Overview
- Gautam Buddh Nagar (Noida) ordered all schools up to Class 8 shut till January 10 due to dense fog and severe cold, applying to CBSE, ICSE, UP Board and other boards.
- Jharkhand’s School Education Department directed a statewide closure from January 6 to 8 for pre‑nursery to Class 12, with teachers to report for non‑academic duties and exams left to schools’ discretion.
- Tripura closed all government, aided and private schools from January 6 to 10 following IMD advisories, as announced by Chief Minister Manik Saha and formalised by the education department.
- Rajasthan expanded district‑level curbs, with Jaipur shutting pre‑primary to Class 5 till January 10 and Classes 6 to 8 till January 8, while staff must attend and examinations proceed as scheduled.
- IMD flagged persistent cold wave, cold day conditions and dense fog across several states, and the Airports Authority of India cautioned that low visibility could cause minor flight delays.