DECEMBER 16 - 31, 2015

DECEMBER 16

Leh and Kargil towns frozen at minus 12 degrees Celsius today, biting cold continues in Kashmir Valley: December 14
The minimum temperature in Srinagar city was two degrees Celsius on Monday. It was minus 4.1 degrees Celsius in Pahalgam and minus 10 degrees Celsius in Gulmarg.The 40-day long period of extreme cold known as 'Chillai Kalan' begins on December 21 and ends on January 31 each year.
Wildlife Census begins in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve: December 16
Wild gaurs in the Munnar-Marayur area are falling victims to unusually heavy rainfall and mist: December 16

DECEMBER 17
Srinagar records season's coldest night at - 3.7 degrees celsius as J & K faces freezing cold wave: December 16
Kargil was the coldest recorded place in the state as the minimum temperature settled at minus 14.2 degrees last night. 
Forest Department has decided to replicate the successful models of Valparai and Kodagu to mitigate human - elephant conflict in Gudalur forest division: December 17
Nilgiris District Police have installed CCTV cameras in check-posts to prevent infiltration of Maoists into the State: December 17
Luxury diesel vehicles banned in Delhi, NCR upto March 31, 2016 to reduce air pollution: December 17

DECEMBER 18 
A flock of Lesser Whistling ducks and Purple Moorhen at Hahila beel in Nagaon on Thursday (Dec 17): December 18
Season's lowest temperature of 14.1 in Calcutta on Thursday: December 18
Wind from the north-west  has brought the temperature down since Wednesday. The day's minimum temperature is recorded around 5.30am. Some localities of Calcutta also received a faint drizzle on Thursday evening, the result of clouds building over the city. A cyclonic circulation developed over Bangladesh on Thursday and has started drawing moisture into the air over large parts of south Bengal. Light rainfall is likely in Calcutta and its surrounding areas," a senior IMD official said.
Temperatures across the Bihar, including Patna, have tumbled below the normal: December 18
On Thursday, Patna's minimum temperature touched 8.8ºC, Purnea 7.4 and Gaya 6.5. Weathermen attributed temperature drop to chilly northwesterly winds from north India. Temperatures started dipping in places such as Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh owing to snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh last week and cold northwesterly winds coming from the snowfall-laden places in north India. Weathermen have ruled out extreme cold conditions in Bihar, as the sea surface temperature in the south Bay of Bengal is around 2-3 degrees Celsius higher than the normal. The warm bay is obstructing severe winter conditions in eastern India, including Bihar.
Rohtang Pass closed after fresh snow: December18
Bharmour, Pangi areas of Chamba district receive heavy snow: December18
Baglihar HE project on the Chenab in Doda district a cause for concern: December18
Gene study throws light on features of Asian, African elephants: December 18
Male jumbo shot dead, another dies of injuries in Mysuru district: December 18
Srinagar-Leh road will be closed for vehicular traffic from Sunday: December 16
Three elephants raid Dhupguri town in Jalpaiguri district on Thursday morning: December 18
Bengaluru’s pollution as well as vehicle population were growing alarmingly: December 18
Madras HC bars construction on water bodies till January 8: December 18

DECEMBER 19   
Chillai Kalan’, the 40-day period of the harshest winter in Kashmir, begins on Dec 21: Dec 18
Jammu records coldest night of season at 5.5 degrees celsius: December 18
From Kashmir to UP, North shivers under cold wave: December 18
Rare discovery of eel on West Bengal coast: December 19
BBTC has moved the Madras HC Bench in Madurai against State G overnment’s move to declare as RF about 8,373.57 acres leased to the company in the KMTR: December 19

DECEMBER 20 (Sunday)
River Siang has turned muddy: December 19 River Siang has turned unusually muddy, triggering fear that it could be the outcome of the damming of Yarlung Tsangpo in China-controlled Tibet upstream. Earlier this year, China commissioned the Zangmu Hydropower Station in south-eastern Tibet’s Gyaca county of Lhoka (Shannan) prefecture. This has never happened before. The river remains crystal clear at this time of the year, but it has turned the colour of mud,” said lawyer and activist Vijay Taram from Pasighat.“The water of the river wasn’t so muddy even in 2001, when an earthen dam in Tibet gave way and caused flash flood,” said Taram, whose group – Forum for Siang Dialogue (FSD) – has been crusading against mega dams on Siang. There are similar reports from Yinkiong town, about 120 km upstream of Siang from Pasighat. China is scheduled to complete five other sections of the dam on the river next year. Siang runs 2,900 km from its source in Tibet to  Bay of Bengal.

