degrees Celsius, slightly up from 2.3 degrees a day ago.According to the weather department, Lunkaransar (Bikaner) recorded a low of 5 degrees Celsius, followed by Dausa at 6 degrees, Churu at 6.3 degrees, Vanasthali (Tonk) at 6.4 degrees and Jhunjhunu at 7.2 degrees Celsius on Sunday morning.The department said a fresh but weak western disturbance is likely to cause partly cloudy skies in some parts of the state over the next few days.Under its influence, the minimum temperature is expected to rise by two to three degrees Celsius, providing relief from the cold wave, it said.Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, eight districts recorded minimum temperatures below 10 degrees Celsius, the IMD said, noting a cold wave in parts of the state.Gumla recorded the lowest temperature in the state at 3.5 degrees Celsius – up from three degrees Celsius – while Khunti logged five degrees Celsius, the IMD weather bulletin stated.The minimum temperature in Jharkhand’s capital, Ranchi, was 7.5 degrees Celsius, while Daltonganj recorded 6.5 degrees and Jamshedpur recorded 9.6 degrees Celsius.Deputy Director of the Ranchi Meteorological Centre, Abhishek Anand, said, “North-westerly winds prevailing in the lower tropospheric levels over Jharkhand have caused the drop in mercury.” “Dry weather conditions are likely to prevail across the state over the next five days. The minimum temperature may rise by 2-3 degrees Celsius during the next 72 hours,” he added.In West Bengal, the mercury dipped below the 10-degree mark for the first time this winter in the state’s plains with Sriniketan in Birbhum districts recording a minimum temperature of 9.8 degrees Celsius on Sunday, the IMD said.Its forecast for West Bengal suggested dry weather across all districts of West Bengal for the next week, with shallow to moderate fog likely in the northern districts.Darjeeling was the coldest in the hills at 6.2 degrees Celsius, while the other Himalayan tourist town of Kalimpong was warmer at 10.5 degrees Celsius.The other places which recorded low night temperatures are Alipurduar (11 degrees), Kalyani (11.4 degrees), Purulia (11.4 degrees) and Panagarh (11.9 degrees).Kolkata recorded a minimum temperature of 15.2 degrees Celsius, the IMD said, forecasting mist in the morning on Monday.IMD further predicted dense fog conditions in isolated pockets of Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura between December 8 and 12.It was also “very likely” in parts of west Madhya Pradesh on Monday and in Odisha until Tuesday.In west India, a gradual fall by two to three degrees over the next three-four days is expected, and no significant change is anticipated thereafter, the IMD said.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideos“Crew Safety Was At Risk…” Expert on DGCA’s Show-Cause Notice to IndiGo CEO“We’ll Strike Again If Needed”: Navy Chief Issues Stern Warning To Pakistan”Congress Destroyed Patel, Bose Legacies” BJP Lambasts Sonia Gandhi Over ‘Defaming Nehru’ Remark”World Saw What Happened To Terrorists…” Rajnath says Strong Borders Powered Op Sindoor successIndiGo Fiasco: Civil Aviation Minister Slams Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Monopoly Model’ RemarkWATCH: Newly Built NH 66 Stretch Collapses In Kerala’s Kollam; School Bus, Other Vehicles Trapped‘Nothing Wrong In It’: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor On PM Modi Gifting Bhagavad Gita To Putin’I Regret That…’: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor On No Invite To Rahul, Kharge For Putin DinnerGoa: 23 Killed In Arpora Nightclub Fire; Cylinder Blast Suspected, CM Sawant Vows Strict Action’Maligning Hindu Way Of Life’: PM Modi Calls Out Colonial Mindset Over ‘Hindu Rate Of Growth’ Label123Photostories10 questions that surprisingly deepen emotional intimacyBigg Boss 19: From being praised for his calm gameplay to Salman Khan calling him ‘Superstar of TV’; finalist Gaurav Khanna’s journey in the show’Bigg Boss 19′: Friendships that stood strong this seasonBigg Boss 19 Highlights: Salman Khan to announce winner from Top 5 finalists Gaurav Khanna, Farrhana Bhatt, Tanya Mittal, Amaal Mallik and Pranit MoreColorectal surgeon shares 5 things she avoids to lower colon cancer riskBigg Boss 19: From opening up about his strained relationship with uncle Anu Malik, his aggressive fights to nepotism debate: A look at finalist Amaal Mallik’s journeyRaw amla vs amla juice: Which is healthier‘Bigg Boss’: Top wild card contestants over the yearsPalash Muchhal and Smriti Mandhana to Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom: Celebrity couples who got engaged, but never married7 eerie abandoned places around the world you can actually explore123Hot PicksIndigo Flight DelayPutin India VisitWorld NewsGold rate todaySilver rate todayPublic Holidays NovemberBank Holidays NovemberTop TrendingGautam GambhirThe God Slayer Release DateRohit SharmaCandace OwensAryna Sabalenka Net WorthTim PoolAaron RodgersVirat KohliJoe BurrowBengaluru News


Cold conditions prevail in north India; temperatures sub-zero in several parts of J-K
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NEW DELHI: Cold conditions prevailed across north India on Sunday, with the Amarnath yatra base camp being the coldest recorded place in Jammu and Kashmir at minus 4.3 degrees Celsius and parts of Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan reporting minimum temperatures between three and seven degrees Celsius.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said cold wave conditions were “very likely” to prevail in isolated pockets over Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha on Monday and Tuesday.In Delhi, the minimum temperature was recorded at eight degrees, up from 6.8 degrees a day ago and yet 1.6 notches below normal.

