“Red warning” by IMD over severe cold wave in Delhi 

A severe cold wave in the national capital has prompted a “red” warning from the weather office after the temperature this morning was recorded at 2.8 degree Celsius at the Lodhi Road observatory. The Safdarjung observatory recorded a low of 2.4 degree Celsius on Saturday – lowest in decades. A “red” warning from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) means “extreme weather conditions”.