Severe Cold wave in Manipur with the mercury level plunging to 4.8 degree Celsius in the capital Imphal today: Dec 19 Besides the State capital, the severe cold wave conditions also prevailed in other hill district headquarters of the State. The hilly Ukhrul, around 84 km north from Imphal, has been experiencing unusual cold in the last few days with cold winds both during the day and at night.   This year’s month of January, with a minimum temperature of 2-3 degree Celsius, witnessed the coldest days of the year.                                                                                                                              
Kashmir  Valley freezes with severe cold: December 19  
The cold wave across the valley intensified on Friday with several places including Srinagar recording night temperatures several degrees below freezing point. Srinagar recorded the lowest temperature of minus 4.4 degrees Celsius (coldest of the season). The dip in mercury resulted freezing of peripheries of several water bodies in city including Dal Lake.
The minimum temperature recorded in Kupwara in north Kashmir was minus 4.6 degrees Celsius. Pahalgam in South Kashmir recorded a minimum temperature of minus 7.9 degrees while as the minimum temperature recorded in Kokernag was minus 3.1 degrees Celsius,” Met officials revealed. They said the Qazigund area along Srinagar Jammu highway recorded a low of minus 3.8 degrees Celsius. Ahead of Chillai Kalaan the harsh period of winters in valley cold wave has tightened its noose over Kashmir valley with met department predicting dry weather in coming days. In Ladakh several places continue to shiver below freezing point with Leh recording a minimum of minus 13.7 degrees Celsius while as Kargil town recorded a minimum temperature of minus 10.2 degrees Celsius.
Yellow Eyed Babbler spotted near Kanakapura: December 20  

Greater Flamingos sight at backwaters of Tunga Bhadra reservoir in Hospet Taluk on Tuesday:

Blackbucks fall prey to illegal electric fencing in Chamarajanagar: December 19
White Paper on Bauxite Mining, Public Opinion Elicited: December 20
The white paper released on November 24, by the state government on bauxite mining had already been uploaded on the website of Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation Limited (APMDC) www.apmdc.ap.gov.in on November 7, states a release from the APMDC. The APMDC has a dedicated toll free number-180059906699 for the public to raise their opinion/suggestions/reviews regarding the white paper or any other relevant issues.
Cold wave conditions revived in Rajasthan on Sunday; Mount Abu was recorded at -1degree Celsius: December 20
India’s waterman, Rajendra Singh says U.S. won in Paris summit: December 20
Urban greening drive yields rich dividends in Coimbatore: December 20
Role of tropical forests in reducing global warming: December 20
NGT orders MoEF to map the Sunderbans: December 20 