Winter diseases you must be careful about as days get colder

The maximum temperature was 24.7 degrees Celsius, 0.1 notch below normal, while the relative humidity was 92 per cent in the morning.For Monday, the weather department forecast a minimum of 10 degrees Celsius and a maximum of 25 degrees Celsius, with mist expected.Pollution levels in Delhi remained in the “very poor” category on Sunday, prolonging the spell of toxic air that has hung over its residents for several weeks now. The city logged a 24-hour average AQI of 308.According to the Central Pollution Control Board, an AQI between 0 and 50 is classified “good”, 51 and 100 “satisfactory”, 101 and 200 “moderate”, 201 and 300 “poor”, 301 and 400 “very poor” and 401 and 500 “severe”.Further in the north, the night temperatures in Kashmir rose by several degrees but stayed below the freezing point, officials said.The Pahalgam resort in south Kashmir, which serves as the base camp for the annual Amarnath yatra, was the coldest recorded place in Jammu and Kashmir as the minimum settled at a low of minus 4.3 degrees Celsius.The minimum temperature in Srinagar — the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir — settled at minus 0.9 degrees Celsius, a rise of 3.2 degrees compared to the previous night.The gateway town to the valley, Qazigund, recorded a low of minus one degree Celsius, while the minimum settled at minus 0.8 degree Celsius in north Kashmir’s Kupwara, and 1.1 degrees Celsius in south Kashmir’s Kokernag, according to officials.The meteorological department said the weather would remain generally cloudy but dry on Sunday, and a brief spell of light snowfall at isolated places in the higher reaches of north and central Kashmir is likely on December 8.In Himachal Pradesh, The IMD predicted dense fog in parts of the state until Wednesday.A yellow alert for dense fog was also issued in parts of the reservoir area of the Bhakra dam in Bilaspur district and over some parts of the Balh valley in Mandi district during early morning till Monday.In Punjab, Faridkot remained the coldest place, with the minimum temperature settling at 4.4 degrees Celsius, while in Haryana, Narnaul saw the lowest temperature at 4.6 degrees Celsius, according to the local meteorological department.Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recorded a minimum temperature of 8.2 degrees Celsius.In Punjab, Bathinda and Gurdaspur recorded a minimum temperature of 4.6 degrees Celsius, while Ferozepur recorded 6 degrees, Amritsar 6.1 degrees, Ludhiana 6.8 degrees, and Patiala 8.9 degrees.In Haryana, Bhiwani recorded a low of six degrees, Hisar 6.2 degrees, Sirsa 6.6 degrees, Karnal seven degrees, Rohtak 7.8 degrees, and Ambala 9.8 degrees.Rajasthan, similarly, reeled under intense cold, the Meteorological Centre here said.Fatehpur in the Sikar district continued to record the lowest minimum temperature, albeit at 3.5 degrees Celsius, slightly up from 2.3 degrees a day ago.According to the weather department, Lunkaransar (Bikaner) recorded a low of 5 degrees Celsius, followed by Dausa at 6 degrees, Churu at 6.3 degrees, Vanasthali (Tonk) at 6.4 degrees and Jhunjhunu at 7.2 degrees Celsius on Sunday morning.The department said a fresh but weak western disturbance is likely to cause partly cloudy skies in some parts of the state over the next few days.Under its influence, the minimum temperature is expected to rise by two to three degrees Celsius, providing relief from the cold wave, it said.Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, eight districts recorded minimum temperatures below 10 degrees Celsius, the IMD said, noting a cold wave in parts of the state.Gumla recorded the lowest temperature in the state at 3.5 degrees Celsius – up from three degrees Celsius – while Khunti logged five degrees Celsius, the IMD weather bulletin stated.The minimum temperature in Jharkhand’s capital, Ranchi, was 7.5 degrees Celsius, while Daltonganj recorded 6.5 degrees and Jamshedpur recorded 9.6 degrees Celsius.Deputy Director of the Ranchi Meteorological Centre, Abhishek Anand, said, “North-westerly winds prevailing in the lower tropospheric levels over Jharkhand have caused the drop in mercury.” “Dry weather conditions are likely to prevail across the state over the next five days. The minimum temperature may rise by 2-3 degrees Celsius during the next 72 hours,” he added.In West Bengal, the mercury dipped below the 10-degree mark for the first time this winter in the state’s plains with Sriniketan in Birbhum districts recording a minimum temperature of 9.8 degrees Celsius on Sunday, the IMD said.Its forecast for West Bengal suggested dry weather across all districts of West Bengal for the next week, with shallow to moderate fog likely in the northern districts.Darjeeling was the coldest in the hills at 6.2 degrees Celsius, while the other Himalayan tourist town of Kalimpong was warmer at 10.5 degrees Celsius.The other places which recorded low night temperatures are Alipurduar (11 degrees), Kalyani (11.4 degrees), Purulia (11.4 degrees) and Panagarh (11.9 degrees).Kolkata recorded a minimum temperature of 15.2 degrees Celsius, the IMD said, forecasting mist in the morning on Monday.IMD further predicted dense fog conditions in isolated pockets of Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura between December 8 and 12.It was also “very likely” in parts of west Madhya Pradesh on Monday and in Odisha until Tuesday.In west India, a gradual fall by two to three degrees over the next three-four days is expected, and no significant change is anticipated thereafter, the IMD said.





