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In various parts around Delhi, Gurugram, Noida, and the National Capital Region (NCR), there was rain during Thursday and Friday midnight, bringing relief from the poor air quality prevailing over the past few days. In an ongoing effort by the city government to alleviate pollution levels, artificial rain, termed as 'cloud seeding,' has been considered to reduce pollution in the national capital. Areas including Duty Path, ITO, and the Delhi-Noida border are experiencing light to moderate rainfall. Meanwhile, several air quality monitoring stations across Delhi recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of less than 100 on Friday morning, compared to over 400 during the night. The Regional Weather Forecasting Centre (RWFC) predicted intermittent light to moderate rain in areas around Delhi-NCR on Friday morning, including Rajiv Chowk, ITO, India Gate, Akshardham, Safdarjung, RK Puram, Lajpat Nagar, and other nearby regions. The possibility of rain is also forecasted in Noida,

  In Delhi-NCR, on Sunday, a magnitude 3.1 earthquake occurred on the Richter scale. Prior to this, on October 3, there were rapid jolts of an earthquake felt in the National Capital Region. The National Center for Seismology tweeted, "Earthquake Magnitude: 3.1, occurred on 15-10-2023 at 16:08:16 IST, Latitude: 28.41 and Longitude: 77.41, Depth: 10 kilometers, Location: 9 kilometers east of Faridabad, Haryana." Earthquake Science on Sunday. Why do earthquakes happen? The Earth is primarily composed of four layers: the inner core, outer core, mantle, and crust. The lithosphere, the outermost layer, is made up of tectonic plates and other materials. It is around 50 kilometers thick.  There are a total of seven plates within the Earth, and these plates constantly move. When a majority of these plates start to shift, it indicates the onset of an earthquake. How is the intensity of an earthquake measured? The intensity of an earthquake is measured using the Richter scale, also kno

 The 2023 World Cup kicked off on Thursday with the first match between England and New Zealand. India and Afghanistan will play in the tournament's 9th game on Wednesday, October 10 at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium. The Indian cricket team's captain, Rohit Sharma, acknowledged the tremendous difficulties his squad will encounter during the competition due to a number of factors. He expressed confidence in his team's ability to field the ball while emphasizing the importance of a solid batting effort. Speaking before the game, Afghanistan's captain, Hashmat Ullah Shahidi, indicated that they couldn't rely solely on their spinners to win games and stressed the importance of good batting. Despite their recent low-scoring game, he showed faith in their capacity to win games. In related news, Shubman Gill is unable to participate in this match because he was admitted to the hospital after a positive dengue test.  Afghanistan has no such injury concerns. There are rep