DECEMBER 21
Migratory birds  have started flocking Maguri Motapung Beel in Tinsukia district with the advent of the winter season: December 20
Chill grips Shillong: December 20
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), as per the data recorded on Sunday the maximum temperature during the past 24 hours was 12.5 degree celsius and the minimum temperature  was 4.9 degree celsius. 
Cold wave across Jharkhand: December 21
Ranchi & Daltonganj record minimum of 6.5°C; Bokaro 6.1°C. RMC in Alipore, Calcutta, attributed the "abrupt fall in minimum temperatures" to the "clearing of a cyclonic circulation over northwest Bay of Bengal". Weathermen at the IMD office in Ranchi maintained that the chill may take a break after the next 24 hours owing to the impact of a Western Disturbance passing through northern parts of the country. The impact of the Western Disturbance may affect minimum temperatures between December 21 and 23. But, the mercury will once again dip on Christmas-eve."
Wildlife Institute of India in a report on the MEE of NPs  has asked the KNP authorities to pay greater attention to the conservation of tigers and other species in addition to rhinos: December 20
Cold desert in Ladakh getting warmer: December 20
Jogimatti reserve forest in Chitradurga district to be notified a a Wildlife Sanctuary: Dec 21
Tamil Nadu rain ‘highly localised’ event, no link with global warming: Javadekar tells RS: December 21
Extreme rainfall that occurred over coastal districts of Tamil Nadu is highly localised and is part of the natural variability of the Indian monsoon system. “Although some studies have reported an increase in frequency and intensity of extremes in rainfall during the past 40-50 years, their attribution to global warming is not established,” Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha. He said that during November, three large scale weather systems affected both TN & Puducherrycausing extensive rainfall activity over the region. “The Earth System Science Organisation — IMD has predicted above normal rainfall in excess of 111 per cent of the long period average in its forecast outlook for 2015 Northeast Monsoon season rainfall over the South Peninsula,” the minister said.
Salvaging of the felled red sanders tree branches and thin logs left behind by illegal woodcutters in Seshachalam hills an uphill task: December 21
Madhav Gadgil to record his findings and present his solutions in Wikipedia, after MoEF announces that it was ‘not processing’ the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) report: December 21

DECEMBER 22
Assam feeling the heat of global warming: December 20
Meteorological data analysis forecasts more intense flood and drought cycles in the State by 2050
Kashmir’s harshest winter period, Chillai Kalaan begins today: December 21
High-altitude tribal areas in Himachal experience arctic conditions with the minimum temperature between minus 12 and minus 18 degree C : December 22
Keylong in tribal Lahaul and Spiti district records minus 11.5 degree C; Manali - 4  degree C.
2015 is one of the worst for human-animal conflict in Karnataka: December 22
A group of 45 elephants go on rampage near the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border in Sonitpur district: December 22

DECEMBER 23
Bulbuli fights of Hajo to continue Gauhati HC: December 22
On January 13, 2015, the ADC of Kamrup district, following instructions from the deputy commissioner, sent a letter to Hajo Haigrib Madhab Mandir, asking them to stop the practice of Bulbuli fights. A organisation of Assam working on wildlife conservation, included the name of Bulbuli fight hosted by the temple in Hajo on the occasion of Magh Bihu
In a petition filed by the Animal Welfare Board. A member of the management committee of the temple, approached the Supreme Court who advised him to move the Gauhati HC in this regard. Following this, a writ petition was filed by the member at the Gauhati High Court, and hearing his petition, the High Court on Tuesday said that the centuries old traditional Bulbuli fight of Hajo will continue.
More than six lakh migratory birds have arrived in various wetlands of the Kashmir valley: December 22
The migratory birds have arrived in the major wetlands of Kashmir valley, Hokersar, Haigam and Shalibugh and the number is expected to increase in the coming days.
Thousands of bar-headed geese have been landing in the lakes in Chamarajanagar taluk for the past one month: December 23
Due to good rains this year, all the water bodies have filled up, and the birds can be spotted in the water bodies at Hondarabalu, Nagavalli, Nalluru, Honganuru and Hirikere.
Anshi-Dandeli reserve now Kali tiger reserve: December 23
Cold wave sweeps Kangra valley: December 22
 The maximum temperature touched 4° Celsius at McLeodganj and minus 1°C the minimum. Kangra had the maximum 12° C and minimum 4°C.