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The TOI News Desk is your trusted source for staying informed and connected to the ever-evolving global landscape, ensuring that our readers are equipped with the latest developments that matter most.”Read MoreEnd of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosVCK Backs Vijay As TVK Moves Closer To Forming Government In Tamil Nadu | WatchTamil Nadu Shocker: TVK Worker Attempts Self-Immolation As Vijay’s CM Ambition Faces DelaySheikh Hasina Congratulates BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari On Taking Oath As West Bengal CMVijay’s Bid To Form Tamil Nadu Government Hits Crisis As VCK, Allies Keep TVK WaitingED Raids Punjab Minister Sanjeev Arora’s Premises In Fresh Money Laundering Probe | WatchTop Moments: Suvendu Adhikari Takes Oath As West Bengal’s First BJP Chief Minister | WatchBJP Ends 15-Year TMC Rule In Bengal As Suvendu Adhikari Takes Oath As Chief MinisterPM Modi Touches Feet Of 98-year-old Veteran BJP Leader Makhanlal Sarkar In KolkataPM Modi Hails Rabindranath Tagore As ‘Eternal Voice Of Indian Civilisation’ On Pochishe BoishakhLt Gen NS Raja Subramani Named India’s New Chief Of Defence Staff Amid Major Military Reforms123PhotostoriesHantavirus is that odd infection that can make a simple fever a medical emergency, says Delhi NCR pulmonologistWhat’s it like to visit 10 most economically stable countries in the world right now? 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AAP leader Sanjeev Arora (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday arrested Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora after carrying out fresh searches against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and several others allegedly linked to him in connection with a money laundering probe.Also Read | ED raids Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora’s home in money laundering caseOfficials said Arora was arrested under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).The Punjab industries minister was taken into custody hours after the ED conducted raids at five locations across Delhi, Gurugram and Chandigarh, including his official residence in Chandigarh as well as premises linked to his associates and companies.Arora had also faced ED action in April, just days after similar raids were conducted against then-AAP Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Kumar Mittal. Shortly afterwards, Mittal joined the BJP along with six other Rajya Sabha MPs from the party, including Raghav Chadha.Also Read | ‘Happy where I am’: Minister Sanjeev Arora rules out AAP exit after ED raidsAccording to ED, Arora and entities linked to him generated fake purchase bills for mobile phones through non-existent firms operating out of Delhi. Investigators suspect these transactions were used to fraudulently claim input tax credit (ITC), GST refunds and export-related benefits.The central agency further alleged that the proceeds from the transactions were routed through exports and later “round-tripped” from Dubai to India in an attempt to legitimise illicit funds.The 62-year-old leader is the MLA from Ludhiana West and a former Rajya Sabha member. His arrest comes less than a year before Punjab is scheduled to go to the assembly polls in February 2027.AAP leaders have linked the action to the upcoming elections, accusing the BJP-led Centre of pursuing a campaign of political vendetta through central investigative agencies.“By conducting ED raids, their purpose is not to find any black money or illegal documents. Their purpose is to send a message to the person being raided that if they join the BJP, everything will be forgiven,” Punjab chief minister Bhagwat Mann told reporters in Sangrur.Also Read | ‘This is Punjab, not scared by threats’: Bhagwant Mann after ED raid on ministerAAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal also attacked the BJP, claiming the party would face a political backlash in Punjab.