Overview
- IMD predicts dense to very dense fog in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan from January 8 to 10, with parts of Uttar Pradesh affected on January 8.
- Delhi logged a second straight cold day with a maximum of 16.7°C and a minimum around 8–8.6°C, and a yellow alert warns fog is likely to return after brief morning relief.
- Rajasthan reported fog-linked crashes, including a fatal tempo–motorcycle collision in Dausa and a trailer–bus accident near Kishangarh that injured 22, while Jaipur Airport saw flight delays.
- Authorities extended school breaks citing health and safety, with Punjab shut through January 13 and closures in several Rajasthan districts and Gautam Buddh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, up to January 10.
- Delhi’s air quality hovered in the ‘very poor’ range per CPCB data, and a Bay of Bengal depression is forecast to bring isolated heavy rain and thunderstorms to parts of Tamil Nadu from January 8.