DECEMBER 24
Cold wave grips Nagaland: December 23
According to Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority (NSDMA) weather station report, Kohima recorded 6 ºC between 6 pm to 6 am on Monday. It said the maximum temperature during the past few days recorded between 19ºC and 13ºC during the day but from 6 pm to 6 am, the temperature dropped to 10ºC, 7ºC and 6ºC. In Dimapur, the mercury dropped to 11ºC, Mokokchung recorded 9ºC, Mon district 7ºC and Phek 6ºC on Monday night.
Fresh snowfall occurred in upper reaches of Kashmir valley, while light rainfall occured in some plain areas on Tuesday evening: December 23
On Tuesday night snowfall occurred in some hilly regions of valley including Gulmarg and Pahalgam while most of the plain areas witnessed light rainfall. Since Tuesday the cold wave tightened its grip across the valley as the day temperature witnessed a dip which resulted in intensified chill. On Wednesday the Ski resort of Gulmarg remained the coldest place with minimum temperature plunging to minus 11.4 degrees Celsius while Pahalgam recorded a minimum temperature of minus 6.3 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile temperature in parts of Ladakh region remained several degrees below freezing point. A minimum temperature of minus 11.3 degrees was recorded in Leh town on Wednesday where as Kargil recorded a low of minus 10.5 degrees Celsius.
Shimla gets season’s first snow: December 24
Kufri on the outskirts of Shimla received 5-6 cm snow. Higher reaches in Kinnaur, Lahaul-Spiti and Chamba also witnessed snowfall
15-year-old diesel vehicles banned from Patna roads: December 24
A WHO survey published in May 2014 put Patna among the most polluted cities, second only to Delhi based on particulate matter in ambient air.
Dhenkanal declared drought-hit: December 24
Two elephants died at Rajabhatkhawa after being hit by a speeding Up Kamaksha Danapur Express on Wednesday night: December 24
The elephant herd was crossing the rail tracks when the accident occurred at around 11.30 pm. There are regular accidents along the elephant corridor in between Alipurduar and New Jalpaiguri and this is the third accident since November. In November 2013, seven elephants were killed in a train accident.


DECEMBER 25
Cold wave tightens its grip on North India today: December 24
Kargil recorded a minimum of minus 14.5 degrees Celsius and Amritsar is reeling under sub-zero temperature.
Rhino killed in Kaziranga : December 24
The rhino death toll in Kaziranga this year climbed to 17, with an adult male rhino being shot dead by poachers last night.
Timber Mafia Eat into Saranda Forest Cover along the Odisha-Jharkhand border: December 25
Organised inter-State timber smugglers have been continuously felling large trees for the last one and a half decade now. Even as bulk illegal transportation of wood sleepers in trains has been going on for several years now, the officials concerned have maintained silence over it. Saranda forest spreads over 820 sq km in West Singhbhum district of adjacent Jharkhand, which shares vast stretch of forest border with Rourkela and Bonai forest divisions of Sundargarh district in Odisha. In the last one decade, the forest has become a hunting ground for timber mafia owing to inaction on the part of Jharkhand forest officials.
Mumbai city recorded the coldest December day since 2004  on Thursday: December 25
The minimum temperature measured at the Santa Cruz weather station was 11.4°C.
Winter brings the world closer to 600 UP villages: TNN | December 25
During winter, when the water in the rivers recede, villagers build makeshift 'winter bridges' using wooden poles and steel wire to save the ordeal of a long detour which takes 2-3 hours to travel.
Lorry driver escapes leopard attack in Dhimbam ghat road: December 25

DECEMBER 26
Cold wave sweeps north India: December 26
Cold wave tightens grip in Jammu & Kashmir: December 25
Coldest Christmas in the past four years in Chandigarh with the minimum temperature touching 3.4°C today: December 25
Amritsar coldest in region - records minus 0.3 degrees Celsius: December 26
Cold wave prevails in parts of Rajasthan, Churu coldest at 1.7 degree celsius: PTI | December 26
Cold wave conditions in Uttarakhand; light snowfall in hilly areas above 3,500m: December 25
Cold wave conditions grip Telangana, Andhra: December 26
Over 78,000 migratory birds have been recorded till date at the Pong Dam lake in Kangra district: December 26
This includes over 35,000 bar-headed geese 7,440 common coots, 7,308 northern pintails, 7,175 common teals and 3,857 little cormorants.
Rhino diaries - thirteenth rhino calf was born in Manas NP two weeks back: December 26