“Modi ji, go ahead and conduct four more ED raids — the BJP will lose deposits on all its seats. The leaders you arrest may come out in four days, but the BJP will not be able to set foot in Punjab for the next twenty years,” Kejriwal posted on X.About the AuthorTOI News DeskThe TOI News Desk comprises a dedicated and tireless team of journalists who operate around the clock to deliver the most current and comprehensive news and updates to the readers of The Times of India worldwide. With an unwavering commitment to excellence in journalism, our team is at the forefront of gathering, verifying, and presenting breaking news, in-depth analysis, and insightful reports on a wide range of topics. The TOI News Desk is your trusted source for staying informed and connected to the ever-evolving global landscape, ensuring that our readers are equipped with the latest developments that matter most.”Read MoreEnd of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosSheikh Hasina Congratulates BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari On Taking Oath As West Bengal CMVijay’s Bid To Form Tamil Nadu Government Hits Crisis As VCK, Allies Keep TVK WaitingED Raids Punjab Minister Sanjeev Arora’s Premises In Fresh Money Laundering Probe | WatchTop Moments: Suvendu Adhikari Takes Oath As West Bengal’s First BJP Chief Minister | WatchBJP Ends 15-Year TMC Rule In Bengal As Suvendu Adhikari Takes Oath As Chief MinisterPM Modi Touches Feet Of 98-year-old Veteran BJP Leader Makhanlal Sarkar In KolkataPM Modi Hails Rabindranath Tagore As ‘Eternal Voice Of Indian Civilisation’ On Pochishe BoishakhLt Gen NS Raja Subramani Named India’s New Chief Of Defence Staff Amid Major Military ReformsHow Kolkata Turned Dead Space Under A Flyover Into A Sports HubDelhi High Court Protects Shashi Tharoor From AI Deepfakes Praising Pakistan123PhotostoriesHantavirus is that odd infection that can make a simple fever a medical emergency, says Delhi NCR pulmonologistWhat’s it like to visit 10 most economically stable countries in the world right now? 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AAP leader Sanjeev Arora (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday arrested Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora after carrying out fresh searches against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and several others allegedly linked to him in connection with a money laundering probe.Also Read | ED raids Punjab minister Sanjeev Arora’s home in money laundering caseOfficials said Arora was arrested under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).The Punjab industries minister was taken into custody hours after the ED conducted raids at five locations across Delhi, Gurugram and Chandigarh, including his official residence in Chandigarh as well as premises linked to his associates and companies.Arora had also faced ED action in April, just days after similar raids were conducted against then-AAP Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Kumar Mittal. Shortly afterwards, Mittal joined the BJP along with six other Rajya Sabha MPs from the party, including Raghav Chadha.Also Read | ‘Happy where I am’: Minister Sanjeev Arora rules out AAP exit after ED raidsAccording to ED, Arora and entities linked to him generated fake purchase bills for mobile phones through non-existent firms operating out of Delhi. Investigators suspect these transactions were used to fraudulently claim input tax credit (ITC), GST refunds and export-related benefits.The central agency further alleged that the proceeds from the transactions were routed through exports and later “round-tripped” from Dubai to India in an attempt to legitimise illicit funds.The 62-year-old leader is the MLA from Ludhiana West and a former Rajya Sabha member. His arrest comes less than a year before Punjab is scheduled to go to the assembly polls in February 2027.AAP leaders have linked the action to the upcoming elections, accusing the BJP-led Centre of pursuing a campaign of political vendetta through central investigative agencies.“By conducting ED raids, their purpose is not to find any black money or illegal documents. Their purpose is to send a message to the person being raided that if they join the BJP, everything will be forgiven,” Punjab chief minister Bhagwat Mann told reporters in Sangrur.Also Read | ‘This is Punjab, not scared by threats’: Bhagwant Mann after ED raid on ministerAAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal also attacked the BJP, claiming the party would face a political backlash in Punjab.“Modi ji, go ahead and conduct four more ED raids — the BJP will lose deposits on all its seats. The leaders you arrest may come out in four days, but the BJP will not be able to set foot in Punjab for the next twenty years,” Kejriwal posted on X.About the AuthorTOI News DeskThe TOI News Desk comprises a dedicated and tireless team of journalists who operate around the clock to deliver the most current and comprehensive news and updates to the readers of The Times of India worldwide. With an unwavering commitment to excellence in journalism, our team is at the forefront of gathering, verifying, and presenting breaking news, in-depth analysis, and insightful reports on a wide range of topics. The TOI News Desk is your trusted source for staying informed and connected to the ever-evolving global landscape, ensuring that our readers are equipped with the latest developments that matter most.”Read MoreEnd of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosSheikh Hasina Congratulates BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari On Taking Oath