Tusker from Dalma sanctuary of Jharkhand has been wreaking havoc in over 20 villages in Nilagiri of Balasore district for over a fortnight: December 26
Most of Yamuna in Delhi not navigable: TNN | December 26
Olive Ridley turtles find new nesting sites in the islands of East Godavari River Estuarine Region in A.P: December 26

DECEMBER 27 (Sunday)
Cold Weather conditions reported across Andhra Pradesh: December 27
Cold Wave grips Odisha;  Snowfall in Daringbadi: December 27
Pune records 6.6°C; severe cold wave conditions prevailed at some places in Marathwada: December 27
Despite an interim NGT order to halt all constructions in Tamhini Ghat, Khandala, declared as a sanctuary, constructions have come up in the buffer zones and eco-sensitive areas: Dec 26

DECEMBER 28
Poachers kill male Rhino in Kaziranga: December 27
An adult male rhino was killed and its horn taken away by poachers in Kaziranga National Park near Kothalchang Forest Camp in Burapahar range on Sunday.  The poachers were suspected to be from the neighbouring Karbi Anglong district hills.

Kashmir under cold wave, temps below freezing: December 27

Snow-covered Mughal Sarai on Mughal road
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Railways and the W.B Forest department to send a proposal to the MoEF for setting up Laser Guided Cameras at 4 spots on the Alipurduar Junction-Siliguri route to track animal movement close to the train lines: December 27
North-westerly wind has triggered sharp drop in minimum temperatures across Jharkhand in the past 48 hours and the plunge below 10°C would continue for the next couple of days: December 28
Kumaon region shivers at -6°C: December 28
The temperature at one of the highest posts at Kalapani has gone down to -6°C while the day temperature is not increasing beyond 2°C despite clear sunlight,” an ITBP source at Mirthi in Pithoragarh district said. The towns of Pithoragarh and Champawat are shivering with cold as night temperature is going down to 1.2°C.
Heavy rain lashes three southern districts of Tamil Nadu since Sunday night: December 28
Cold Wave sweeps across Odisha, Kandhamal coldest at 2.5 Degree Celsius: PTI, December 28
A citizen-driven waterfowl census of 20 lakes in Bangalore shows a drastic decline, particularly among waders: December 28
Wildlife activists launch an extensive awareness campaign in Bandipur reserve for visitors: December 28
Forest officials and RSASTF personnel have become cautious in operations against red sanders smugglers in Seshachalam biosphere: December 28
The reason being that police had registered criminal cases against the combing forces who were part of the April 7 shooting and the furore over the killings, with politicians and human rights groups accusing the Task Force of unleashing terror on the poverty-stricken woodcutters.
Green party in India a possibility: December 28

DECEMBER 29
Yaral Pat wetland in Manipur attracting migratory birds: December 28
Yaral Pat is surrounded by Chingkhei hill range on three directions and located about 7-8 km from Imphal. A large number of migratory birds, mostly waterfowl like Whistling Duck or Lesser Whistling Teal, Gadwall, Coots, etc., have started coming here from October to early November since the last three/four years. The waterbodies were developed for pisciculture since 2009 by the farmers from nearby villages as their paddy fields were declining in output. The paddy fields were an important breeding ground of flora particularly the endangered indigenous flower – Kombirei (Manipuri Iris).
Around 12 earthquakes of moderate to greater intensity have been recorded in J & K in past six months: December 28
Intense dry, cold weather in Kashmir; night temperatures fall: December 28
A bright sunny day and rise in night temperature in most parts of the northern India except Kashmir Valley: December 29
Calcutta records lowest minimum temperature of the season at 12.6 degrees Celsius on Monday: Dec 29
Dampa TR in Mizoram has no visitors - WII Report on MEE: December
The core area, nearly 500 square km, is comparatively free of habitation, is free from biotic interference. Dampa is known as a roadless wilderness, but the lack of roads creates problems in day-to-day management. The tiger reserve is entirely hilly, and all the hills run parallel in the north-south direction. It has a rich biodiversity of non-human primates (eight species) and lesser cats (four species).