As West Bengal CMVijay’s Bid To Form Tamil Nadu Government Hits Crisis As VCK, Allies Keep TVK WaitingED Raids Punjab Minister Sanjeev Arora’s Premises In Fresh Money Laundering Probe | WatchTop Moments: Suvendu Adhikari Takes Oath As West Bengal’s First BJP Chief Minister | WatchBJP Ends 15-Year TMC Rule In Bengal As Suvendu Adhikari Takes Oath As Chief MinisterPM Modi Touches Feet Of 98-year-old Veteran BJP Leader Makhanlal Sarkar In KolkataPM Modi Hails Rabindranath Tagore As ‘Eternal Voice Of Indian Civilisation’ On Pochishe BoishakhLt Gen NS Raja Subramani Named India’s New Chief Of Defence Staff Amid Major Military ReformsHow Kolkata Turned Dead Space Under A Flyover Into A Sports HubDelhi High Court Protects Shashi Tharoor From AI Deepfakes Praising Pakistan123PhotostoriesHantavirus is that odd infection that can make a simple fever a medical emergency, says Delhi NCR pulmonologistWhat’s it like to visit 10 most economically stable countries in the world right now? 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AI generated image There was a time when nightfall meant relief. After the blaze of a long summer day, the hours after sunset carried the promise of a cool breeze through an open window, the temperature dropping enough to pull out a light blanket, sleep coming easy. That time, for much of the world, is quietly disappearing.Across continents and climates, nights are getting warmer, and they are doing so faster than our days. While record daytime temperatures dominate headlines and heatwave warnings flood our phones, a subtler, arguably more consequential shift is happening in the dark. Minimum temperatures which is the lowest point a thermometer reaches in a 24-hour cycle, almost always in the dead of night, are climbing at a rate that is outpacing daytime warming in many parts of the world. Scientists have been watching this asymmetry with growing unease.The consequences are not abstract. Farmers depend on cool nights to allow their crops to recover from daytime heat stress. Ecosystems run on temperature rhythms that have been calibrated over millennia. AI generated image The human body uses the nightly dip in temperature as a biological cue, to repair cells, consolidate memory, regulate hormones, and prepare for the next day. When that dip no longer comes, everything from crop yields to cardiac health begins to fray at the edges.The reasons behind warming nights are layered and multiple, a convergence of greenhouse gas accumulation, urban expansion, shifting cloud patterns, and a planet that has simply absorbed more heat than it can shed. Each factor feeds the others in ways that are still being mapped by researchers.The Urban heat island effect: How cities trap the day’s warmthStep outside in any major city at midnight in July, and you will feel it, a thick, lingering warmth that has no business being there. The sun set hours ago, yet the streets radiate heat as though the day never quite ended. This is the urban heat island effect, and it is one of the most significant, and most overlooked, drivers of warming nights.The culprit is hiding in plain sight: the city itself.Concrete, asphalt, brick, and steel are the primary building blocks of modern urban life, and they are remarkably efficient heat traps. Unlike soil or vegetation, which reflect sunlight and release moisture through evaporation, these dense materials behave like thermal sponges. They absorb solar radiation aggressively throughout the day, storing it deep within their mass, and then slowly exhale that stored heat through the night. A sun-baked road or rooftop can remain warm well past midnight, effectively turning entire city blocks into low-grade radiators.Compounding the problem is what cities lack: trees. Green cover provides shade that prevents surfaces from overheating in the first place, and through transpiration, trees release moisture that cools the surrounding air, nature’s own air conditioning. As cities have expanded, green spaces have given way to parking lots, towers, and roads, stripping away this natural buffer and leaving urban temperatures to climb unchecked.Then there is the heat that cities actively generate. Every car engine idling in traffic, every air conditioning unit pushing warm exhaust into the street, every industrial process humming through the night adds thermal energy directly into the urban atmosphere. In dense metropolitan areas, this anthropogenic heat, heat produced by human activity, can measurably raise local temperatures, particularly after dark when the natural cooling process is already being undercut by heat-saturated infrastructure.The result is a city that never truly cools down, and for the millions who live in them, increasingly, neither do they.