Cold wave continues in Chhattisgarh: December 29
The State continued to reel under cold weather conditions on Monday with capital city Raipur itself recording a minimum temperature of 12 degrees Celsius. Maximum temperature was recorded at 30 degrees Celsius. Minimum temperature in Durg was recorded at 8 degrees Celsius. Dry air continued to prevail over state with lowest minimum temperature of 6 degrees Celsius recorded at Ambikapur.
Elephant threat haunts south Kolhapur farmers:| TNN | December 28
Rains continue to lash TN coastal districts: December 29  
Sharp showers lashed Ramanathapuram and Tuticorin districts of Tamil Nadu for the third day today.
Incessant rain in Tirunelveli district since the early hours of Monday: December 29
All 11 reservoirs in the district reached the maximum capacity even as more than 90 per cent of the systemised and rain-fed tanks brimmed with water. Sudden flood in Manimuthar Falls. Rainfall in the district (in mm) - Papanasam dam 23, Cheranmahadevi 10, Manimuthar and Ramanadhi dams 9 each, Ambasamudram 8.80, Kodumudiyar and Servalar dams 7 each, Palayamkottai 6, Radhapuram 5, Nanguneri 4, Aayikudi 3.20, Tenkasi, Nambiyar and Karuppanadhi dams 2 each and Tirunelveli 1.
Forest Department trying out animal repellent in areas inhabited by elephants in Denkanikottai in Hosur Forest Division: December 29         

A study of Chatlam Conservation Reserve, Kashmir: December 29

DECEMBER 30
Wildlife carcasses seized: December 29
Huge quantities of wildlife carcasses were seized today from different vehicles coming from Daporijo, Ziro, Chambang, Kurung Kumey, Pakke Kesang, Sagalee at Midpu Forest Check Gate, Papum Pare on Tuesday. The wildlife carcasses were detected during an unannounced checking conducted by the Forest Range Officers and forest guards led by the Divisional Forest Officer, Banderdewa.

Cold wave intensifies in J&K, -11 degrees C in Leh: December 29
Sudden rise in mercury in most parts of Himachal has left environmentalists worried: Dec 29
Pre-dawn earthquake with a magnitude of 4.7 jolted Kashmir Valley today: December 29
Odisha has 32.34 per cent forest cover and has far exceeded the national average of 21.34 per cent - FSI report: December 30
A unique fish species is endangered in Krishna river in Telangana: December 30
 The Krishna Mystus ( Hemibagrus maydelli), called as ‘Ponduga’ locally is now rarely found along 300 km river stretch in Mahabubnagar district of Telangana. The giant fish grows about two metres long and weighs about 70 kg, the biggest freshwater fish.
At MCC, Tambaram an early morning encounter with the golden jackal: December 30
India signs an international agreement aimed at conserving raptors: Dec 30

DECEMBER 31 (Thursday)
Conventional anti-venom serum ineffective against snake bites in NE: December 30
The venomous snakes in this region are kraits, monocle cobra and green pit viper and there is a need for a collaborative study on the composition of the indigenous anti-venoms to make it effective," said herpetologist,  Jayaditya Purkayastha
Cold, dry weather to continue in Kashmir: December 31
Migratory birds at a lake in Ahiran near Farakka, Murshidabad: December 31