“Night-time temperatures are rising fastest across already warm and densely populated regions such as South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and other rapidly urbanising tropical regions. The World Meteorological Organization has confirmed that 2024 was the warmest year on record, at about 1.55°C above pre-industrial levels, with the last decade being the warmest ever. This global trend is clearly visible in India, where CEEW’s analysis shows that over 70% of districts have experienced at least five additional very warm nights each year in the last decade compared to the 1982–2011 baseline,” said Dr Vishwas Chitale, fellow, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW).Greenhouse gases and the nocturnal blanket: Why the atmosphere no longer lets heat escapeThink of the atmosphere as a blanket wrapped around the Earth. During the day, sunlight passes through it and warms the ground. At night, the Earth tries to release that heat back into space, but the blanket is getting thicker, and less heat is getting out. AI generated imageThat thickening blanket is made of greenhouse gases, primarily carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor. These gases absorb the heat rising from the Earth’s surface and push it back downward, warming the lower atmosphere rather than letting it escape into space. The more of these gases there are, the more heat gets trapped, and the warmer our nights become.Since the industrial revolution, CO₂ levels in the atmosphere have climbed from 280 parts per million to over 400, driven largely by the burning of fossil fuels, and methane and nitrous oxide levels have risen sharply too. Every additional molecule of these gases adds another layer to that blanket. This matters most at night. During the day, the sun keeps temperatures up regardless. But after sunset, the Earth relies entirely on releasing heat into the atmosphere to cool down. When greenhouse gases block that release, nighttime temperatures stay elevated long after dark, and the natural cool of night never fully arrives.The numbers bear this out. Over the past 50 years, nighttime temperatures have risen roughly 40 per cent faster than daytime temperatures globally. Across the world’s land surfaces, almost twice as much area has seen stronger warming at night than during the day. It is a quiet but telling shift. The same mechanism heating our days is heating our nights, it just does its most damaging work in the dark, when the planet has no sun to blame and nowhere left to hide the heat.”Heat is no longer just about hotter afternoons—India is now seeing a combined rise in very hot days, very warm nights, and humidity, even in traditionally drier regions, making heat more continuous, more humid, and far harder for both people and infrastructure to cope with,” said Dr Chitale.Asymmetric warming: Why scientists are more alarmed by night temperatures than dayWhen climate scientists talk about global warming, the public tends to picture scorching afternoons and record-breaking summer days. But among researchers, it is the night that commands the deeper concern. Not because daytime heat is harmless, it is not, but because what happens after sunset tells a more honest story about the state of the planet.The concept is called asymmetric warming. Days and nights are not heating up at the same rate. Nighttime minimum temperatures are climbing faster than daytime maximums across most of the world’s land surface. It is a distinction that might seem technical, but to climate scientists, it bears a rather significant weight.Minimum temperatures are harder to manipulate. They are less influenced by short-term weather events, urban activity, or seasonal swings. They reflect the baseline, the floor of the climate system, and when that floor keeps rising, it signals something deep and structural is shifting.A hot day can be explained by a passing heatwave, a dry spell, or a burst of summer sun. But a hot night, and then another, and then a decade of them — that points to something the atmosphere is behaving fundamentally differently. The planet is losing less heat after dark. The insulating effect of accumulated greenhouse gases is not a daytime story; it is a round-the-clock one, and the nights are where it shows most clearly.This is why minimum temperature trends have become one of the key indicators climate researchers monitor most closely. They function like a vital sign, a pulse check on the planet’s ability to cool itself. And right now, that pulse is running warm, night after night, in ways that leave less and less room for the natural world to recover before the next day begins.About the AuthorAadrita HalderWrites on social matters, geopolitics, and trending issues for the Times of India.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosED Raids Punjab Minister Sanjeev Arora’s Premises In Fresh Money Laundering Probe | WatchTop Moments: Suvendu Adhikari Takes Oath As West Bengal’s First BJP Chief Minister | WatchBJP Ends 15-Year TMC Rule In Bengal As Suvendu Adhikari Takes Oath As Chief MinisterPM Modi Touches Feet Of 98-year-old Veteran BJP Leader Makhanlal Sarkar In KolkataPM Modi Hails Rabindranath Tagore As ‘Eternal Voice Of Indian Civilisation’ On Pochishe BoishakhLt Gen NS Raja Subramani Named India’s New Chief Of Defence Staff Amid Major Military ReformsHow Kolkata Turned Dead Space Under A Flyover Into A Sports HubDelhi High Court Protects Shashi Tharoor From AI Deepfakes Praising PakistanRahul Gandhi Says Only Congress Can Defeat BJP, Makes Explosive Claims Linking Modi To Epstein FilesChina Reveals On-Site Assistance To Pakistan During Conflict With India Last Year123PhotostoriesHantavirus is that odd infection that can make a simple fever a medical emergency, says Delhi NCR pulmonologistWhat’s it like to visit 10 most economically stable countries in the world right now? 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AI generated image There was a time when nightfall meant relief. After the blaze of a long summer day, the hours after sunset carried the promise of a cool breeze through an open window, the temperature dropping enough to pull out a light blanket, sleep coming easy. That time, for much of the world, is quietly disappearing.Across continents and climates, nights are getting warmer, and they are doing so faster than our days. While record daytime temperatures dominate headlines and heatwave warnings flood our phones, a subtler, arguably more consequential shift is happening in the dark. Minimum temperatures which is the lowest point a thermometer reaches in a 24-hour cycle, almost always in the dead of night, are climbing at a rate that is outpacing daytime warming in many parts of the world. Scientists have been watching this asymmetry with growing unease.The consequences are not abstract. Farmers depend on cool nights to allow their crops to recover from daytime heat stress. Ecosystems run on temperature rhythms that have been calibrated over millennia. AI generated image The human body uses the nightly dip in temperature as a biological cue, to repair cells, consolidate memory, regulate hormones, and prepare for the next day. When that dip no longer comes, everything from crop yields to cardiac health begins to fray at the edges.The reasons behind warming nights are layered and multiple, a convergence of greenhouse gas accumulation, urban expansion, shifting cloud patterns, and a planet that has simply absorbed more heat than it can shed. Each factor feeds the others in ways that are still being mapped by researchers.The Urban heat island effect: How cities trap the day’s warmthStep outside in any major city at midnight in July, and you will feel it, a thick, lingering warmth that has no business being there. The sun set hours ago, yet the streets radiate heat as though the day never quite ended. This is the urban heat island effect, and it is one of the most significant, and most overlooked, drivers of warming nights.The culprit is hiding in plain sight: the city itself.Concrete, asphalt, brick, and steel are the primary building blocks of modern urban life, and they are remarkably efficient heat traps. Unlike soil or vegetation, which reflect sunlight and release moisture through evaporation, these dense materials behave like thermal sponges. They absorb solar radiation aggressively throughout the day, storing it deep within their mass, and then slowly exhale that stored heat through the night. A sun-baked road or rooftop can remain warm well past midnight, effectively turning entire city blocks into low-grade radiators.Compounding the problem is what cities lack: trees. Green cover provides shade that prevents surfaces from overheating in the first place, and through transpiration, trees release moisture that cools the surrounding air, nature’s own air conditioning. As cities have expanded, green spaces have given way to parking lots, towers, and roads, stripping away this natural buffer and leaving urban temperatures to climb unchecked.Then there is the heat that cities actively generate. Every car engine idling in traffic, every air conditioning unit pushing warm exhaust into the street, every industrial process humming through the night adds thermal energy directly into the urban atmosphere. In dense metropolitan areas, this anthropogenic heat, heat produced by human activity, can measurably raise local temperatures, particularly after dark when the natural cooling process is already being undercut by heat-saturated infrastructure.The result is a city that never truly cools down, and for the millions who live in them, increasingly, neither do they.“Night-time temperatures are rising fastest across already warm and densely populated regions such as South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and other rapidly urbanising tropical regions. The World Meteorological Organization has confirmed that 2024 was the warmest year on record, at about 1.55°C above pre-industrial levels, with the last decade being the warmest ever. This global trend is clearly visible in India, where CEEW’s analysis shows that over 70% of districts have experienced at least five additional very warm nights each year in the last decade compared to the 1982–2011 baseline,” said Dr Vishwas Chitale, fellow, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW).Greenhouse gases and the nocturnal blanket: Why the atmosphere no longer lets heat escapeThink of the atmosphere as a blanket wrapped around the Earth. During