Selfless service of IFS officer, Sanjeev Kumar for people living in and around forests of Jharkhand: December 31
He was conferred  the coveted Mahatma Jyotiba Phule National Fellowship Award this month for not only providing job opportunities to forest inhabitants but also training them in skills.
Tattapani, the hot sulphur water springs along the banks of the Sutlej river, will never be the same again as the river banks have submerged in the reservoir of 800 mw Kol Dam: Dec 31
Temperature continued to fall in Kashmir division, as Leh records the coldest night this winter with a minimum temperature of minus 16. 3 degrees Celsius: December 31
Residents of Vadiyapani village in Barwani district, M.P revive the forest area falling under Sendhwa region of Khandwa forest circle: December 31
Huge quantity of wildlife carcasses were seized at Midpu Forest Check Gate on Wednesday: December 31
The seized wildlife carcasses included four Common Flying Squirrels, approximately 22 kgs of Deer meat, 84 Birds, 5 Kgs of Monkey meat, two Porcupines, 3 Giant Flying Squirrels and a Civet. DFO, Banderdewa Forest Division, Neelam Nedo stated that wildlife crime has become a regular phenomenon. Illegal hunting and poaching of wildlife species is generally carried out in the interior areas by regular hunters, often with financial support or with a promise to provide service by the rich and influential people residing in the state capital.

Ennore fishermen protest ‘destruction of mangroves’ in Athipattu by Kamarajar Port Trust: December 31
Ashtamudi lake in Kollam district (Kerala) in distress due to encroachments on a massive scale: December 31
Indian Botanic Garden in Howrah to get a mobile app, which will provide details of the flora in the garden: December 31
Nature enthusiasts record two rare sightings - the Nilgiri Palm Squirrel & the Black Baza: December 30
Union government’s crackdown on air pollution, by implementing Euro-V and Euro-VI norms for vehicular emission 
is facing a delay due to unavailability of suitable fuel: December 31
2016 is expected to be the hottest year ever recorded: December 31

Weather Watch: December 31, 2015
Temperature on December 31, 2015 (Max/Min in degrees Celsius based on data from IMD - Selected Stations across India except in Karnataka & North East : Ahmedabad 35.6/15.0; Allahabad 27.2/9.4; Bhopal 30.8/14.2; Bhubaneshwar 30.6/17.7; Chandigarh 23.9/5.8; Coimbatore 29.5/18.8; Dehradun 23.9/7; Gangtok 15.5/6.6; Goa 33/22; Jaipur 27.7/11.4; Kochi 33/24; Kurnool 33.7/17.4; Lucknow 24.8/7.1; Madurai 31.2/20.7; Patna 23.5/9.6; Port Blair 30.9/26.7; Puducherry 31.3/21.6; Raipur 31.8/15.4; Ranchi 27.8/9.5; Shimla 16.9/6; Srinagar 11.3/-4; Vijayawada 30.4/19.6; Vizag 30.4/19.6; Tiruchi 30.5/20.8. (The Hindu, Friday, January 1, 2016)
Weather  - Major Cities: December 31
New Delhi 25/8; Kolkata 26/16; Mumbai 33/21; Chennai 31/21; Pune 32/10; Hyderabad 33/15; Trivandrum 34/23 (Max/Min temperatures in degrees Celsius)
Weather Report - Karnataka: December 31 
Interior North: Belgavi 31/17; Vijayapura (Bijapur) 33/11; Dharwad 32/13; Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) 36/16; Raichur 33/14
Coastal: Honnavar 36/22; Karwar 37/20; Shirali 35/20; Mangaluru 37/19
Interior South: Agumbe 33/6; Bengaluru 29/15; Chamarajanagar 30/7; Chikkamagaluru 28/15; Davangere 28/10; Hassan 31/13; Mysuru 30/15; Madikeri 27/14; Kolar 29/15 (Max/Min Temperatures in degrees Celsius)
Weather - North East: December 31    
Assam: Guwahati 26.3/10.5; Dibrugarh 26.5/11.7; Tezpur 25.2/12.1, Silchar 25/11.6; Jorhat 24.4/10.9; N.Lakhimpur 27.6/10.2;  Meghalaya: Shillong 17.8/7.5; Cherrapunjee 21.2/8.9; Barapani 22.6/7.2; Manipur: Imphal 21.4/5.9; Tripura: Agartala 26.8/12.5; Mizoram: Aizawl 21.9/7.3; Nagaland: Kohima 14.8/1.8; Arunachal Pradesh: Itanagar 27.7/13.4; Pasighat 26/16.7 ((Max/Min Temperatures in degrees Celsius)
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