the day, sunlight passes through it and warms the ground. At night, the Earth tries to release that heat back into space, but the blanket is getting thicker, and less heat is getting out. AI generated imageThat thickening blanket is made of greenhouse gases, primarily carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor. These gases absorb the heat rising from the Earth’s surface and push it back downward, warming the lower atmosphere rather than letting it escape into space. The more of these gases there are, the more heat gets trapped, and the warmer our nights become.Since the industrial revolution, CO₂ levels in the atmosphere have climbed from 280 parts per million to over 400, driven largely by the burning of fossil fuels, and methane and nitrous oxide levels have risen sharply too. Every additional molecule of these gases adds another layer to that blanket. This matters most at night. During the day, the sun keeps temperatures up regardless. But after sunset, the Earth relies entirely on releasing heat into the atmosphere to cool down. When greenhouse gases block that release, nighttime temperatures stay elevated long after dark, and the natural cool of night never fully arrives.The numbers bear this out. Over the past 50 years, nighttime temperatures have risen roughly 40 per cent faster than daytime temperatures globally. Across the world’s land surfaces, almost twice as much area has seen stronger warming at night than during the day. It is a quiet but telling shift. The same mechanism heating our days is heating our nights, it just does its most damaging work in the dark, when the planet has no sun to blame and nowhere left to hide the heat.”Heat is no longer just about hotter afternoons—India is now seeing a combined rise in very hot days, very warm nights, and humidity, even in traditionally drier regions, making heat more continuous, more humid, and far harder for both people and infrastructure to cope with,” said Dr Chitale.Asymmetric warming: Why scientists are more alarmed by night temperatures than dayWhen climate scientists talk about global warming, the public tends to picture scorching afternoons and record-breaking summer days. But among researchers, it is the night that commands the deeper concern. Not because daytime heat is harmless, it is not, but because what happens after sunset tells a more honest story about the state of the planet.The concept is called asymmetric warming. Days and nights are not heating up at the same rate. Nighttime minimum temperatures are climbing faster than daytime maximums across most of the world’s land surface. It is a distinction that might seem technical, but to climate scientists, it bears a rather significant weight.Minimum temperatures are harder to manipulate. They are less influenced by short-term weather events, urban activity, or seasonal swings. They reflect the baseline, the floor of the climate system, and when that floor keeps rising, it signals something deep and structural is shifting.A hot day can be explained by a passing heatwave, a dry spell, or a burst of summer sun. But a hot night, and then another, and then a decade of them — that points to something the atmosphere is behaving fundamentally differently. The planet is losing less heat after dark. The insulating effect of accumulated greenhouse gases is not a daytime story; it is a round-the-clock one, and the nights are where it shows most clearly.This is why minimum temperature trends have become one of the key indicators climate researchers monitor most closely. They function like a vital sign, a pulse check on the planet’s ability to cool itself. And right now, that pulse is running warm, night after night, in ways that leave less and less room for the natural world to recover before the next day begins.About the AuthorAadrita HalderWrites on social matters, geopolitics, and trending issues for the Times of India.End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideosED Raids Punjab Minister Sanjeev Arora’s Premises In Fresh Money Laundering Probe | WatchTop Moments: Suvendu Adhikari Takes Oath As West Bengal’s First BJP Chief Minister | WatchBJP Ends 15-Year TMC Rule In Bengal As Suvendu Adhikari Takes Oath As Chief MinisterPM Modi Touches Feet Of 98-year-old Veteran BJP Leader Makhanlal Sarkar In KolkataPM Modi Hails Rabindranath Tagore As ‘Eternal Voice Of Indian Civilisation’ On Pochishe BoishakhLt Gen NS Raja Subramani Named India’s New Chief Of Defence Staff Amid Major Military ReformsHow Kolkata Turned Dead Space Under A Flyover Into A Sports HubDelhi High Court Protects Shashi Tharoor From AI Deepfakes Praising PakistanRahul Gandhi Says Only Congress Can Defeat BJP, Makes Explosive Claims Linking Modi To Epstein FilesChina Reveals On-Site Assistance To Pakistan During Conflict With India Last Year123PhotostoriesHantavirus is that odd infection that can make a simple fever a medical emergency, says Delhi NCR pulmonologistWhat’s it like to visit 10 most economically stable countries in the world right now? 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